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AMD Announces FreeSync 2

Freesync+

..just one little '+' sign added to Freesync is all they needed to do for this, but once again the marketing dept were allowed to overrule common sense.
 
Before this turns into A Lot Of Angry People On The Internet, let me just make sure I have this right: Freesync (1) does not support HDR. Freesync 2 does. So it's a new iteration, is that right?
 
Mauller said:
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.
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It's what it looks like. Low latency HDR. Not sure it's worth the FreeSync name though.
 
Nutella33 said:
Hmdi freesync and compatibility with HDR says to me it might be becoming available on TV's soon no?
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AMD did suggest it was coming to TVs is some significant way a few months back. CES is just around the corner, so if it's happening then we'll know soon enough.

Pretty niche demand for it I'm sure, but I'd sacrifice a goat to have freesync on my TV.
 
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.
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If that is true, the naming makes no sense. But I would take that info with a bucket of salt. Look at the source. Lol. Those guys are not as bad as wccftech, but not exactly where one would go for reliable info.
 
maonayze said:
Get ready for G-Sync 2 any minute now. LOL :p

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
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I think gsync two is already out can't remember where i saw it but i swear i saw it on the specs of Dell's website but its not saying it now. Pcper has a article on it and calls it G-Sync Gen 2. The Only difference is it supports HDMI 1.4 as well as displayport 1.2

PCPER LINK

Anyway long story short turns out it is a typo on Dells part but there is such a think called Gsync 2
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r7slayer said:
I think gsync two is already out can't remember where i saw it but i swear i saw it on the specs of Dell's website but its not saying it now. Pcper has a article on it and calls it G-Sync Gen 2. The Only difference is it supports HDMI 1.4 as well as displayport 1.2

PCPER LINK

Anyway long story short turns out it is a typo on Dells part but there is such a think called Gsync 2
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there you go....another storm in a tea cup. Thanks for clearing that up Slayer....and close thread. LOL :p
 
h4rm0ny said:
Before this turns into A Lot Of Angry People On The Internet, let me just make sure I have this right: Freesync (1) does not support HDR. Freesync 2 does. So it's a new iteration, is that right?
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If that is the case, then the name makes sense. If it is completely separate to FreeSync then the name is stupid.

This will definitely make me delay upgrading my monitor. 144 Hz, 1440p, IPS, FreeSync (2) and HDR...yes please!
 
Asa said:
AMD did suggest it was coming to TVs is some significant way a few months back. CES is just around the corner, so if it's happening then we'll know soon enough.

Pretty niche demand for it I'm sure, but I'd sacrifice a goat to have freesync on my TV.
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Game Consoles all run AMD and they all run on TV's.
 
DragonQ said:
If that is the case, then the name makes sense. If it is completely separate to FreeSync then the name is stupid.

This will definitely make me delay upgrading my monitor. 144 Hz, 1440p, IPS, FreeSync (2) and HDR...yes please!
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If they have to alter the Freesync spec to use HDR then yes I would agree. However, I do not know if the Freesync bit has to be tweaked at all for HDR to work with Freesync mode. I was under the impression that the monitor was either HDR compatible or not...regardless of variable refresh mode. Maybe it isnt...therefore calling it Freesync 2 would be okay.

A bit of a mute point now though as it has been said that it was a typo by Dell.
:)
 
VincentHanna said:
I don't get this.

My TV already switches to HDR mode when a HDR signal is detected, including when you start up Shadow Warrior 2 which supports HDR on PC.
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The slides suggest to me that it's more about reducing input lag (and possibly bandwidth requirements) than anything else.
 
maonayze said:
If they have to alter the Freesync spec to use HDR then yes I would agree. However, I do not know if the Freesync bit has to be tweaked at all for HDR to work with Freesync mode. I was under the impression that the monitor was either HDR compatible or not...regardless of variable refresh mode. Maybe it isnt...therefore calling it Freesync 2 would be okay.

A bit of a mute point now though as it has been said that it was a typo by Dell.
:)
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VincentHanna said:
I don't get this.

My TV already switches to HDR mode when a HDR signal is detected, including when you start up Shadow Warrior 2 which supports HDR on PC.
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DragonQ said:
The slides suggest to me that it's more about reducing input lag (and possibly bandwidth requirements) than anything else.
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As dragon mentioned, it is about reducing the input latency that current HDR TV's/ Monitors have when they process a HDR input. Essentially the tone mapping that occurs inside the display adds latency. But by the looks it should also reduce bandwidth by using a HDR spec that is smaller and closer to what Monitors will-be/are capable of displaying.

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The image here shows that Freesync 2 adds a HDR spec that the screen has to be more rigorous to. Or rather a HDR spec that is closer to what displays are currently capable. It also makes sure that the tone mapping is all done on the GPU before the data is sent to the display. this means that the monitor will just display what it receives.

Doing this reduces input latency as the monitor no longer performs any tone-mapping on the input HDR signal to match what the monitor can display.
 
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humbug said:
Game Consoles all run AMD and they all run on TV's.
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True enough, but console games are fairly uniformly targetted at 60hz screens, with v-synced 30 or 60 frames per second and a sludgy input device.

I'd be happy to get freesync on a console, but it really shines with unlocked framerates and a nice responsive mouse and keyboard.
 
Thinking about it though, that means these HDR monitors, in theory if they declare FS2 support, should support actual FreeSync? Meaning AMD really wants to ensure majority of these HDR monitors should also support FreeSync.
 
Orcvader said:
Thinking about it though, that means these HDR monitors, in theory if they declare FS2 support, should support actual FreeSync? Meaning AMD really wants to ensure majority of these HDR monitors should also support FreeSync.
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ah... i think you just hit the nail on the head, its all the same package, so if a screen vendor wants to support HDR they will also support Free-Sync.
 
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