Will a freesync work with nvidia

They will work with any graphics card in terms of producing a picture at the resolution and maximum refresh rate.

But the freesync aspect of the monitor won't do anything. Freesync only works on the newer AMD GPU's, and Gsync is what you'll need if you want the monitor syncing the frames with an Nvidia GPU.
 
chivs688 said:
They will work with any graphics card in terms of producing a picture at the resolution and maximum refresh rate.

But the freesync aspect of the monitor won't do anything. Freesync only works on the newer AMD GPU's, and Gsync is what you'll need if you want the monitor syncing the frames with an Nvidia GPU.
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How far are amd behind nvidia 1070/80 cards? I have no problem switching to the red team
 
bigjimmyauk said:
any particular reason you want to switch teams and buy a monitor, rather than just buy a Gsync monitor:confused:
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I have a 970 now and fancy upgrading so was looking at the 1070 or a fury card, I I get the fury card I will have more money for a better monitor, I'm not a nvidia or AMD fanboy I'm happy to buy whichever give me the best value for money and a better monitor
 
Since you need to buy an AMD card as well as the Freesync monitor, you might as well just use what you would have spent on the AMD card and buy a G-SYNC monitor :p
 
VincentHanna said:
Those resolutions (2560x1080) will be fine on a 970 with G-Sync.

Anything higher might be an issue.
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That's why I was thinking of going red this time because I can get 1440 freesync monitor and fury card for almost £250 less than a gsync1440 monitor and a 1070

£750 for red team
£998 for green team
 
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woppy101 said:
That's why I was thinking of going red this time because I can get 1440 freesync monitor and fury card for almost £250 less than a gsync1440 monitor and a 1070

£750 for red team
£998 for green team
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There's almost no reason to buy an AMD graphics card right now if you've got a 970. The latest release, the 480, is pretty much equal in performance.

If you want to switch to AMD you should wait until the end of the year when they release their 'Vega' line of gpu's. They'll be the flagship top end AMD cards that should have a nice significant performance jump over your 970, and should be the cards that compete with the 1070 and 1080. Right now there isn't much choice on the red side for you.

If you don't want to wait that long, I'd say keep an eye out for deals on the 1070/1080. The founders edition crap Nvidia have done with them, plus the scarcity of supply, has meant the prices of them are high right now. It should settle a bit in the coming couple weeks/months though, at which point you could go for one of them then.

Personally I'm waiting til Vega at the end of the year and then picking the best one from then in terms of price/performance. Will be upgrading from a 390 which is pretty much the AMD equivalent of your 970.
 
woppy101 said:
That's why I was thinking of going red this time because I can get 1440 freesync monitor and fury card for almost £300 less than a gsync1440 monitor and a 1070

£750 for red team
£998 for green team
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i think to be honest gsync is the better technology from what i've been reading this week. Seems there is a lot more going on with gsync for it to work under a lot of circumstances, freesync seems rather basic the way it handles everything. It really all boils down to what brand you want to be stuck with for the next few years.

The key technical difference between G-Sync and FreeSync, apart from the licensing requirements (or lack thereof!), is the way in which they handle GPU output that lies outside of the refresh rate range of the monitor. FreeSync is limited to matching refresh rates to frame rates via AdaptiveSync.

It cannot perform any other refresh rate tricks in the same way that G-Sync can, when the GPU's frame rate is outside of the monitor's refresh rate. Therefore, a FreeSync GPU has a frame rate outside of its monitor's refresh rate range, it defaults back to working with or without VSync as per the user's preference, which means there will be tearing or stuttering again.
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that above statement made me think is freesync really worth it.
 
bigjimmyauk said:
i think to be honest gsync is the better technology from what i've been reading this week. Seems there is a lot more going on with gsync for it to work under a lot of circumstances, freesync seems rather basic the way it handles everything. It really all boils down to what brand you want to be stuck with for the next few years.



that above statement made me think is freesync really worth it.
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http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-Software-Crimson-Improves-FreeSync-and-Frame-Pacing-Support

Not sure where you got that quote from but it's not really correct. AMD have introduce frame doubling when you go below the refresh window of the freesync. It doesn't simply give up and give you stutter and tearing like that quote suggests.
 
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