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FreeSync monitors hit mass production, coming in Jan-Feb

Gregster said:
Well that is wrong, as I have extensively tested G-Sync and anything at 31 fps or higher runs sweet but under doesn't.



Fair enough.
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Are you running the 144hz display though? thats 30-144 am talking about the Gsync 60hz panels that PCper reviewed.. They said below 40fps Gsync dont perform to its standards.
 
shankly1985 said:
Are you running the 144hz display though? thats 30-144 am talking about the Gsync 60hz panels that PCper reviewed.. They said below 40fps Gsync dont perform to its standards.
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Yes, you know I have the ROG Swift. I wouldn't mind reading that though, have you got a link please, as I assumed all G-Sync monitors had a 30Hz cut off.
 
Gregster said:
Yes, you know I have the ROG Swift. I wouldn't mind reading that though, have you got a link please, as I assumed all G-Sync monitors had a 30Hz cut off.
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Had a look for the link, but cant find it. This was when PCper was doing all the Gsync reviewing.. It could have even been in there video he was talking about it.
 
shankly1985 said:
Had a look for the link, but cant find it. This was when PCper was doing all the Gsync reviewing.. It could have even been in there video he was talking about it.
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Well, that is the first I have heard about it and I even did a google search but nothing?
 
Martini1991 said:
Probably not.
But that changes little.

DX12 will require new GPU's to fully use, doesn't make it any less of a none vendor specific standard.
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Actually from a personal point of view it changes a lot, as if I want this tech I can only buy g-sync ( which isn't a bad thing )
 
Ian Evey said:
Actually from a personal point of view it changes a lot, as if I want this tech I can only buy g-sync ( which isn't a bad thing )
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Valid point, you use what you can use.
Although I'd wait a few months before buying a Gsync monitor to be honest, hoping the price falls.

Nvidia with the 9XX really probably could have created support for the adaptive sync standard (And I'm of the opinion that it's pretty poor form from AMD to not have the applicable hardware in their full 2XX range from the 260X onwards)

If they don't with their later generation of GPU's, they're just spiting their customers with a lack of choice however though.
 
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Orangey said:
I thought the whole point of the VESA standard was so anyone could write a driver for their device?
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Correct, but whether it is just a driver or a driver and the necessary hardware depends on what exactly is in the AMD secret sauce side of their freesync compatible GPU's. ( I expect it is more than just a driver seeing as some of their GPU's are not compatible with the gaming aspect of Freesync, leading to the conclusion that the older hardware isn't up to task.)
 
I like that there is an option for Vsync on or off outside of the A-sync range and dont forget AMD is implementing frame capping that can be used to make sure it does not go above the upper range if you wish, many options right there.
 
Orangey said:
I thought the whole point of the VESA standard was so anyone could write a driver for their device?
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Still need hardware capable :confused:
They can write a driver, it's no good without the hardware.

bru said:
Correct, but whether it is just a driver or a driver and the necessary hardware depends on what exactly is in the AMD secret sauce side of their freesync compatible GPU's. ( I expect it is more than just a driver seeing as some of their GPU's are not compatible with the gaming aspect of Freesync, leading to the conclusion that the older hardware isn't up to task.)
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It's pretty obvious they'd need to make hardware changes (As would Intel), but these changes are in this case, probably rather small.
 
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Orangey said:
I thought the whole point of the VESA standard was so anyone could write a driver for their device?
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Exactly this. IMHO this is why people should get behind the vesa vblank standard and not support gsync. There is zero technical reasons why Nvidia can't support vesa DP 1.2a/1.3 and future iterations of the DP standard.

If variable blanking on DP 1.2a/1.3 wins, we end up with monitors that can be used to their full capabilites on Nvidia, AMD and Intel GPUs.

If gsync wins, more expensive, Nvidia only. Erm, that's it really.
 
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