AMD caught on lying as well, falsely presenting a working variable refresh rate monitor

[Faa]

Let's just sum up quickly what you need for Adaptive Sync;

A monitor that with DP1.2a support and especially the extension Adaptive Sync is needed to benefit from variable refresh rate but Adaptive Sync is not mandatory to the DP1.2a spec. To clear up; FreeSync is AMD's implentation for Adaptive Sync such as driver/GPU support.

AMD here claims, they took a monitor straight from a manufacturer and only modded the firmware (somewhere at 0.30 to 0.45) and managed to get variable refresh rate working;

Truth is AMD didn't want to say which monitor it was, I actually found it;



It doesn't have DP1.2a at all, full specs are here; http://www.anandtech.com/show/7385/nixeus-nxvue27d-27-a-450-wqhd-256x1440-ips-led-dponly-monitor-

AMD didn't want to show that 40-60 fps claim just to confirm variable refresh rate is working, they've only showed the stutter part working, you don't even fucking need Gsync/Adaptive sync to do this. If your GPU is running all the time exactly at 50 fps in that demo, make a custom resolution and set the refresh rate of your monitor to 50 Hz and boom done. Waw a million or two people trapped in it.

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AMD said even laptops are capable of Freesync (AMD's implentation for Adaptive Sync/Variable refresh rate)

Using two Toshiba Sattelite notebooks purchased at retail, without any hardware modifications, AMD demonstrated variable refresh rate technology. 

At 0.16, FPS stays static at 30 fps. OSD is telling they are lying.

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A half year later, we got our company who's selling CPU's with IPC dating from 2004 for 300$ (1000$ before) to troll again with Computex.

A german source posted this;

"The demo runs at a refresh rate 47-48 frames per second and the monitor provides thanks to the custom frequency a perfect picture that is very similar to Nvidia G-Sync. Currently the demo does not have a varying framerate at wich the monitor could react. While the monitor showed no problems during the presentation, the tech demo of AMD also crashed several times."

http://www.computerbase.de/2014-06/amd-freesync-monitore-guenstiger-als-g-sync/

So it took AMD a year to finally get variable refresh rate working, the firmware update they promised took a year and in the mean time they were saying you need a new monitor.

[Unlikelyjoker]

Still thinking about AMD

[carolkarine]

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if we're going to bitch and whine about every company that faked an effect for an expo we'll list every company in existence.

 

so long as it works when it's possible for people to buy it, there's no problem.

[zappian]

Well that was kind of an asshole move.

 

Most lies come up anyways.

 

I had believed AMD when they said you wouldn't need a new monitor.

[vm'N]

I lie, you lie, everybody lies.

[PopReference]

What? This article is from March June last year. I remember this repost. What are you doing Faa?

[GrimNeo]

Everybody lies. Can they both lower the prices?

[Spongy141]

Umm, I honestly see no real proof in what you are saying, either way, it wouldn't matter, and I honestly wouldn't care and I still will buy a free-sync monitor.

[azurezeed]

But the freesync monitors that are coming are legit, right?

[Raudi_]

Shouldn't  be going around saying it was BS unless you have a 110% proof that it was faked and to me it seems like this  is all old information your using to come up with the conclusion. You don't know what else was being used ran at the time of the demos they ran.
 

[Avcn42]

Capitalism strikes again

 

I'm downloading those G-sync drivers right now to see if they work for me

[ImBleu]

AdaptiveSyncGATE anyone?

[theloveablemoose]

I bet anyone here that I/O will jump in here and pull the same stuff he did last night.

What he do last night. I try to keep up on these things but.

[Raudi_]

Capitalism strikes again

 

I'm downloading those G-sync drivers right now to see if they work for me

They won't because it the G-Sync deal was a hoax, and was faked due to G-Sync being something that is a hardware add in to the displays.

[JeffreyEagan]

What he do last night. I try to keep up on these things but.

Went off on nvidia in the rudest manner possible.

[Norman_the_Owl]

This is just dumb. Xbox demos are being run off of PCs, and nobody cares

[Octavialicious]

They confirmed my monitor will be supported, and I am confident it will arrive in working order.

[Majestic]

and I honestly wouldn't care and I still will buy a free-sync monitor.

 

Even if it doesn't work for shit? 

[spartaman64]

it could be possible that they put their own custom software and go it working on that monitor but then they found out they can't easily get it working on every monitor

 

also adaptive sync originally came from laptops

[TheMissxu]

There is a difference between lying and showing us what the expirence *IS ACTUALLY* like.

 

Xbox was caught showing off PC graphics saying it was an Xbox one. Everyone freaked out (not really though) because when the actual Xbox One came out, it didn't have high end PC graphics (how could it... it costs 25% of said PC). This is completely different... 30 FPS on a 30Hz monitor IS what Gsync and FreeSync are going to look like.

 

Also, if you are comparing this to the scale of of the 970 memory issues... Yeah, no.

[Faa]

There is a difference between lying and showing us what the expirence *IS ACTUALLY* like..

What experience? A monitor set to a fixed refresh rate? You can do it at home. 

[spartaman64]

Even if it doesn't work for shit? 

linus in his CES video already showed that free sync works really well

[TheMissxu]

What experience? A monitor set to a fixed refresh rate? You can do it at home. 

Not when your frame rate is varying...

 

They showed us what a variable refresh rate monitor would look like. It looks like a fixed refresh rate and fixed frames per second output (Oh no! Did I just lie!? The answer is no.).

[spartaman64]

I think this is bait to see if people that critized nvidia will do the same when AMD lies.

Test passed m8 .

Enjoy

there isnt definite proof that amd lied

[bob345]

Companies screw up. It happens, no point in dwelling on all of these problems.