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Yer bud and a good option for those looking to upgrade their CPU. Get a decent APU and you can get free or G sync tech. I see this as a good thing for us consumers.Gregster bear in mind you need a chip with an onboard GPU, so if you own a chip that doesnt have one it means buying one or going without, I dont think AMD will be too bothered, as it also requires you to use extra cables and stuff as well.
I would be pretty peeved if I was running AMD. Like Martin said, it is a huge selling point and Freesync is far cheaper than G-Sync screens, so a main selling point is now gone.
I see it as a good selling point for AMD. The cards are not always cheaper but if someone wants to go VRR, then they can, so long as they have an APU.Pretty bizarre statement Greg, why would they be peeved? Anybody at any time can use adaptive sync, that's the nature of open source. I would take this as a success for AMD, that Nvidia users are using Freesync monitors. Increasing AMD's mindshare while at the same time reducing the number of people buying Gsync monitors.
I see it as a good selling point for AMD. The cards are not always cheaper but if someone wants to go VRR, then they can, so long as they have an APU.
That was my point? Whilst Freesync has been a great selling point for AMD, what is to stop someone with a freesync screen and an APU going NVidia? It is a strong selling point that AMD have now not so strong. G-Sync means you are pretty much tied into NVidia. Freesync means you can go AMD or NVidia.....Well, If you think about it a bit more you would see that more people using Freesync monitors is better for AMD, even if they don't have an AMD GPU. At the moment Nvidia have the lions share of the market, if those people want to use sync technology they have to buy a Gsync monitor. When they buy the Gsync monitor that locks them into the Nvidia ecosystem, their next video card will more than likely be a Nvidia card. Whereas if there is a hack that lets them use their cards on a Freesync monitor, well they save some money and they might consider an AMD GPU next time around because they have a Freesync monitor.
It's a win win for AMD.
I would be pretty peeved if I was running AMD. Like Martin said, it is a huge selling point and Freesync is far cheaper than G-Sync screens, so a main selling point is now gone.
I also feel AMD don't have the resources to push tech as much as NVidia and hence they put it open source.
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I can hear Jen doing an Eli, when yer get stuck in the teleporter in HL2, SHUT IT DOWN!, SHUT IT DOWN!
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I did explain it in simple terms, so not sure what you couldn't understand?Why?
I already knew the focus for what Amd was bringing with Freesync aka Adaptive-Sync.
Why?
I already knew the focus for what Amd was bringing with Freesync aka Adaptive-Sync.
Gregster bear in mind you need a chip with an onboard GPU, so if you own a chip that doesnt have one it means buying one or going without, I dont think AMD will be too bothered, as it also requires you to use extra cables and stuff as well.
I did explain it in simple terms, so not sure what you couldn't understand?
I'm not peeved. It makes no odds to me, however it would have lost AMD a sale had I been able to just use a 1080 with an Intel IGP. I'm probably not the only one. I'm not sure how that's good for AMD.
Having a freesync monitor for all intents and purposes locks me into using AMD GPU's if I want to utilise freesync as it stands. If I no longer have to, it just loses AMD sales.
Freesync isn't adaptive sync. This is like day one stuff.
Freesync is a proprietary solution which utilises adaptive sync (Which sure, AMD can take credit for getting it added into the optional DP spec)
Saying freesync = adaptive sync isn't accurate though.
So would say just adding an RX 550 to the system work?
If so its like PhysX all over again, just this time you throw an AMD card in (cheap one) to make FREESYNC work on NVIDIA GPU.
Maybe time for 1080Ti + RX 550 bundle.![]()
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Then Amd will be forced to make that sale some other way. Simple really.
Also having it pass through another card in the middle will cause some latency, so it won't be as responsive as just plugging the monitor directly in to the AMD card.
Like produce better GPU's? Should be a basic business requirement really.