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AMD Project FreeSync: Q & A with Robert Hallock

humbug said:
Does the 290/X have FULL compatibility?
will all Future AMD GPU's have full compatibility?

Would you seek to to partner with one or more of those screen vendors to offer AMD GPU + screen bundles?
or money off screen coupons when purchasing 'X' AMD GPU?
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1) Yes, the 290X supports all FreeSync features. Please see here for the list of all current products that support FreeSync, and what sub-features are supported.

2) I don't know what promotional deals are planned, yet. We're not at that stage of development.
 
Is there any possibility that AMD push vendors who have technically capable displays to release a firmware that allows for the use of free sync?

Personally, I think not doing so is a marketing blunder for the manufacturers.

Also, as it stands, is adaptive sync a completely optional standard to implement? (somewhat goes against what the concensus was previously). Which means that to know a monitor is free sync capable, it's clearly going to have to market it as such?
 
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Gregster said:
Who and how many monitor vendors are on board?

will any vendor release a firmware update for currently capable monitors?
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Hi Gregster,

I can't provide you the names and numbers of the vendors (manufacturers) right now. This information will become available as we get closer to Q4 of this year. I can assure you that Rob and I will share this information as soon as it becomes available to us with everyone here...and the world.
 
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Gregster said:
Who and how many monitor vendors are on board?

will any vendor release a firmware update for currently capable monitors?
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1) We'll be making announcements to this effect in the near future.

2) I would not count on any monitor manufacturer releasing a firmware upgrade to users. While many savvy users will have no issue performing the upgrade, it's really a support nightmare. What if a user loses power? What if the user turns the monitor off mid-upgrade? There are many "oh no!" scenarios, many uncontrollable, that could cause the upgrade to fail and ruin the display. Everyone should have clear expectations that a new display will be required.
 
bananaman said:
Thanks for doing the Q&A - really good to see.

You mentioned that Adaptive-Sync is part of the 1.2a VESA standard, but not 1.3 as you do not know what is planned for that. Is there anything in the standard which you think could lead to fragmentation in how Adaptive-Sync is implemented in future standards (and therefore future monitors) or would you see backward compatability as fairly likely?
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The 1.3 standard is unfinished (AFAIK), and this question is really best asked of the VESA group. Not only am I unable to comment for their organization, they would know the full plans for the 1.3 specification much better than I.
 
Thracks said:
2) I would not count on any monitor manufacturer releasing a firmware upgrade to users. While many savvy users will have no issue performing the upgrade, it's really a support nightmare. What if a user loses power? What if the user turns the monitor off mid-upgrade? There are many "oh no!" scenarios, many uncontrollable, that could cause the upgrade to fail and ruin the display. Everyone should have clear expectations that a new display will be required.
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And how is that any different to the plethora of consumer items that get firmware updates etc? I mean I could literally write a list.
 
Martini1991 said:
And how is that any different to the plethora of consumer items that get firmware updates etc? I mean I could literally write a list.
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If a phone firmware update fails, you download the OTA and flash it from recovery mode or restore from iTunes. If a motherboard BIOS flash fails, your board is dead unless you have a dual BIOS. If your monitor firmware flash fails, your monitor doesn't work any more. It's substantially different.
 
I guess there are a couple of reasons why all monitor won't have adaptive sync, because some monitors will be using Gysnc and some monitors will not need it. It would be foolish for anyone to think that all monitors would be freesync compatible.

You say adaptive sync is an optional part of 1.2a and not a part of 1.3 as yet. But surely, you must have some idea. At the Freesync demo back in January an AMD guy called Koduri went on about showing people the technology in DP 1.3.

Can you even tell us if you are even trying to make adaptive sync a requirement for DP 1.3?
 
Thracks said:
If a phone firmware update fails, you download the OTA and flash it from recovery mode or restore from iTunes. If a motherboard BIOS flash fails, your board is dead unless you have a dual BIOS. If your monitor firmware flash fails, your monitor doesn't work any more. It's substantially different.
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To most people their phone is dead when they've messed up, it really is only the tech savvy that will sort it (the same tech savvy you claim would have no problem).
Also, motherboards with dual bioses didn't exist from the get go, plenty will have died in failed flashes, so it'd be exactly the same scenario.

Then we're ignoring where plenty of other devices can go messed up too.

It's just a cop out to be honest. (from the vendors)
 
Is the tech limited to TN panels at the moment or do you have plans to roll out onto VA and IPS panels? If the later, any idea when that might happen? Theres numerous members on this forum, Humbug for example, who won't touch a TN panel with an barge pole, instead preferring the superior colour rendition that IPS gives.
 
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