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Performance or Quality mode? What your console's graphics modes really change
Many console games make you pick between Performance mode and Quality mode. One favours a smoother frame rate, the other a sharper picture.
Compare both side by side, learn what frame rate and resolution really change, and pick the mode that suits the games you play.
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