Can not set refresh rate over 75 Hz in 1920x1080

revxnd · September 15, 2025, 5:58am

Hi,
I tried everything i could find online, tried all ai chat bots, etc, no matter what i try, i can't set refresh rate over 75 Hz in 1920x1080.

tried NVIDIA proprietary 580, 570, 545, 535
tried:

$ cvt 1920 1080 144
# 1920x1080 143.88 Hz (CVT) hsync: 169.35 kHz; pclk: 452.50 MHz
Modeline "1920x1080_144.00"  452.50  1920 2088 2296 2672  1080 1083 1088 1177 -hsync +vsync

$ xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_144.00" 452.50 1920 2088 2296 2672 1080 1083 1088 1177 -hsync +vsync

$ xrandr --addmode DP-0 "1920x1080_144.00"
X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  Major opcode of failed request:  140 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  18 (RRAddOutputMode)
  Serial number of failed request:  45
  Current serial number in output stream:  46

also tried with 120 Hz, same result
tried editing xorg.conf and added Modeline, nothing happened
nvidia-settings just won't list anything except 60 and 75 in refresh rate settings for 1920x1080
i can however set 144 Hz for 1920x1080 in nouveau and in windows

$ sudo cat /sys/class/drm/card1-DP-1/edid | edid-decode
edid-decode (hex):

00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 1e 6d 2a 77 09 8a 03 00
02 1f 01 04 b5 46 27 78 9f 05 95 a7 56 51 9c 25
15 50 54 25 6b 80 71 40 81 80 81 c0 a9 c0 b3 00
d1 c0 81 00 d1 cf 28 de 00 50 a0 a0 38 50 08 30
08 04 b9 88 21 00 00 1a b8 bc 00 50 a0 a0 55 50
08 38 f8 0c b9 88 21 00 00 1a 00 00 00 fd 00 78
90 e6 e6 3c 01 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 fc
00 4c 47 20 51 48 44 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 01 3c

02 03 08 71 23 09 06 07 56 5e 00 a0 a0 a0 29 50
30 20 35 00 b9 88 21 00 00 1a 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3b

