Per-Display Refresh Rates

Mix 60Hz, 144Hz, 240Hz displays seamlessly. Each monitor operates at its native refresh rate without affecting others.

The Challenge

Historically, per-display refresh rates have been problematic:

• X11 - Not possible at all; all displays shared the same timing
• Wayland - Support varies by compositor; inconsistent implementations
• VSync across different rates
• Frame timing coordination
• Tear-free presentation

Waxed’s Solution

Per-display refresh rates work out of the box by default. No configuration needed, no compositor-specific quirks. Since this is built into the core, every plugin inherits this capability automatically.

Each display has independent timing:

• Separate swap chains per display
• Independent VSync/VRR per monitor
• No cross-display synchronization required

Benefits

• Gaming monitor at 240Hz
• Secondary monitor at 60Hz
• VRR on one, fixed on another

Related Features

• Variable Refresh Rate - VRR support
• Multi-Monitor - Multiple displays