It has been almost one year that the PlayStation 5 has been out.

The last generation of the PlayStation was great.

I mean, everybody had the PS4.

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Can HDMI 1.4 do 120Hz on PS5?

To get the 120HZ fps on PS5, you gotta have the HDMI 2.1 cable.

Many people have been struggling to hit 120FPS on their PS5 lately.

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It can be troublesome if you want to get the most out of the first-person shooter game.

I mean, the 120 FPS really helps!

So keep reading till the end to get your desired fix.

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Why is Performance Mode not Working PS5?

Also, your HDMI and TV may not be capable of getting more than 60HZ.

This new generation of PlayStation is amazing.

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People have more choices than ever.

Also, you will need to have HDMI 2.1 cable to get the 120HZ refresh rate on your PS5.

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The options you choose will be implemented in a different way based on the game you are playing.

Now you might ask, Should I put my PS5 on performance mode?

If you are playing a fast-paced game higher frame rate should be the idle option.

You will see the difference between a 60 FPS and 120 FPS if you play a COD game.

Even on Dying light, 2 people prefer more FPS than resolution.

The PS5 can only run games in performance or quality mode.

The performance option gets the best FPS by reducing resolution and ray tracing.

You get ray tracing with great graphics in quality mode but limited FPS.

In quality mode, youll achieve roughly 30 FPS in 4k with ray tracing.

But few games can attain 60 FPS with ray tracing.

Spiderman Miles Morales is one.

Returnal supports 60FPS ray tracing in 4k.

With its latest enhancements, Resident Evil Village can achieve up to 60 FPS with ray tracing at 4k.

How to Fix PS5 1080p 120HZ not Working?

Not all games in PlayStation 5 offers 1080P 120HZ.

Currently, three major titles support 4K 120 FPS on PlayStation 5.

Rogue Company runs on PlayStation 5 with 120 FPS and dynamic 4k Resolution.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is now available in 4K on PlayStation 5.

Also, the centipede reloaded game will run at 120 FPS in native 4k.

you might play the New Call of Duty Vanguard on 120FPS on 1080p.

Doom eternal can be played on 120 FPS also on 1080p.

Rainbow six siege, Fortnite, Nioh all these games can be played on 120 FPS.

Now, lets move on to why this feature is malfunctioning on your PlayStation 5.

Before going into any of the fixes, you better know two things.

You will need a 120HZ monitor or a TV to get 120HZ on the PS5.

So, lets dive into the troubleshooting process.

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Because HDMI 1.4 is not capable of getting a 120HZ refresh rate on any resolution.

If you have the HDMI 2.0 cable, then you do not have to worry.

But you will not get 4k 60 FPS on most of the games.

So the safe option would be to pick the HDMI 2.1 cable, which came with PlayStation 5.

If you use that cable, then you will get 120FPS on 1080p with VRR.

Now that you have set your resolution to 1080p, lets enable 120HZ output.

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You may have mistakenly disabled the 120HZ output.

Enabling it should fix the problem.

Here are the steps to enable 120HZ output on PS5:

You should now get 120HZ on 1080p resolution.

But if you are still facing problems, then follow the next method.

you could set your game preference from your game mode as well.

But setting it from the PS5 configs will make it your default configs.

That way, you will always get maximum FPS on games.

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But the PS5 can push up to 120FPS, which is an amazing feat.