PS5 120fps games: Fortnite, Call of Duty and more
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PS5 120fps games: Fortnite, Call of Duty and more
We've rounded up every 120fps game on PS5 for those who want the smoothest gameplay experience possible
Looking for a definitive list of all the PS5 120fps games? You’ve come to the right place. Both the PS5 Disc and Digital models let you play PlayStation 5 games at higher frame rates than previously possible on a console, and many of the best PS5 games support the feature that was once exclusively reserved for high-end gaming PCs.
But what are the benefits of playing games at 120 frames per second? Smoother and more responsive gameplay, essentially. Playing at a higher frame rate can be a game-changer for those who have never experienced it before, and it’s easy to see why PC gamers swear by getting the highest frame rates possible. Even the latest smartphones have started to feature high refresh rate screens.
Competitive gamers will benefit most from 120fps games on PS5 as there’s less input lag to deal with. When playing at 120 frames per second, the update time for each frame is 8ms, compared to 16ms when playing at 60fps and 32ms when playing at 30fps. When the speed of a button press can decide between winning or losing, it’s understandable that pro gamers always opt to play at the highest frame rates.
Playing at 120fps also helps with motion clarity and can reduce motion sickness, which makes it an appealing option, even for single-player games. As each frame time is updated faster, there’s less chance of ghosting, smearing, or other visual artifacts that can be off-putting when playing a game at a lower frame rate like 30fps.
Developers can also use 120Hz to unlock the frame rate of 60fps games, giving you more frames to play with and squeezing out some extra responsiveness in the process. Check out all the PS5 games with 120fps support below. 👇
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120fps PS5 games list 💨
We’re seeing more titles get 120fps support on PS5, including some of Sony’s first-party games like Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, God of War Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Make sure you head into each game’s settings to see whether it has a high frame rate mode, as it may not be on by default. You’ll also need to enable 120Hz in the PS5’s system settings, which we’ll explain below.
Not every game on this list will hit a locked 120fps, but they all support 120Hz, meaning you can get higher frame rates than 60fps. The PS5’s recent VRR support has allowed several developers to use 120Hz to offer unlocked 60fps mode in games like The Last of Us Part 1 and Horizon Forbidden West, so you can enjoy more responsive and smoother gameplay.
Those with 120Hz displays can also play some games on this list at 40fps, which is a noticeable bump over 30fps. Even though you’re not getting the silky-smooth response of 120fps, some developers are still making use of that extra headroom to provide a more enjoyable experience. Check out all the PS5 120fps games below:
🐀 A Plague Tale: Requiem
🕵️♀️ Agent Intercept
❤️ Atomic Heart
⚡️ Azure Striker Gunvolt 3
🏝️ Black Desert Online
🧛♀️ BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites
🏴☠️ Borderlands 3
💭 Bright Memory: Infinite
🪖 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
🪖 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
🪖 Call of Duty: Vanguard
🪖 Call of Duty: Warzone
🪖 Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
🐛 Centipede Recharged
❎ CrossCode
⛳️ Cursed to Golf
🤖 Cyber Shadow
💀 Deathloop
🪨 Deep Rock Galactic
🌑 Destiny 2 (Crucible mode)
💣 Devastator
😭 Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition
🚘 Dirt 5
🪄 Disney Speedstorm
🥊 DKO Divine Knockout
👽 Doom Eternal
📜 Enlisted
🤖 Exo One
🏎️ F1 2021
🏎️ F1 22
🏎️ F1 23
🦅 The Falconeer
🦔 Fall of Porcupine
👊 Fight ‘N Rage
🥇 The First Descendant
✨ Forspoken
🛡️ For Honor
⭐ Fortnite
🗡️ Furi
😈 Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
🏃♂️ Ghostrunner
👻 Ghostwire: Tokyo
🪓 God of War Ragnarok
🚗 Gran Turismo 7
💃 Gris
🚗 Grid Legends
🤠 Gunborg: Dark Matters
🇩🇪 Heidelberg 1693
🪄 Hogwarts Legacy
🏹 Horizon Forbidden West
🚘 Inertial Drift
🎲 Jumanji: The Video Game
🔴 Knockout City
