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TV settings and input lag

Before any drill, check your screen. Nothing else offers a gap this large.

How to use it

Game mode first

Up to 200 ms gained on some TVs. No drill gives you that.

Measured delay of the screen

Sources: RTINGS, input lag tests (230 and 17.9 ms on a 2024 LG OLED, 5.5 ms at 120 Hz), Gagadget (108 and 10.2 ms). These are examples on given TVs, not your TV.

Your setup

Your console
Your screen
Is game mode on?
1. Game mode and ALLM

In your TV's picture menu, pick the game mode. If your TV and console offer ALLM, turn it on: the TV switches by itself. In game mode, under 10 ms is good, and a gap shows from about 15 ms.

2. 120 Hz if your screen allows it

Turn it on if your console sends it. One TV drops from 10.2 to 5.5 ms. Nothing is confirmed for GTA 6: the game may stay at 30 images per second.

3. Image mode of the game

No image mode is confirmed, no 60 images per second mode has been announced. If a performance mode exists, test it on release day. Choose below what matters more to you, we will tell you the setting then.

4. Image processing

Turn off noise reduction, sharpening and motion smoothing, unless game mode does it. Their cost is not measured, this is a deduction.

5. Console and controller

On PS5, check: TV game mode, HDR, performance or resolution preset, controller update, vibration and trigger strength. On Xbox, check: ALLM, 120 Hz, VRR, HDR. Exact menu names not checked on console. A controller measures 9 to 14 ms, wired or Bluetooth: no need to buy a cable.

What matters more to you?

To check on 19 November, in the real menus

Simple tests

Refresh rate seen here

Measured over 2 seconds on this screen, in this browser.

Dark squares

Run this on the screen you play on. Count 8 squares. If the first ones vanish, your picture mode crushes the blacks and you will miss what hides in the shadows.

Game mode on and off

Only useful on the screen you play on, in a browser on that screen. Five presses with game mode, five without. The gap between both is what your TV adds.

Next: my check-up

Next step

4-minute check-upFour questions, then reaction, controller and aim, plus the map. In 4 minutes you know what to fix first and get a plan made for you.

How to use it

The largest gain does not come from training. A 2024 LG OLED goes from 17.9 ms in game mode to 230 ms outside it, measured by RTINGS. No drill can give you back 200 ms.

Your delay chain

A game running at 30 images per second already has a high delay. Digital Foundry measured 435 ms on Red Dead Redemption 2 on Xbox One X, and 355 ms on PC at 60 images per second. No GTA 6 measure exists. At 30 images per second, every millisecond removed elsewhere counts: research finds that local delay costs more than a low frame rate.

Order of the steps

  • Turn on game mode on your TV, or ALLM if your TV and console offer it.
  • Use 120 Hz if your console sends it and your TV accepts it. Nothing is confirmed for GTA 6.
  • Turn off noise reduction, sharpening and motion smoothing, unless game mode already does.
  • Keep your controller as it is: 9 to 14 ms, wired or Bluetooth. A cable is not worth buying for solo play.

What we do not know

The exact names of console menus were not checked on the consoles. No image mode is confirmed for GTA 6, and no 60 images per second mode has been announced. We will check all of this on the evening of 19 November and update this page.

Questions and answers

Does game mode really change anything?
Yes, by a wide margin on many TVs: 230 ms against 17.9 ms on one model measured by RTINGS, 108 against 10.2 ms on another. Look up your own model, the numbers vary.
Do I need a 120 Hz TV for GTA 6?
No. Going from 60 to 120 Hz lowered one TV from 10.2 to 5.5 ms, a small gain next to game mode. Nothing says GTA 6 will output 120 Hz.
Should I use a wired controller?
For solo play there is no need to buy a cable. Controllers measure around 9 to 14 ms, wired or Bluetooth, and a 2021 measure at 240 images per second found no significant gap on PS5.
Quality or performance mode in GTA 6?
Unknown. No image mode has been confirmed and no 60 images per second mode has been announced. If a performance mode exists, test it on release day: we will update this page that evening.
Can a website measure my TV's lag?
Not directly. It can show the refresh rate your browser sees, and compare two setups on the same screen with a reaction test: only the gap between both means something.

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