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At CES today, Nvidia announced that it has embarked on a mission to test every single adaptive-sync (FreeSync) monitor available and certify specific ones for G-Sync support at a driver level. So far, 400 monitors have been tested and 12 specific models have passed.
If you own one of these FreeSync monitors and an Nvidia graphics card, then a driver update on the 15th of January will allow you to switch on G-Sync. Nvidia’s VRR technology has been available without the proprietary module for some time now, although this has been reserved for gaming laptops. Now, it is opening up to the gaming desktop world too and over time, many more FreeSync displays will support G-Sync too.
Update (13:23): We have received confirmation from Nvidia that ‘certified’ FreeSync monitors will have Adaptive Sync enabled by default in the driver. If you have a monitor that has not been certified, you can enable Adaptive Sync manually in the Nvidia control panel.
Nvidia tested more than 400 FreeSync monitors to find those that met its standards for G-Sync. That included looking at metrics like a wide frame-rate range where VRR could be enabled (eg 60Hz to 144Hz), whether VRR was enabled by default and whether VRR gaming produced any unwanted artefacts like ghosting or flickering. Just 12 monitors made the cut, and they have become the first G-Sync Compatible monitors on the market. G-Sync Compatible monitor support will arrive in the first 2019 Game Ready driver, which is scheduled to be released on January 15th.
Intriguingly, Nvidia will also allow users to test G-Sync support on other monitors that support FreeSync, even if Nvidia hasn't listed them as G-Sync Compatible. That means that if you have a FreeSync monitor and a Nvidia 10-series or later graphics card, you may as well flip the switch and see what happens. Nvidia warns that the monitor "may work partly or may not work at all" with G-Sync enabled, but it's certainly worth trying.
It seems likely that we'll see a crowd-sourced list of unofficial G-Sync Compatible monitors once the feature goes live later this month, so stay tuned. Nvidia will also continue its efforts to test and certify additional FreeSync displays as for official G-Sync Compatible status, with more than 100 monitors awaiting testing at the moment.
Nvidia tested more than 400 FreeSync monitors to find those that met its standards for G-Sync. That included looking at metrics like a wide frame-rate range where VRR could be enabled (eg 60Hz to 144Hz)
Kow wrote:My 970 still runs almost everything just fine at high settings. But still, it'll soon be time for an upgrade. Just waiting for the vr moment to jump.
Frosty wrote:Yeah, I just had a read of that digital foundry 2060 analysis and DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is pretty cool. Basically render a frame at a lower resolution then use AI to upscale it. It sounds promising and seems like it could be a good way of getting higher resolutions without needing to brute force it. Not much supports it right now though.
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