Virtual Golf/TPS V9.4.192 (Trackman) PC Performance Test Results (TM4)

Published on January 19, 2026

Article Overview

Trackman has long been a leader in ball launch monitor technology, used by big name coaching professionals and home users alike. Their latest TPS software subscription includes their Virtual Golf simulation software loaded with seemingly endless high quality and well-known golf courses to play on. Also, it is worth mentioning upfront that all testing is done with a TM4 floor monitor and not the iO overhead monitor.

Screenshot of Pinehurst golf course in Trackman Virtual Golf

Introduction

The TPS software is solid, and it runs well on most hardware.

We did find that the software experienced some hitching occasionally after hitting a ball when the camera starts to follow the ball. However, the high-quality textures and shadows ensure that it is still an enjoyable software to use.

As a fun note, the simulated AI shots in this software are near perfect, and will hit the ball as far as you place the target. Sometimes it would hit a hole in one from 500+ yards away, which was always fun to see.

An important thing to know about the TPS software is that it limits your framerate to 60fps no matter what, even with high end hardware. This made testing very quick and easy, but if you have a display that can go higher than 60fps, your framerate will still be limited by the software. One advantage of this is that you won’t experience screen tearing at 60fps, since VSync is essentially permanently enabled. The disadvantage of course is that you don’t get to choose to have a higher framerate if you want to. That being said, most projectors display at 60fps anyway, so this shouldn’t be an issue for most golf simulator bays.

Testing Methodology

We tested both the “Max Performance” (low preset) and the “Max Quality” (high preset) presets for this testing. we tested the RTX 5060 at both 1080p and 4k, and since it did 60fps at 1080p for both presets and 4k for the low preset, we only tested the 5070 at 4k for the high preset, where it also reached 60fps. Since the software caps out at 60fps, we didn’t perform any further testing.

Because of the capped framerate, we opted for a chart which simply indicates whether or not the tested hardware was capable of reaching that cap.

Other notes:

Tested with a TM4 connected, not a TMiO
Tested using AI simulated shots in software, not a launch monitor
Did a flyover at each hole before playing through
Tested Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pinehurst 2.0, and the St. Andrews Old Course

Results and Conclusion:

One interesting thing to note is that this software caps out at 30fps while you’re standing at the tee, which brought each average down to around 52-55fps over the course of a full test run, but after hitting the ball, the framerate jumps up to 60.

At 4k with the high preset, the 5060 usually achieved around 45-50fps, which is very playable. The “Max Performance,” or low, preset doesn’t look great, especially where the shadows are concerned. If you have a 5060, we recommend using 1080p or 1440p with the “Max Quality” preset or try the medium preset at 4k. The 5070, 5070ti, and 5080 are all capable of reaching the framerate cap easily, even on the High preset in 4k.

Be sure to reach out to our golf technology specialists here at SurfThing if you have any further questions about system compatibility as you put together your dream simulator!

SurfThing computers are built and tested with Golf Simulation Software specifically in mind. Our in depth testing has helped home users and business owners decide which computers to run in well over 3000 simulators nationwide. SurfThing performed its testing on all PC models manufactured by SurfThing at the time of the article release, helping customers know exactly the kind of performance they will get on currently available computer hardware.