Alienware now Offers Refresh Rates of 480Hz on Laptop Screens

If 120 frames per second on the display of your gaming laptop is twice as quick as 60 frames per second, then surely eight-times as many frames will be eight times as effective. This is the reason behind the latest super high-refresh rate panels on Alienware gaming laptops. The Dell subsidiary is now selling its M17 R5 and x17 R2 17-inch laptops that have new panels that are said to be the most efficient in the industry.

While the panels are able to display 1080p resolution with this incredible refresh rate, it''s likely for good. STRONGCRAFT You''ll have to play a game that can actually output more than 500 frames-per-second in order to see the benefit - turn off ray-tracing, and opt for Minecraft-grade textures, I suppose. The new panel has a response time of 3ms, and it''s compatible with both AMD FreeSync and NVIDIA G-Sync depending on the GPU configuration. The upgrade is an extra $300 over the base 165Hz screen, which equates to 95 cents per hertz.

I have seen 120hz screens compared to 240hz screens at trade shows and they were both enough for me to believe that even gamers with ultra-fast speeds could benefit from them. But doubling that speed yet again? It can''t improve actual gaming performance I''m not convinced, even for eSports pros who have Special Eyes. However, the absurdity is the main draw of gaming hardware at the end of the day.