which is better g-sync or freesync?

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i know this has always been a debate, but ive now seen some of the options for the monitors with both, i dont quite know how it works on one screen, but how would you determine which to use or is it a case of it doesnt matter?

i mean if you was buying a new gpu that is.
 
Depends what your requirements are - there are still some games that use borderless window mode for fullscreen that don't work well with FreeSync and you have to pay a bit of attention to the adaptive sync range on many FreeSync monitors to get something that will work well within the kind of framerate range you'll be working with.

G-Sync has better low framerate handling but that isn't a big deal if your setup is capable of decent framerates but might be something you may or may not be sensitive to when the framerate is marginal i.e. if you are trying to push ultra/4K where there just might not be enough GPU grunt to keep things in the ideal spot.

G-Sync also has better control over overdrive for motion clarity than current FreeSync monitors but a lot of people don't seem particularly sensitive to the difference and in some cases it can be a negative - for instance in some cases you will see increased screen door type artefacts in areas of bright colour in motion, etc.
 
Depends what your requirements are - there are still some games that use borderless window mode for fullscreen that don't work well with FreeSync and you have to pay a bit of attention to the adaptive sync range on many FreeSync monitors to get something that will work well within the kind of framerate range you'll be working with.

G-Sync has better low framerate handling but that isn't a big deal if your setup is capable of decent framerates but might be something you may or may not be sensitive to when the framerate is marginal i.e. if you are trying to push ultra/4K where there just might not be enough GPU grunt to keep things in the ideal spot.

G-Sync also has better control over overdrive for motion clarity than current FreeSync monitors but a lot of people don't seem particularly sensitive to the difference and in some cases it can be a negative - for instance in some cases you will see increased screen door type artefacts in areas of bright colour in motion, etc.

thanks for reply.

well ive never had either, so i wouldnt know the screen changes etc you speak of, at the moment im using an lg 24" led tv, but will want a pc monitor again, but a more gaming orientated one than plain old multimedia like i had once and while im happy playing games at 1366x768 i would like to push 1080 again and maybe a higher refresh rate or push and try a 1440 screen out, but right now i have a rx 570 nitro + 8gb which i was aiming to get a decent 24" 1080p monitor(75hz) with freesync, but ive just taken delivery of a sugo sg 13, so depending how the setup goes i might end up changing for a itx version gpu of some kind which could end up as nvidia.

i only ever play at full screen, cant say ive ever had any issues of fitting a screen unless i push beyond 768.
 
Full fat or semi skimmed, your choice.

It will do the job and you can get used to one, over time, but it never tastes as good.
 
Now that nVidia cards work on FreeSync, why even consider GSync? Brand lockin is bad, but at the hardware level it's down right evil.
 
Now that nVidia cards work on FreeSync, why even consider GSync? Brand lockin is bad, but at the hardware level it's down right evil.

AMD couldn't get Freesync to work in The Division for quite a while, nVidia bring out first driver and it works a treat. Pretty pathetic imo.
 
AMD couldn't get Freesync to work in The Division for quite a while, nVidia bring out first driver and it works a treat. Pretty pathetic imo.

nVidia and ASUS couldn't get GSync to work on my ROG Swift and GTX770 without flickering or *any* game I had in the top left corner of the screen.
That's after RMAing the panel a few times. Couldn't RMA the GTX770 as it was already well out of warranty.

That's even more pathetic.
 
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