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Does VRR really make a difference?

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Hey guys,

 

I am curious if it really makes a difference to have a monitor that has VRR, especially when G-Sync is turned on already.

Is it better to have that feature too?

 

Thanks in advance.

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VRR = variable refresh rate, which is exactly what Gsync is (but not only). Not sure what you're asking about.

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18 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

VRR = variable refresh rate, which is exactly what Gsync is (but not only). Not sure what you're asking about.

So I want to buy a new monitor but I am not sure which to choose. The two displays that are in the budget have either VRR or no VRR. Both have G-Sync though. I just wonder if it makes any difference to buy the one with VRR. It is also the one that is more expensive.

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38 minutes ago, Hip said:

So I want to buy a new monitor but I am not sure which to choose. The two displays that are in the budget have either VRR or no VRR. Both have G-Sync though. I just wonder if it makes any difference to buy the one with VRR. It is also the one that is more expensive.

G-Sync is a type of VRR technology.

 

Perhaps it is referring to HDMi 2.1 VRR ?

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1 hour ago, Hip said:

So I want to buy a new monitor but I am not sure which to choose. The two displays that are in the budget have either VRR or no VRR. Both have G-Sync though. I just wonder if it makes any difference to buy the one with VRR. It is also the one that is more expensive.

If you're talking about HDMI VRR support, then I wont have this feature in my consideration since you could always just use DP (and I think Gsync has features that are DP specific).

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Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

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SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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16 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

If you're talking about HDMI VRR support, then I wont have this feature in my consideration since you could always just use DP (and I think Gsync has features that are DP specific).

I do not know exactly what VRR type this is. The specification just says VRR supported. It is the Asus ROG Swift PG278QR.

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