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How to enable MSI MPG321UR-QD VRR support for Xbox Series X and S

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With the 32″ MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD 16:9 4K 144 Hz IPS Gaming Monitor, you can play games with Variable Refresh Rate on the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S gaming consoles. To find out how you can properly enable this feature, you can take a look at this article from Seeking Tech.

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S VRR benefits

By using Variable Refresh Rate, games running on the Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S that don’t originally run at a stable frame rate will look smoother. Furthermore, screen tearing should also be eliminated.

How to turn on MSI MPG321UR-QD VRR support for Xbox Series X and S

In order to use the Variable Refresh Rate feature of the 32″ MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S system, you need to take the following steps:

1. Before everything else, we recommend that you update the firmware of your PG321UR-QD as a new version may help improve the VRR performance of the screen.

You can download the latest firmware for this product with the following link:

2. Furthermore, you should also keep your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S updated to the newest firmware release as well. A new update may also help when it comes to using Variable Refresh Rate.

3. Next, you need to connect your Xbox game console to the HDMI 2.1 port of the MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD. We recommend that you use the HDMI cable that came with your console.

For the uninformed, the Xbox Series X comes with a HDMI 2.1 cable included in the box while the Xbox Series S comes with a HDMI 2.0 cable.

You should be able to still get Variable Refresh Rate support of MPG321UR-QD the monitor with a HDMI 2.0 cable for both of these consoles.

4. Turn on the screen and game console if you haven’t done so already.

5. Make sure that the MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD is displaying the correct input source for your Xbox console. If not, you need to switch over to the right input before continuing.

6. Next, use the Navi Key on your monitor to open the on-screen display (OSD) menu.

7. Inside the OSD menu, you first need to scroll down and then select Setting on the left column.

8. You then need to go to HDMI 2.1.

9. For the HDMI 2.1 setting, select 4K 120Hz – Console.

10. Head back to the OSD menu and then select Gaming.

11. You then need to select Adaptive-Sync.

12. In the Adaptive-Sync setting, make sure you select On.

13. On your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S console, go to Settings.

14. From the Settings menu, go to General in the left column and then select “TV & display options” on the right side.

15. In the “General – TV & display options” menu, select “Video modes.”

16. From the “General – Video modes” menu, make sure that the “Allow variable refresh rate” setting is checked, which indicates that VRR has been enabled for your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S game console.

To see how you can enable VRR support for the MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD when playing PS5 games, you can check out this article.

How to enable MSI MPG321UR-QD VRR support for PS5

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The MSI MPG321UR-QD is capable of displaying PlayStation 5 games with Variable Refresh Rate turned on. To find out how you can enable VRR support for the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition systems, you can take a look at this article at Seeking tech.

What are the benefits of playing PS5 games with VRR on MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD?

With the 32″ MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD 16:9 4K 144 Hz IPS Gaming Monitor, you can play PlayStation 5 games with no stuttering or screen tearing when Variable Refresh Rate is enabled.

VRR will only work if the PS5 game you are planning maintains a frame rate of at least 48 fps. It if falls below that threshold, then you will start seeing stutters and/or screen tears.

Furthermore, this feature currently only works with PlayStation 5 native games. Backwards compatible PlayStation 4 games are not compatible even if you play them on a PS5 system.

How to turn on MSI MPG321UR-QD VRR support for PS5

In order to enable Variable Refresh Rate for your MSI MPG321UR-QD Gaming Monitor when playing videogames on the PlayStation 5, you need to take the following steps:

1. To begin, we suggest that you update the firmware of your 32″ MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD in case a new update improve the performance and/or fix issues with the computer screen.

You can download the latest firmware file and directions on the official MSI website with the following link:

2. Of course, you should also keep the firmware of your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition updated to ensure that the VRR support is optimized.

3. Next, make sure you connect your PS5 system directly to the HDMI 2.1 port of the 32″ MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD 16:9 4K 144 Hz IPS Gaming Monitor. For the connection, you need to be using a HDMI 2.1 cable.

3. You should also turn on the MPG321UR-QD monitor and PS5 game system.

4. You then need to make sure that the screen is on the correct input source as it should be displaying the PlayStation 5.

5. Open the on-screen display, or OSD, of the MPG321UR-QD by pressing the Navi Key.

6. In the OSD menu, scroll down on the left column and then select Setting.

7. You then need to select HDMI 2.1.

8. Make sure that the HDMI 2.1 setting is set to 4K 120Hz – Console.

9. Go back to the OSD menu and then select Gaming on the left column.

10. You then need to make sure that the Adaptive-Sync setting is set to On. This should make your monitor VRR-ready for PlayStation 5.

11. On your PS5, make sure you are in the home screen, which is the main menu where you have the option to pick which game to open.

12. From the home screen of your game system, go to Settings, which you can do by selecting the gear icon located on the top right side of the menu.

13. In Settings, you next need to head over to Screen and Video.

14. From the Screen and Video sub-menu, select Video Output on the left column.

15. On the right side of the same Screen and Video sub-menu, select VRR.

16. Set the VRR setting to Automatic.

17. Optionally, you may also want to turn on “Apply to Unsupported Games” to force Variable Refresh Rate on PS5 games that don’t officially support the feature.