Official AMD Free Sync launch

[Doobeedoo]

Good. Still waiting for display technology to advance to get a premium monitor worth the price, without any compromises.

[NeverNotExhausted]

Nope. Freesync will likely stay an amd thing

 

It's part of the VESA standard, so it's open to everybody. It's just that Nvidia is likely to ignore it and push Gsync even though it's a worse implementation of the same thing

[The Benjamins]

It's part of the VESA standard, so it's open to everybody. It's just that Nvidia is likely to ignore it and push Gsync even though it's a worse implementation of the same thing

No its not, adaptive sync is the feature in VESA standards. Freesync AMD implementation that runs on the adaptive sync standard. 

[NeverNotExhausted]

No its not, adaptive sync is the feature in VESA standards. Freesync AMD implementation that runs on the adaptive sync standard. 

 

That made no sense mate?

 

If it's AMD's implementation of a feature in the VESA standard, then how is it not part of the standard?

[spartaman64]

That made no sense mate?

 

If it's AMD's implementation of a feature in the VESA standard, then how is it not part of the standard?

free sync is adaptive sync, amd gpu, and drivers so its a combination of all 3 if nvidia uses adaptive sync with their gpu and made drivers for it they probably would name it g sync

[NeverNotExhausted]

free sync is adaptive sync, amd gpu, and drivers so its a combination of all 3 if nvidia uses adaptive sync with their gpu and made drivers for it they probably would name it g sync

 

Which is basically what I was just saying?

I was also pointing out that Nvidia would never use adaptive sync if they had an opportunity to push a proprietary standard, hence the gsync module ever being a thing when there was a standard for this anyway?

[sgloux3470]

Nvidia will just slap a g sync sticker on adaptive sync supporting monitors.

[The Benjamins]

Which is basically what I was just saying?

I was also pointing out that Nvidia would never use adaptive sync if they had an opportunity to push a proprietary standard, hence the gsync module ever being a thing when there was a standard for this anyway?

Freesync is a AMD branding of a standard called adaptive sync. freesync is NOT in VESA standards. Freesync is also a software later in AMD drives to use the feature called adaptive sync, so the GPU can utilize it. its like a translator so the GPU can talk to the adaptive sync.

[NeverNotExhausted]

Freesync is a AMD branding of a standard called adaptive sync. freesync is NOT in VESA standards. Freesync is also a software later in AMD drives to use the feature called adaptive sync, so the GPU can utilize it. its like a translator so the GPU can talk to the adaptive sync.

 

Which is exactly what I was saying. It's a standard that's being implemented in the VESA standard to displayport 1.2a. Something that AMD has been pushing for them to do?

 

I'm not really sure what point your trying to push here?

[martinrox1568]

No its not, adaptive sync is the feature in VESA standards. Freesync AMD implementation that runs on the adaptive sync standard. 

Freesync is basically a driver that allows adaptive sync, the thing implemented to displayport, to work in a way that allows the frames to sync with the monitor's refresh rate

[ice856]

Nice music

[The Benjamins]

Which is exactly what I was saying. It's a standard that's being implemented in the VESA standard to displayport 1.2a. Something that AMD has been pushing for them to do?

 

I'm not really sure what point your trying to push here?

freesync allows adaptive sync to work on AMD cards. Freesync is not a part of VESA or adaptive sync in itself. freesync is a drive that allows the hardware feature to be used by the software, it is not the hardware feature. AMD got VESA to bring their frame pacing tech from eDP to DP and they called in adaptive sync. 

 

think of it like adaptive sync as a transmission of a car and freesync is the shifting knob. the knob is not the transmission but a way for the person (GPU) to communicate to the transmission (adaptive sync) what to do.

[NeverNotExhausted]

freesync allows adaptive sync to work on AMD cards. Freesync is not a part of VESA or adaptive sync in itself. freesync is a drive that allows the hardware feature to be used by the software, it is not the hardware feature. AMD got VESA to bring their frame pacing tech from eDP to DP and they called in adaptive sync. 

 

think of it like adaptive sync as a transmission of a car and freesync is the shifting knob. the knob is not the transmission but a way for the person (GPU) to communicate to the transmission (adaptive sync) what to do.

 

Yeah, your really not getting the point here mate. Bye

[The_Evenger]

that video was actually really good at explaining what tearing is, if anyone asks I'm going to point to that for now on. that and techquickie's video

[mr moose]

Yeah, your really not getting the point here mate. Bye

 

No, he understands perfectly,  adaptive sync and freesync are two different parts of the one system.  adaptive sync is the standard in display port, free sync is AMD's application to use adaptive sync.

 

You can't say that freesync is a display port standard because it is not.  The confusion probably comes from monitors that are advertised as being freesync, this is basically just a combination of marketing (people know what freesync is but not really adaptive sync) because they don't want people confused and asking if it will work with freesync.  And also because some monitors are specifically built to work with freesync and not just be adaptive sync compliant.  

[NeverNotExhausted]

No, he understands perfectly,  adaptive sync and freesync are two different parts of the one system.  adaptive sync is the standard in display port, free sync is AMD's application to use adaptive sync.

 

You can't say that freesync is a display port standard because it is not.  The confusion probably comes from monitors that are advertised as being freesync, this is basically just a combination of marketing (people know what freesync is but not really adaptive sync) because they don't want people confused and asking if it will work with freesync.  And also because some monitors are specifically built to work with freesync and not just be adaptive sync compliant.  

 

I know exactly that they are different things. I know that freesync is basically a way to utilize adaptive sync, that makes it part of the open standard that is adaptive sync. I'm not saying that everything that uses adaptive sync is going to be labeled as freesync, I'm saying that there's nothing stopping any company out there from utilizing the tech that is there. But Nvidia is unlikely to jump on board because lets face it, it's Nvidia.

[cesrai]

AMD doesn't own Adaptive-sync, free-sync is there implementation of Adaptive-sync, Nicosia can choose to support Adaptive-sync and call it G-sync if they want too.

[The Benjamins]

I know exactly that they are different things. I know that freesync is basically a way to utilize adaptive sync, that makes it part of the open standard that is adaptive sync. I'm not saying that everything that uses adaptive sync is going to be labeled as freesync, I'm saying that there's nothing stopping any company out there from utilizing the tech that is there. But Nvidia is unlikely to jump on board because lets face it, it's Nvidia.

Ya any company can use adaptive sync only amd has rights to freesync.

[Specter]

Will hd7790 support freesync? it has same gpu as 260x

[Notional]

Will hd7790 support freesync? it has same gpu as 260x

According to http://support.amd.com/en-us/search/faq/219 the hd7790 does not have the updated display controller to handle the synced framerate in games. Only powersaving and video playback support.

[mr moose]

Will hd7790 support freesync? it has same gpu as 260x

you'll need a card with GCN 1.1 or later to use freesync.  

 

So that is: R9 295X2, 290X, R9 290, R9 285, R7 260X and R7 260

 

Amd don't list the older numbers so unless they did something to the GPU when refreshing it for the 260x then no.