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AMD freesync coming soon, no extra costs.... shocker

Gregster said:
It doesn't make it any less incorrect.
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Didn't say it did, if you happened to have the proper type of monitor and felt confident enough to install the diy kit then yes its here for those people which are comparatively few in the grand scheme of things.
 
Gerard said:
Didn't say it did, if you happened to have the proper type of monitor and felt confident enough to install the diy kit then yes its here for those people which are comparatively few in the grand scheme of things.
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I didn't say you did and retailers were supplying the monitors pre-fitted, so warranty was in tact and no end user fiddling was needed.
 
But it's not getting to the market quicker.
G-Sync was in the market in half the time? The Nvidia video is Jan 2014 for the DIY. And by all accounts G-Sync was announced September/October 2013.

We're 6 months from AMD's conception?

I can't see G-Sync gaining too much momentum unless it's drastically better. And Nvidia should be able to use the Vesa standard anyway. For all we know we'll have G-Sync monitors as well as the Adaptive Sync ones and Nvidia users able to use both.
 
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Gerard said:
Wasn't "arguing" over anything, wasn't aware that some places were installing the units themselves. :confused:
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Yer, a couple of well know e-tailers were fitting them and charging a premium for what was essentially "a game changer". It is like any brand new tech, it comes with a premium and once the dust settles, so does the price. Take the Acer 4K - G-Sync model for example. £499 on pre-order and that is using the same panel as the Samsung that was £499.
 
Martini1991 said:
But it's not getting to the market quicker.
G-Sync was in the market in half the time? The Nvidia video is Jan 2014 for the DIY. And by all accounts G-Sync was announced September/October 2013.

We're 6 months from AMD's conception?

I can't see G-Sync gaining too much momentum unless it's drastically better. And Nvidia should be able to use the Vesa standard anyway. For all we know we'll have G-Sync monitors as well as the Adaptive Sync ones and Nvidia users able to use both.
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Not sure but your figures seem correct with my poor memory. I also see no reason why nVidia and I remember an interview with one of the nVidia guys and the hot chick stating that he also didn't see a reason why nVidia wouldn't adopt freesync (albeit under a different guise).
 
I can wait in no rush at all. Waiting in 1440p 120hz anyways.

Am perfectly happy with sync free gaming. No need for it, but happy to give it a try though.
 
Nvidia stated a while back that they would look at adaptive sync and adopt it if it proved to be a better solution then gsync.

I'm still leaning in favour of the hardware solution, its just taken amd 6 months to get 4k to work somewhat properly, this is what fuels my fears of a software based solution from either side.
 
pgi947 said:
Nvidia stated a while back that they would look at adaptive sync and adopt it if it proved to be a better solution then gsync.

I'm still leaning in favour of the hardware solution, its just taken amd 6 months to get 4k to work somewhat properly, this is what fuels my fears of a software based solution from either side.
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I think a lot of the issues are bandwidth / signal related and should disappear with DP1.3a anyway hopefully.

But having NVs scaler will most likely give it the advantage...or not. Time will tell. Despite the general anger towards them charging for it, I very much doubt they didn't anticipate this happening. They're not stupid.

It just reminds me of Tri Def this whole thing. Sorry fans...

It's nice that DM has blocked me as that'll save the whole "It's nothing like Tri Def here is a technical run down on why whilst I overlook the fact it's similar due to AMD out sourcing"
 
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pgi947 said:
Nvidia stated a while back that they would look at adaptive sync and adopt it if it proved to be a better solution then gsync.

I'm still leaning in favour of the hardware solution, its just taken amd 6 months to get 4k to work somewhat properly, this is what fuels my fears of a software based solution from either side.
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For me thats always the problem with AMDs software. Wether you think Nvidia locking stuff down is good or bad it means they own it and can push on as quick as they like. Compare this to AMD and an open standard and there will always be delays while everybody falls in line. Mantle seems to have gone against that though so hopefully thats a sign of better things to come
 
MjFrosty said:
I think a lot of the issues are bandwidth / signal related and should disappear with DP1.3a anyway hopefully.

But having NVs scaler will most likely give it the advantage...or not. Time will tell. Despite the general anger towards them charging for it, I very much doubt they didn't anticipate this happening. They're not stupid.

It just reminds me of Tri Def this whole thing. Sorry fans...

It's nice that DM has blocked me as that'll save the whole "It's nothing like Tri Def here is a technical run down on why whilst I overlook the fact it's similar due to AMD out sourcing"
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I think we can add Bullet to that as well. I had such high hopes for their phsics engine that seems to have dissapeared forever now
 
Interesting article, but seems rather dated. Also I do love how People call G-Sync proprietary and free-sync open, when in fact it is Adaptive-Sync that is open and Free-Sync that is AMD's Proprietary use of hardware/software (that is built into their GPU's) that allows AMD to utilise the Adaptive-Sync standard to work.
 
Project FreeSync Frequently Asked Questions

All the available information about FreeSync, in one bite size chunk.

Because Project FreeSync obviates the need for v-sync, gamers especially sensitive to input latency — a delay between mouse movement and cursor movement — will also see a distinct increase in responsiveness.

Finally, disabling v-sync would typically introduce nasty horizontal tearing, but Project FreeSync also eliminates tearing as a rule. Project FreeSync is a "best of all worlds" solution from the perspective of smoothness, image quality and responsiveness.
How does Project FreeSync utilize DisplayPort™ Adaptive-Sync to determine the period of time a frame is displayed to the user?
​An AMD Radeon™ graphics card compatible with Project FreeSync uses the DisplayPort™ Adaptive-Sync specification to automatically determine the minimum and maximum refresh rates supported by a dynamic refresh-ready system. Using this approach, no communication must occur to negotiate the time a current frame remains on-screen, or to determine that is safe to send a new frame to the monitor.
By eliminating the need for ongoing communication with pre-negotiated screen update rates, Project FreeSync can execute highly dynamic changes in frame presentation intervals without incurring communications overhead or latency penalties.
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Source
http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/freesync-faq.aspx
 
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