can you use a g-sync monitor on AMD cards?

[xXxsephirothxXx]

I'm thinking of getting a couple RX480's and i was wondering if i'm able to use them on my g-sync monitor?

I know that g-sync wont work but as long as i'm able to use it as a standard monitor then that's fine.

the monitor is a 'Acer XB280HK' Dunno if that bit of info helps at all.

cheers
-Hugh

 

[zola25]

Yes, you can use it as a normal monitor, just g-sync won't function.

Edit: 2 x RX480s will be very much a sidegrade from 2 x GTX 970. Is that worth losing G-sync for?

 

[eddiew]

Should work fine, just as you say, without the g-sync

 

[Vish Petrol]

Get a 1070?

 

[xXxsephirothxXx]

Yes, you can use it as a normal monitor, just g-sync won't function.

Edit: 2 x RX480s will be very much a sidegrade from 2 x GTX 970. Is that worth losing G-sync for?

ah yer i need to update my pc spec, i sold one of the 970's awhile ago, also the 970's only have 3.5GB ram while the RX 480's have 8GB so that would help at 4k.

 

[foster grant]

ah yer i need to update my pc spec, i sold one of the 970's awhile ago, also the 970's only have 3.5GB ram while the RX 480's have 8GB so that would help at 4k.

And is it not the case those 4Gig 480s can be flashed to 8Gigs too ?

 

[xXxsephirothxXx]

And is it not the case those 4Gig 480s can be flashed to 8Gigs too ?

yer the 4gb versions can be flashed to 8gb.

 

[VincentHanna]

You've already paid the G-sync premium.

Makes more sense to me to spend £460 on an Nvidia 1070 than two AMD 480's IMO.

Particularly as Crossfire support has been so flaky.

 

[zola25]

Ah ok, 1 x 970 to 2 x RX480 does make sense in that case. I'm with Vincent though, a 1070 (or even 980 Ti at the right price) would make more sense in my view as you can a) keep g-sync and b) not have to worry about mGPU woes.

 

[adam98150]

Agree with the above. There's no way I'd buy two GPUs over a single better one.