DisplayPort 1.2a Specification Change Request for Industry Standard Variable Refresh Rate

[Final8y]

Hot on the heels of NVIDIA G-SYNC, AMD demonstrated FreeSync, something more easily done with laptop controllers (which can dynamically change refresh rate, but for power saving purposes).

To bring FreeSync to desktop monitors, AMD applied for a DisplayPort 1.2a Specification Change Request, according to this hardware.fr article

“Benefits as a result of changes
This enables the ability for external DisplayPort to take advantage of the option to ignore MSA timing parameter and have the sink slave to source timing to realize per frame dynamic refresh rate.”

http://www.blurbusters.com/displayport-spec-change-request-for-variable-refresh/

 

[Final8y]

Ironically where G-SYNC/Free SYNC/whatever SYNC will be most useful, will be at the budget end(people using IGPs and low end graphics cards) and maybe at the extreme high end(4K level) IMHO.

Very likely.

 

[Final8y]

Wheres the extra value in cutting out half of the target audience?

I think there is FAR more to how both gsync and inevitably freesync work then anyone here realises.

Gsync is not cutting out anyone as the alternative is not ready yet, its adding a feature for more cost for those who have the pocket and the cards to run it.

freesync will not give them more profit so profit from gsync while they can.

 

[Final8y]

Surely profit would stem from extra sales to both parties.

The extra profit comes from having something that the other monitor brands dont have which you can charge a premium which Gsync gives the few who have the exclusive deal than not having Gsync, it does not matter that there are a large portions of people who cant run Gsync, they will buy the non Gsync version, but people who want the Gsync version have to also go to therm so its a double win.

If Freesync is adopted by all it will not benefit any particular brand over any other, it will be the Status quo, but as i have said it is not here yet, that does not mean that Gsync should not be offered until then, its not a case of if you cant offer all from the get go you should not offer at all.