• Competitor rules

    Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.

Use Freesync or not

w00dy85

w00dy85

w00dy85

Associate
Joined
14 Feb 2008
Posts
1,284
I now have a 6800xt after swapping my 2080 Super and not sure whether to use freesync or not. The reason why is because it only supports up to 90Hz and my monitor ASUS MG279Q, but my monitor can run at 144Hz. The main games I play are L4D, GFTO, Vermintide 2 and I play IL2 flightsim in VR. I guess the VR doesn't matter as that doesn't use the monitor really.

So I'm unsure whether to use it or just stick with it turned off and max out the fps.
 
That seems odd, I have a 6900XT and am getting 120Hz free-sync, i.e. the full range the screen supports 48 to 120Hz.

Is this a "bug" with the monitor that its free-sync range is capped at less than its max?

Just having "enhanced sync" on (you can use it with FS too) and setting a fixed rate might be fine too. Maybe compare with 90 and 120 and see how much difference to the feel you notice.

The frame rate may be more consistent at 90 and if you have Radeon Chill on or a cap in the game, you'll also use less electricity. ;)
 
Nemesis.ie said:
That seems odd, I have a 6900XT and am getting 120Hz free-sync, i.e. the full range the screen supports 48 to 120Hz.

Is this a "bug" with the monitor that its free-sync range is capped at less than its max?

Just having "enhanced sync" on (you can use it with FS too) and setting a fixed rate might be fine too. Maybe compare with 90 and 120 and see how much difference to the feel you notice.

The frame rate may be more consistent at 90 and if you have Radeon Chill on or a cap in the game, you'll also use less electricity. ;)
Click to expand...

Looking at the monitor spec its a very early Freesync implementation, which is why the range is onlly 45-90Hz.
 
Might be possible to extend the FreeSync range with CRU, have a google and see if it's possible.
 
LtMatt said:
Might be possible to extend the FreeSync range with CRU, have a google and see if it's possible.
Click to expand...

I will look into this.

Johnny Silverhand said:
Sounds like a monitor upgrade is on the cards... ;)
Click to expand...

It is something I will do later this year, though I am very happy with my current monitor.

Nemesis.ie said:
I can highly recommend a good HDMI 2.1 TV. :) Maybe wait for the 2021 models, they look promising and with full 48Gbps.
Click to expand...

Something to think about when looking for my next upgrade.

Thank you for the input everyone, I think for now I will stay with it off.
 
Last edited:
Geforce also supports Freesync now, why would you want your FPS to be higher than what the monitor can display? It won't make any difference, and freesync is attached to monitor signal, so it should not affect other displays.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom