AMD Announces FreeSync 2

LoadsaMoney · 2 Jan 2017 at 21:14

What’s FreeSync2? Well, it’s not FreeSync1 successor, in fact it has very little to do with FreeSync. FreeSync 2 is simply a new technology that will automatically switch your monitor into HDR mode, and that’s pretty much it.

http://videocardz.com/65301/amd-announces-freesync-2

varkanoid · 2 Jan 2017 at 21:42

So why call it "Freesync" 2 and confuse consumers further if its very little to do with Freesync1 and doesnt do what Freesync 1 does unless they want to con consumers further into thinking it does something it doesnt do?

AMD new tagline Makes No Sense

or bad reporting ?

Minstadave · 2 Jan 2017 at 21:47

Stupid name for it.

JediFragger · 2 Jan 2017 at 22:04

Madness imo. AMD marketing at it again I see....

Ian Evey · 2 Jan 2017 at 22:10

Maybe vega is freesync 2 enabled, so you know, plaster it all over the box and they sell more cards.

Jumper118 · 2 Jan 2017 at 22:13

should have called it foursync

iBSOD · 2 Jan 2017 at 22:22

So its just HDR support?

kola · 2 Jan 2017 at 22:34

HDRsync would have made more sense

Nutella33 · 2 Jan 2017 at 22:36

Hmdi freesync and compatibility with HDR says to me it might be becoming available on TV's soon no?

Mauller · 2 Jan 2017 at 23:13

Freesync HDR would have been a better name, unless there is more underlying changes to improve Freesync overall. And HDR is just one of the things and the teaser they are giving.

shankly1985 · 2 Jan 2017 at 23:19

iBSOD said:
So its just HDR support?

No because we already have HDR support. The naming is abit strange tbh best waiting for a better write up or one of AMD youtube videos.

Mauller · 2 Jan 2017 at 23:33

shankly1985 said:
No because we already have HDR support. The naming is abit strange tbh best waiting for a better write up or one of AMD youtube videos.

From what i gather from the pictures, it appears to shunt all of the Tone mapping to the GPU end of the connection. Essentially offloading all processing monitor side to reduce cost and latency.

Sin_Chase · 3 Jan 2017 at 00:17

Whaaaaaaat, of all the possible names, including those leaning on FreeSync 'branding' they create this absolute confusion?

eddyr · 3 Jan 2017 at 00:22

Certification that monitor is compliant with whatever Freesync2 standard entails I guess, so it can be plastered on the box. Bit out of left field. I am sure their marketing folks love it.

r7slayer · 3 Jan 2017 at 00:32

Probably called it free sync two because current monitors with free sync dont support hdr so regardless its different so next batches of free sync monitors with hdr are going to have a different version of freesync to the original. Kinda like software development
Original 1.0
Next iteration
2.0

Gerard · 3 Jan 2017 at 00:46

/insert terminator 2 theme

malachi · 3 Jan 2017 at 07:59

should have just called it AMD HDR....don't see why it needs a special name.

maonayze · 3 Jan 2017 at 08:36

Get ready for G-Sync 2 any minute now. LOL

As someone else put it above...better to call it Freesync HDR.

Obviously Freesync 2 was better from Marketing standpoint and box art...if a bit misleading. I suppose it is an advance on Freesync monitor Tech as the original doesnt support HDR and an advance on 1 is...well 2

d_brennen · 3 Jan 2017 at 08:40

maonayze said:
I suppose it is an advance on Freesync monitor Tech as the original doesnt support HDR and an advance on 1 is...well 2

This really. I think some would be up in arms regardless of the branding.

Dirk Diggler · 3 Jan 2017 at 08:44

I Can't Believe It's Not Freesync.

For buttery smooth gaming.