# Graphics Hardware Since Depence is a graphically intense software, it requires a powerful graphic card. In case your computer has more than one graphic adapter installed (which is often the case on laptops), you need to make sure that Depence will run on the most powerful card installed. On NVIDIA-based systems, you can select the "default" graphics hardware within the NVIDIA system configuration. {% hint style="danger" %} Please keep your graphic card drivers always up-to-date. {% endhint %} ## Monitor Refresh rate The Depence render window always tries to render at the same framerate (fps) as your monitor refresh rate. This synchronization is called V-Sync. Usual monitors are working with a 60Hz refresh rate but modern gaming monitors and even gaming laptop screens are more and more shipped with high-frequency monitors with 120, 140, or even 200 Hz. That means on a 140Hz Screen, the V-Sync tries to match Depence's frame rate to 140fps. While this improves the subjective smoothness of animations, it drastically stresses your hardware. This results in GPU overheating/throttling and low battery life on laptops. Therefore Depence has a feature called Frame-Limiter, which can limit the fps to a specific value. You can apply a frame limiter in the Application Settings or by a click on the framerate in the window's status bar:\ ![](/files/YiXwzVd9TX6xp7bfOVqa) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.depence.com/depence-getting-started/depence-graphics-hardware.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.