Peripheral Latency: This is the time it takes for your mouse or keyboard to register a press and send that action to your gaming PC Game Latency: This is the time it takes for your CPU to process the input and then send that data to your graphics card to be rendered Render Latency: This is the time it takes for data sent from the CPU to be rendered by the GPU PC Latency: This is the time it takes a frame to travel through the PC. This includes both Game and Render Latency Display Latency: This is the time it takes for your monitor to a new image after the GPU has finished rendering System Latency: The whole of this process from end to end
Exit other apps - when you’re playing be sure to exit and turn off any other apps or programs that might be impacting your network. This includes software like Steam, Origin, Epic Games and more which might be downloading games in the background. Close Chrome and exit other apps that are sending network data. Use ethernet - avoid using Wi-Fi and instead connect your gaming machine directly to your router using a fast ethernet cable. This will give a solid connection and better bandwidth. Activate Quality of Service settings - some routers, especially gaming routers, have QoS settings in the router’s options. These can be set to prioritise network traffic in various ways. You can set the router to prioritise your gaming machine over everything else on your home network. Some also have the option to prioritise gaming traffic over all other things too. Turn off network devices - Turn off other things in your home that might be using bandwidth when not needed. Simple things like smart home devices, other computers and more can all be interesting with your gaming fun. Upgrade your router - if all else fails you could consider upgrading your router for something more capable. You’ll be surprised how much difference this makes.