🤥 Lies of P
👧 LISA: Definitive Edition
🕸️ Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
⚡ Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
⚾️ MLB The Show 22
⚾️ MLB The Show 23
👹 Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
☀️ Monster Hunter Rise
🗡️ Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord
🃏 Neon White
😴 NeverAwake
🚽 No More Heroes 3
🛹 OlliOlli World
🐵 Overwatch 2
🍄 The Last of Us Part 1
🦄 The Legend of Tianding
💍 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
⚔️ The Nioh Collection (Nioh and Nioh 2)
🐴 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
💥 Quake
💥 Quake 2
🌈 Rainbow Six Siege
🔧 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
👮♀️ Resident Evil 2
✨ Resident Evil 3
🧟♀️ Resident Evil 7
🍬 Reverie: Sweet As Edition
⚽ Rocket League
🧭 Rogue Company
🛼 Rollerdrome
🧂 Salt and Sacrifice
👆 Scars Above
🛹 Session: Skate Sim
💥 Shatter Remastered Deluxe
🥷 Shinorubi
✨ Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster
🚧 Super Impossible Road
🧻 Super Sami Roll
🪲 Thumper
🦄 Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
🛹 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
📸 The Touryst
🗼 Tower of Fantasy
🚗 Trackmania
🧙♀️ Trigger Witch
🦖 Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
🪙 Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
🚗 WRC 9
🚗 WRC 10
🪖 WW1: Verdun
🪖 WW1: Tannenburg
🪖 WW1: Isonzo
🙅♂️ XDefiant
🧙♀️ Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
🧙♀️ Ziggurat 2
Did we miss any games? Let us know in the comments below. You can also see what’s coming out soon with our upcoming PS5 games list.
How do I play PS5 games at 120fps?
To experience 120fps PS5 games, you’ll need a TV or monitor with an HDMI 2.1 port. The easiest way to see if your display supports high frame rates is to head to the PS5’s settings and then click on ‘Screen and Video’. From the ‘Video Output’ submenu, scroll down to ‘Enable 120Hz Output’. If you’re unable to turn this feature on, then your display is not capable of playing games at 120fps on PS5.
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What’s the difference between 120fps and 120Hz? 🤔
The two terms are used interchangeably, but there are a few important things to note. Hertz (Hz) refers to the number of times a display refreshes per second, while frames per second (fps) is the number of individual images generated by a console or a PC. A game may support 120fps, but if you don’t have a 120Hz capable display, you won’t be able to experience it. Similarly, if you’re playing a 60fps game on a 120Hz display, you won’t be able to hit 120fps unless the game supports it.
Are there any downsides to playing PS5 games at 120fps? 🤷♂️
To ensure that a game can hit frame rates as high as 120fps, developers will often lower the resolution of PS5 games. That means some titles will target a resolution of 1440p or 1080p, resulting in a loss of picture clarity. Some graphical features may also be reduced, such as shadow quality, foliage density and draw distance.
However, the smoothness that 120fps provides can often make up for the drop in resolution, and in online multiplayer games, a faster frame rate can make all the difference. You’re also less likely to be focused on minor graphical details to care about the decrease in fidelity.
Could we see fewer 120fps PS5 games in the future? 🫣
There’s been a recent trend where PS5-only games like A Plague Tale: Requiem and Gotham Knights failed to offer a 60fps mode, let alone a 120fps option. However, A Plague Tale: Requiem has since received a patch that lets it exceed 60fps at the cost of resolution.
We’ve seen a lot of cross-gen games in the two and a half years the PS5 has been out, and some commentators have suggested that current-gen games will opt for more graphically demanding features in the future like ray tracing instead of aiming for higher frame rates. (Here’s every PS5 game with ray tracing support in 2023.)
I’d always choose to have a smoother frame rate over more graphical fidelity, and thankfully 30fps-only titles are a rarity. Most of Sony’s first-party games have decided to offer an unlocked 60fps or 40Hz mode as opposed to truly aiming for the heady heights of 120fps, but hopefully, this list continues to grow in the future.
Last updated: August 29, 2023