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Block 0, Base EDID:
  EDID Structure Version & Revision: 1.4
  Vendor & Product Identification:
    Manufacturer: GSM
    Model: 30506
    Serial Number: 231945
    Made in: week 2 of 2021
  Basic Display Parameters & Features:
    Digital display
    Bits per primary color channel: 10
    DisplayPort interface
    Maximum image size: 70 cm x 39 cm
    Gamma: 2.20
    DPMS levels: Standby
    Supported color formats: RGB 4:4:4, YCrCb 4:4:4, YCrCb 4:2:2
    Default (sRGB) color space is primary color space
    First detailed timing includes the native pixel format and preferred refresh rate
    Display is continuous frequency
  Color Characteristics:
    Red  : 0.6523, 0.3359
    Green: 0.3173, 0.6103
    Blue : 0.1464, 0.0830
    White: 0.3134, 0.3291
  Established Timings I & II:
    DMT 0x04:   640x480    59.940 Hz   4:3    31.469 kHz  25.175 MHz
    DMT 0x06:   640x480    75.000 Hz   4:3    37.500 kHz  31.500 MHz
    DMT 0x09:   800x600    60.317 Hz   4:3    37.879 kHz  40.000 MHz
    DMT 0x0b:   800x600    75.000 Hz   4:3    46.875 kHz  49.500 MHz
    Apple   :   832x624    74.551 Hz   4:3    49.726 kHz  57.284 MHz
    DMT 0x10:  1024x768    60.004 Hz   4:3    48.363 kHz  65.000 MHz
    DMT 0x12:  1024x768    75.029 Hz   4:3    60.023 kHz  78.750 MHz
    DMT 0x24:  1280x1024   75.025 Hz   5:4    79.976 kHz 135.000 MHz
    Apple   :  1152x870    75.062 Hz 192:145  68.681 kHz 100.000 MHz
  Standard Timings:
    CVT     :  1152x864    59.959 Hz   4:3    53.783 kHz  81.750 MHz (EDID 1.4 source)
    GTF     :  1152x864    60.000 Hz   4:3    53.700 kHz  81.624 MHz (EDID 1.3 source)
    DMT 0x23:  1280x1024   60.020 Hz   5:4    63.981 kHz 108.000 MHz
    DMT 0x55:  1280x720    60.000 Hz  16:9    45.000 kHz  74.250 MHz
    DMT 0x53:  1600x900    60.000 Hz  16:9    60.000 kHz 108.000 MHz (RB)
    DMT 0x3a:  1680x1050   59.954 Hz  16:10   65.290 kHz 146.250 MHz
    DMT 0x52:  1920x1080   60.000 Hz  16:9    67.500 kHz 148.500 MHz
    DMT 0x1c:  1280x800    59.810 Hz  16:10   49.702 kHz  83.500 MHz
    CVT     :  1920x1080   74.906 Hz  16:9    84.643 kHz 220.750 MHz (EDID 1.4 source)
    GTF     :  1920x1080   75.000 Hz  16:9    84.600 kHz 220.637 MHz (EDID 1.3 source)
  Detailed Timing Descriptors:
    DTD 1:  2560x1440  144.000 Hz  16:9   215.424 kHz 568.720 MHz (697 mm x 392 mm)
                 Hfront    8 Hsync  48 Hback  24 Hpol P
                 Vfront   16 Vsync   8 Vback  32 Vpol N
    DTD 2:  2560x1440  120.000 Hz  16:9   183.000 kHz 483.120 MHz (697 mm x 392 mm)
                 Hfront    8 Hsync  56 Hback  16 Hpol P
                 Vfront   63 Vsync   8 Vback  14 Vpol N
  Display Range Limits:
    Monitor ranges (Bare Limits): 120-144 Hz V, 230-230 kHz H, max dotclock 600 MHz
    Display Product Name: 'LG QHD'
  Extension blocks: 1
Checksum: 0x3c

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Block 1, CTA-861 Extension Block:
  Revision: 3
  Basic audio support
  Supports YCbCr 4:4:4
  Supports YCbCr 4:2:2
  Native detailed modes: 1
  Audio Data Block:
    Linear PCM:
      Max channels: 2
      Supported sample rates (kHz): 48 44.1
      Supported sample sizes (bits): 24 20 16
  Detailed Timing Descriptors:
    DTD 3:  2560x1440   59.951 Hz  16:9    88.787 kHz 241.500 MHz (697 mm x 392 mm)
                 Hfront   48 Hsync  32 Hback  80 Hpol P
                 Vfront    3 Vsync   5 Vback  33 Vpol N
Checksum: 0x3b

$ inxi
CPU: 10-core (6-mt/4-st) 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K (-MST AMCP-)
speed/min/max: 1064/800/5000:3700 MHz Kernel: 6.8.0-79-generic x86_64 Up: 10m
Mem: 3729.9/64111.3 MiB (5.8%) Storage: 3.19 TiB (0.4% used) Procs: 370
Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.13
rev@desktop:~$ inxi -b
System:
  Host: desktop Kernel: 6.8.0-79-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: GNOME 43.9
    Distro: Zorin OS 17.3
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME Z690M-PLUS D4 v: Rev 1.xx
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 0407
    date: 09/11/2021
CPU:
  Info: 10-core (6-mt/4-st) 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600K [MST AMCP]
    speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/5000:3700
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070 Ti] driver: nvidia v: 535.247.01
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: nouveau
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa failed: nvidia gpu: nvidia resolution:
    1: 2560x1440~144Hz 2: 2560x1440~144Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
    v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.247.01
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V driver: e1000e
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.19 TiB used: 13.11 GiB (0.4%)
Info:
  Processes: 370 Uptime: 10m Memory: 62.61 GiB used: 3.62 GiB (5.8%)
  Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.13


