4K G-Sync

[ChrisxIxCross]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiXC-fT-zD8

 

Since a working prototype of 4K G-Sync was displayed at this years past CES, would it be safe to say there's good chance we will see a real version of this at CES 2015? With Maxwell just around the corner a pair of two 6gb 880's (fingers crossed) and one of these would be perfect. 

[beebskadoo]

G-Sync hype train is pretty much over IMHO

[Altecice]

What's up with G-Sync not really being a thing in the market? How come is hasn't been adopted by gamers, why are 120hz/144hz displays still more popular than G-Sync displays? Price, requirements, interest?

 

They are far cheaper and not linked to Nvidia hardware only.

[ericlee30]

What's up with G-Sync not really being a thing in the market? How come is hasn't been adopted by gamers, why are 120hz/144hz displays still more popular than G-Sync displays? Price, requirements, interest?

I think alot of it has to do with G-sync being Nivida only and as of right now its only available on TN panels, which pushes alot of people away from it.

[ChrisxIxCross]

What's up with G-Sync not really being a thing in the market? How come is hasn't been adopted by gamers, why are 120hz/144hz displays still more popular than G-Sync displays? Price, requirements, interest?

Well atm there are zero G-Sync monitors available for purchase other than the upgrade kit for the VG248QE. However once they start coming out within the next few months, Im sure they will catch on real fast.

[ChrisxIxCross]

AMD's freesync being potentially adopted by VESA's DP 1.2a / 1.3 refresh could kill G-Sync's market. It will be interesting so see what happens in the following months.

That still needs a scaler like Nvidia has done with GSYNC. Variable refresh has always been available with DP 1.2 however no one has decided to implement it until now.

[ChrisxIxCross]

Not to get off topic, but do you think AMD's Free Sync technology will surpass G-Sync in the long run? It sounds like that VESA (if they agreed to deploy AMD's Free Sync into the standard) could have a larger market than nVidia. Especially if Free Sync is compatible with nVidia GPU's too.

Nah not really, Nvidia has already signed big deals with all the major monitor manufacturers to make G-Sync models, not to mention AMD would have to engineer and develop their own scaler for Free-Sync. G-Sync for example was 5 years in the making before Nvidia was ready to announce it. So imo what SHOULD happen is Nvidia needs to swallow their damn pride and allow G-Sync to work with AMD cards as well.