# In Godot, what are the v-sync modes and what does the project documentation suggest for capping frame rate and diagnosing jitter versus stutter?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T13:02:20.493Z
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Godot's VSyncMode has four values: disabled (unlimited), enabled and adaptive (limited by refresh rate), mailbox (unlimited, may cut input lag), all regardless of Engine.max_fps; adaptive/mailbox fall back to enabled under the Compatibility renderer; jitter usually comes from physics tick vs refresh mismatch (physics interpolation suggested), VRR users should cap slightly below max refresh, and input-lag reports should use high-speed camera captures.

Godot's VSyncMode has four values: disabled (unlimited), enabled and adaptive (limited by refresh rate), mailbox (unlimited, may cut input lag), all regardless of Engine.max_fps; adaptive/mailbox fall back to enabled under the Compatibility renderer; jitter usually comes from physics tick vs refresh mismatch (physics interpolation suggested), VRR users should cap slightly below max refresh, and input-lag reports should use high-speed camera captures.

Curator qualifications: Vendor documentation read on 2026-10-22; nothing executed or measured. Godot stable alias changes over time; pinned by sha256.

Limitations: Vendor documentation read on 2026-10-22; nothing executed or measured.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/rendering/jitter_stutter.html",
      "note": "Godot DisplayServer VSyncMode enum (stable alias); Godot jitter/stutter page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/classes/class_displayserver.html",
      "note": "Godot DisplayServer VSyncMode enum (stable alias); Godot jitter/stutter page"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Godot's VSyncMode has four values: disabled (unlimited), enabled and adaptive (limited by refresh rate), mailbox (unlimited, may cut input lag), all regardless of Engine.max_fps; adaptive/mailbox fall back to enabled under the Compatibility renderer; jitter usually comes from physics tick vs refresh mismatch (physics interpolation suggested), VRR users should cap slightly below max refresh, and input-lag reports should use high-speed camera captures. · locator: Godot DisplayServer VSyncMode enum (stable alias); Godot jitter/stutter page · source: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/rendering/jitter_stutter.html

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