How likely is it that we'll see any monitors with GSync and Freesync support?
Well since Nvidia dont manufacture monitors wouldn't it be up to the company that do to decide whether or not to add support for both technologies to the same monitor?
I doubt the modules needed would work along side one another
Would it not be possible for either one to simply remain unused while the other is used (depending on which gfx card you have)?
Considering the enormous price bump using GSync adds i expect freesync to take over and kill it within a couple of years unless Nvidia can add something else to it.
Wasn't freesync being added to the VESA specification? Any future gpu claiming VESA will have to support it. If the cost of gsync is negligible why are monitors adding £200 to the price for it.
Wasn't freesync being added to the VESA specification? Any future gpu claiming VESA will have to support it. If the cost of gsync is negligible why are monitors adding £200 to the price for it.
I'm pretty sure that a gsync monitor could be made to run with freesync by using a software update.
All gsync monitors can be made to run without gsync enabled so I'm not exactly sure the normal controller is missing but rather disabled if you switch on gsync.
Pure speculation.
I think it ultimately comes down to pricing and performance. If freesync works without the bugs of gsync (display flickering/strobe effect at 0 fps) and costs less for identical specification monitors then you can expect gsync to die out.
Either way I think freesync will cause NVidia to rethink their crazy mark up price on the gsync module itself. People will pay £20 extra put £100 isn't going to fly with freesync about.
It's a bit of a crazy market where you have to buy a monitor to match your GPU and if you want to switch GPU you now have to start thinking about switching monitor as j.
Adaptive sync is optional in DP1.3, so no it does not mean that all monitors will eventually support freesync, AMD have said it costs an extra $20 to support freesync, monitor makers are not going to automatically pay an extra $20 in manufacturing costs on monitors that retail for $150-200, it is only going to be premium/gamer ones
The number of gsync models on sale only goes to show how niche this technology is, even with nvidia having the commanding market share.