Windows 11 Multiple Monitor Refresh Rate Gets Update that Improve Power Usage, GPU Performance

With more people using multiple monitors becoming commonplace compared to before, Microsoft is adding an upgrade that would allow for easier use of more than one screen. This comes with a Windows 11 update that would allow for better refresh rates.

Microsoft Adds Windows 11 Update that Allows for Automatic Adjustment of Refresh Rates for Multiple Monitors

According to the story by The Verge, refresh rates on the Windows 11 operating system will soon be able to adjust dynamically depending on the content that users are viewing. This applies to multiple screens.

The company is making the process of using multiple high refresh rate monitors much more convenient with the help of its Windows 11. It was also noted that the software giant has already started to test out the update on Windows 11 which automatically adjusts the refresh rates for multiple monitors.

GPUs' Fans Spinning Adjusts Depending on the Content Being Viewed on the Monitors

The refresh rates were automatically adjusted depending on what type of content was being displayed. This would result in improved power usage which could eventually result in certain GPUs' fans spinning less often.

Neowin reportedly spotted a Windows Insider blog by Microsoft that explained how they have been able to improve refresh rate logic. This would then allow different refresh rates when it comes to different monitors.

Multiple Monitors Need Support for Higher Refresh Rates for Them to Run at Full Potential

This is despite the different monitors having different refresh rates depending on the content seen on the screen. It was also noted that this solution would help a lot of people when it comes to refresh rate-dependent multitasking including activities like playing games or watching videos or doing both and more at the same time.

For those that have multiple monitors needing to support high refresh rates, being able to run them at full potential would also increase the total power needed from the computer's GPU. For example, the Nvidia RTX 30 as well as the Nvidia RTX 40 series Founders Edition cards actually run on a zero RPM mode.

Manual Way to Manually Adjust the Zero RPM Mode for Different Monitors

This means that fans will be kept at zero despite the user watching video content on one monitor. This means that by adding another high refresh rate display, most of the time, the zero RPM mode would be disabled.

The GPU will then start to spin its fans for users that have two monitors regarding high refresh rates. It was noted that Microsoft's addition should mean that the particular GPUs will be able to maintain its zero RPM mode.

In this setting, the users would have the fans continuing to spin should they have high refresh rates for both monitors. It was noted that there is a workaround to keep zero RPM mode for different monitors and this is to manually lower the refresh rate of the secondary monitor.