Nvidia states Adaptive-Sync rumour support as untrue

[Samfisher]

Source : http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-amd-adaptive-sync-freesync,27736.html

 

 

 

 

When we reached out to Nvidia for a comment, the company flatly denied that the rumor is true and told us that "NVIDIA is solely focused on delivering the best gaming experience with G-SYNC—which is shipping and available today from leading monitor OEMs."

 

 

So..... Nvidia is not gonna support adaptive sync anyway now.

[Enderman]

If they start using displayport 1.2a or 1.3 they will basically just support it already. (unless they software block it, which would be extremely stupid to do)

 

BTW your signature size is against the CoC.

[AlwaysFSX]

If they start using displayport 1.2a or 1.3 they will basically just support it already.

 

BTW your signature size is against the CoC.

But while we're waiting for monitors that support it, gotta milk G-Sync.

[amintha1992]

how can they not support a function of displayport? its a spec of from VESA. not AMD. 

[AlwaysFSX]

how can they not support a function of displayport? its a spec of from VESA. not AMD. 

It's something different from AMD's implementation.

[Samfisher]

If they start using displayport 1.2a or 1.3 they will basically just support it already. (unless they software block it, which would be extremely stupid to do)

 

BTW your signature size is against the CoC.

 

AFAIK GM204 cards (980 and 970) are still on DP 1.2 though, so the earliest they will support Adaptive sync if ever, is either lower end GM204's or GM200 in the future.

[zapsyou]

I think they'll support it once the technology is finalised and once monitor supporting free sync go on sale.

[amintha1992]

It's something different from AMD's implementation.

i dont understand.. are you agreeing with me to not?

 

i know its not the same.

[Samfisher]

how can they not support a function of displayport? its a spec of from VESA. not AMD. 

 

If I remember correctly, Adaptive Sync is an optional thing to enable.  If you do support it you just get a special logo you can use on your products to show that it's supported.

[AlwaysFSX]

i dont understand.. are you agreeing with me to not?

 

i know its not the same.

Nvidia isn't supporting what AMD's stuff is, VESA they pretty much have to.

[amintha1992]

I think they'll support it once the technology is finalised and once monitor supporting free sync go on sale.

its not freesync.. its adaptiveSync. its a part of the new DisplayPort standard created by VESA.

[Notional]

Of course they would say that. They have lots of stock to get rid of. Besides we are still 3-4 months away from any Adaptive Sync capable monitor, so Nvidia will milk G-sync for all its worth. Nvidia have put a bit of money into g-sync, so I understand them, but they would be fools, not to support Adaptive Sync. Let's see what Nvidia has to say in 3-4 months.

[dragosudeki]

Probably a marketing move to make Nvidia users buy GSync for adaptive sync.... Since they know their GSync probably profits them a crazy amount by the look of the prices....

[-rascal-]

Had a gut feeling about this.

No DisplayPort 1.2a or newer anytime soon for the next NVidia GPU's...?

[Guest Kloaked]

Well of course they'd deny it. It was a rumor that was apparently "under NDA". So if it's true, they'd deny it because they still have G-Sync units to sell.

[Samfisher]

Anyone know for sure if the 970 and 980 are on DP 1.2a?  I know that the HDMI is 2.0 despite the official product page not saying so (confirmed on Anand I think).

[PopReference]

 

I think they'll support it once the technology is finalised and once monitor supporting free sync go on sale.

its not freesync.. its adaptiveSync. its a part of the new DisplayPort standard created by VESA.

 

There was nothing wrong with that sentence(besides spelling/grammar:P), what you added is irrelevant.

On topic:

Basically Nvidia is pulling an Nvidia right now. To completely deny everything in order to save face or to keep up sales of Gsync wile they still can, or just block their customers from any other options then what they sell. Anyway, this is why Nvidia gives me that "bad company" feel, in my opinion at least.