$ nvidia-smi 
Mon Sep 15 08:45:10 2025       
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NVIDIA-SMI 535.247.01             Driver Version: 535.247.01   CUDA Version: 12.2     |
|-----------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| GPU  Name                 Persistence-M | Bus-Id        Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC |
| Fan  Temp   Perf          Pwr:Usage/Cap |         Memory-Usage | GPU-Util  Compute M. |
|                                         |                      |               MIG M. |
|=========================================+======================+======================|
|   0  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti     Off | 00000000:01:00.0  On |                  N/A |
|  0%   51C    P0              37W / 180W |    626MiB /  8192MiB |      1%      Default |
|                                         |                      |                  N/A |
+-----------------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
                                                                                         
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes:                                                                            |
|  GPU   GI   CI        PID   Type   Process name                            GPU Memory |
|        ID   ID                                                             Usage      |
|=======================================================================================|
|    0   N/A  N/A       970      G   /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg                          236MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A      1153      G   /usr/bin/gnome-shell                        200MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A      4680      G   ...445ed532d58dc398a841dcdd02b87d86cdd      163MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A      5364      G   gnome-control-center                          5MiB |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

$ xrandr 
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 5120 x 1440, maximum 32767 x 32767
DVI-D-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-0 connected primary 2560x1440+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 697mm x 392mm
   2560x1440    144.00*+ 120.00    59.95  
   1920x1080     74.91    60.00  
   1680x1050     59.95  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1280x800      59.81  
   1280x720      60.00  
   1152x864      59.96  
   1024x768      75.03    60.00  
   800x600       75.00    60.32  
   640x480       75.00    59.94  
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 connected 2560x1440+2560+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 697mm x 392mm
   2560x1440    144.00*+ 120.00    74.97    59.95  
   1920x1080     74.91    60.00  
   1680x1050     59.95  
   1600x900      60.00  
   1280x1024     75.02    60.02  
   1280x800      59.81  
   1280x720      60.00  
   1152x864      59.96  
   1024x768      75.03    60.00  
   800x600       75.00    60.32  
   640x480       75.00    59.94

please, if anyone has any other things i could try, i'll appreciate it.

Forpli · September 15, 2025, 6:11am

Are you on XOrg or Wayland? For nvidia card users it is recommended to use XOrg. To switch to XOrg logout and at login click on your username, then a cogwheel at the bottom right appears. There select "Zorin desktop on Xorg". Also disable secure boot and fast boot in your BIOS and also turn off fast startup in Windows while using Linux.

Xrandr only works with XOrg.

revxnd · September 15, 2025, 6:15am

in zorin settings / about it shows X11

Forpli · September 15, 2025, 6:19am

Do you have a multiple monitor setup or is it the only one?

revxnd · September 15, 2025, 7:06am

tried going to bios and set

fast boot = from enabled to disabled
secure boot = from custom to standard
CSM = from enabled to disabled

nothing changed

i have 2 monitors but i also tried unplugging one of them and restarting, no luck.

Forpli · September 15, 2025, 8:07am

Proprietary Nvidia drivers will only work properly under Linux if you either disable secure boot or add a MOK. Otherwise they will not load correctly.

Ponce-De-Leon · September 15, 2025, 10:19am

Welcome to the Forum!

Did You tried the 550, too?

StarTreker · September 15, 2025, 11:55pm

Monitor Support:

Please confirm your screen is capable of 144HZ, and that the monitor is set to produce it. I have a Dell 4K gaming monitor, that I had to go through the monitors menu's, to enable 144Hz mode.

Cable Support:

Please make sure you are using a cable that supports 1080P 144Hz. Not all cables are the same, so its best to be sure. I am using Display Port for reference as well. Sometimes, its a good idea to try a newer cable.

Nvidia GPU Config:

The best place to set your refresh rate, if you have an Nvidia GPU, is through the Nvidia X Server Settings APP.

If you are still not able to do this, this is the last place I can think of...

Compiz:

Compiz has a small section in the APP, where you can uncheck detect refresh rate, and manually set it to 144Hz.

system · December 14, 2025, 11:56pm

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