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title: "Reaction times — screens and input"
description: "2 measured reaction and reflex times covering screens and input, each labelled as a reflex, a reaction or a design value. The distinction is the point."
url: https://atoneplace.net/reaction-time/screens/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Screens and input

2 figures covering screens and input, fastest first.

| What | Typical | Range | Kind | What is measured |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Latency added by your screen and mouse | 35 ms | 20 ms–80 ms | Physical limit | End-to-end delay between a frame being drawn and an input being registered by software. |
| Professional gamer reaction time | 190 ms | 150 ms–220 ms | Reaction | Simple visual reaction in a game context, on low-latency hardware. |

- [Latency added by your screen and mouse](https://atoneplace.net/reaction-time/display-input-latency/) — 35 ms
- [Professional gamer reaction time](https://atoneplace.net/reaction-time/esports-reaction/) — 190 ms

## Related pages

- [The basic senses](https://atoneplace.net/reaction-time/senses/)
- [Reflexes](https://atoneplace.net/reaction-time/reflexes/)
- [Driving](https://atoneplace.net/reaction-time/driving/)
- [Sport](https://atoneplace.net/reaction-time/sport/)
- [How it varies between people](https://atoneplace.net/reaction-time/people/)