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Nvidia's bringing HDMI 2.1 VRR support to its RTX 20 and 16 GPUs NOT 10 Series

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Quote nvidia press release

"We are excited to bring G-SYNC Compatible support to LG’s 2019 OLED TVs and HDMI Variable Refresh Rate support to our GeForce RTX 20-Series GPUs. Gamers will be blown away by the responsiveness and the lifelike visuals on these TVs when playing the latest PC games featuring real-time ray-tracing powered by GeForce."

Looks like 10 series getting dropped like a stone.
 
Well how many people knew about the update (was not a new GPU Bios more like Intels Management Engine Firmware update but for the DP) to fix the black screen on DisplayPort, not many by my reading here before joining.

It is beyond the scope of many people who buy PC's or a new GPU can fit it and install driver but but do not know about these more technical things.


In case anyone has not done so already (had to update my 1080Ti but Titan Xp was already up to date).

"NVIDIA "Maxwell" and "Pascal" graphics architectures introduced support for modern display connectivity to keep up with the breakneck pace at which display resolutions are scaling up. The two introduce support for DisplayPort 1.4 and 1.3, however the implementation is less than perfect. Some of the newer monitors that leverage DisplayPort 1.4 or 1.3 standards don't function as designed on "Maxwell" (GeForce GTX 900 series) and "Pascal" (GeForce 10-series) graphics cards, with users reporting a range of bugs from blank screens until the operating system loads, to frozen boot sequences.

Unfortunately, these issues cannot be fixed by driver updates, and require graphics card BIOS updates. Luckily, you won't be at the mercy of lethargic AIC partners looking to limit their warranty claims by going slow on BIOS updates, or NVFlash rocket-science. NVIDIA released a tool which can detect if your graphics card needs the update, and then updates the BIOS for you, from within Windows. The app first unloads your driver, and flashes your graphics card BIOS (a process which must not be interrupted, lest you end up with an expensive brick)."


https://www.nvidia.com/content/Driv...ter_1.0-x64.exe&firmware=1&lang=us&type=Other
 
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AMD has already promised to add HDMI 2.1 VRR support to its Radeon Software drivers. At the time of writing Radeon FreeSync and FreeSync 2 support is already available on a number of Samsung TVs.

- Update - Nvidia has confirmed that LG's Press Release is incorrect and that they are " enabling GeForce RTX and GeForce GTX 16-Series gamers to connect their PCs via HDMI to validated G-SYNC Compatible LG TVs."

HDMI VRR support will release with a new Geforce driver, where we expect to learn more about the limitations of Nvidia's VRR support.

https://www.overclock3d.net/news/gp...i_2_1_vrr_support_to_its_rtx_20_series_gpus/1
 
b00merang69 said:
Well how many people knew about the update (was not a new GPU Bios more like Interls Management Engine Firmware update but for the DP) to fix the black screen on DisplayPort, not many by my reading here before joining.

It is beyond the scope of many people who buy PC's or a new GPU can fit it and install driver but but do not know about these more technical things.


In case anyone has not done so already (had to update my 1080Ti but Titan Xp was already up to date).

"NVIDIA "Maxwell" and "Pascal" graphics architectures introduced support for modern display connectivity to keep up with the breakneck pace at which display resolutions are scaling up. The two introduce support for DisplayPort 1.4 and 1.3, however the implementation is less than perfect. Some of the newer monitors that leverage DisplayPort 1.4 or 1.3 standards don't function as designed on "Maxwell" (GeForce GTX 900 series) and "Pascal" (GeForce 10-series) graphics cards, with users reporting a range of bugs from blank screens until the operating system loads, to frozen boot sequences.

Unfortunately, these issues cannot be fixed by driver updates, and require graphics card BIOS updates. Luckily, you won't be at the mercy of lethargic AIC partners looking to limit their warranty claims by going slow on BIOS updates, or NVFlash rocket-science. NVIDIA released a tool which can detect if your graphics card needs the update, and then updates the BIOS for you, from within Windows. The app first unloads your driver, and flashes your graphics card BIOS (a process which must not be interrupted, lest you end up with an expensive brick)."


https://www.nvidia.com/content/Driv...ter_1.0-x64.exe&firmware=1&lang=us&type=Other
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The updater reports that my card needs updating.
However I'm a little dubious as until reading this I knew nothing about it and don't experience any of the issues mentioned above.
 
I think I’ll leave this not touching my system I’m real happy with the performance of my setup.
 
Just ran the updater on my MSI 970 and it said the card could be updated, clicked yes and after a few screen flashes and a reboot all seems to be just as it was before.
 
willhub said:
Will HDMI 2.1 have any benefits for my current PC / NU7400 tv?
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Not really. Your TV is still HDMI 2.0b, not sure what monitor you have, but seriously doubt its 2.1. For new TV's / monitors and which have HDMI 2.1 you will see a benefit in being able to employ VRR and HDMI 2.1 in general. (Nvidia have taken the term and are trying to make it their own by slapping G-Sync branding on it). LG's 2019 TV's in thier 2019 range, namely the C9 and E9 models are seemingly being touted as G-Sync compatible as part of this. B9 does not get it for marketing reasons it seems, but does have HDMI 2.1 so not sure why you could not employ VRR on it anyways.
 
willhub said:
Will HDMI 2.1 have any benefits for my current PC / NU7400 tv?
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Not until you buy a new tv and new graphics card in 2020. The main benefit for a gamer is Gsync over hdmi 2.1 Other benefits include auto low latency game mode, e-ARC, automatic lip sync sound correction and supporting resolutions of 4K 120hz or 8k 60hz.

HDMI 2.1 brings very nice quality of life improvements for gamers as well as future proofing your hardware for years to come with support both high resolution and high refresh at the same time.
 
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