[The_Evenger]

too bad, i currently am using a Gigabyte r9 290, and i am waiting on some adaptive sync 144Hz monitors to come out. it would be nice to be able to switch to Nvidia in the future, but either way i'm going to be rockin' the 290 for a few years so i'm going to be getting Adaptive sync.

 

and potentially crossfire, i have a system capable of doing it!

[Humbug]

too bad, i currently am using a Gigabyte r9 290, and i am waiting on some adaptive sync 144Hz monitors to come out. it would be nice to be able to switch to Nvidia in the future, but either way i'm going to be rockin' the 290 for a few years so i'm going to be getting Adaptive sync.

and potentially crossfire, i have a system capable of doing it!

i too have a r9 290. I'm waiting for a 1440p IPS monitor which supports freesync.

[Techhog]

If they start using displayport 1.2a or 1.3 they will basically just support it already. (unless they software block it, which would be extremely stupid to do)

 

BTW your signature size is against the CoC.

Never doubt corporate stupidity, especially with a company like Nvidia in a case like this.

[Misanthrope]

If they start using displayport 1.2a or 1.3 they will basically just support it already. (unless they software block it, which would be extremely stupid to do)

 

Aye, because it's a standard they can (eventually) support adaptic sync as part of the standard without cannibalizing their own solution and remaining on point, i.e. "We're proud to bring you this brand new monitors with our trusted parters taking advantage of our G-Sync technology......here's the full list of specs....display port 1.3 fully supported" 

 

That way the monitor will quietly support both standards without making the statement here or in the future inaccurate.

[totjup5]

Wow.... Nvidia..... Why....... You assholes...... Nooooooooo

[Jack.EXE]

[spoiler=sources, right at the top ]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-amd-adaptive-sync-freesync,27736.html

 

[spoiler=TLDR, right at the top ]

 

When we reached out to Nvidia for a comment, the company flatly denied that the rumor is true and told us that "NVIDIA is solely focused on delivering the best gaming experience with G-SYNC—which is shipping and available today from leading monitor OEMs."

This, I Find disappointing. It's kinda backwards if you ask me. Freesync/Async is completely free.

 

Normally, when we hear about Project Freesync, the news comes from AMD, but today we spotted something about the green team's part in the conundrum. According to SweClockers.com, Nvidia revealed that it will be supporting monitors with the upcoming Adaptive-Sync technology.

As you've all already heard, and assumed to mean Async itself being supported, Nvidia will be supporting Async monitors. (well duh, that would be suicide to ditch a displayport standard)

 

 

 

Whether the report on SweClockers.com is accurate remains unknown, although given that the Adaptive-Sync standard isn't expected to cost all that much, AMD might just have forced Nvidia's hand. When we reached out to Nvidia for a comment, the company flatly denied that the rumor is true and told us that "NVIDIA is solely focused on delivering the best gaming experience with G-SYNC—which is shipping and available today from leading monitor OEMs."

-In the TL,DR This is disappointing, The opposite of progress is proprietary standards... Seriously.

We will see, however for the future. a lack of licensing fees may help the technology move along anyway, like linux.

 

 

Naturally, we hope that Nvidia will support Adaptive-Sync someday, because if both of the major graphics cards vendors support it, it won't be long until we see it as a standard on most monitors, eliminating a display problem that shouldn't have been a problem in the first place once and for all.

Couldn't agree more.

[Sexy Vanilla Freshness]

inb4 fanboy war

 

I was myself surprised when I read that they were going to be supporting other technologies, and am relatively unsurprised that it has been revealed that they will not.

 

A lot of people seemed to think that G-Sync is dead in the water, perhaps Nvidia think that is not the case.

[TheSLSAMG]

Your point, "This, I Find disappointing. It's kinda backwards if you ask me, it's completely free!", is completely flawed.

 

It is free for them to adopt, yes. But it would also impact sales of G-Sync monitors. It isn't backwards at all.