Freesync Confusion on Laptop

[PrathamG]

Hi,

So I have a HP Gaming Laptop with AMD Ryzen 58--H with Integrated Graphics and a Nvidia RTX 3050Ti GPU
I'm making an external monitor setup with my laptop and here's the confusion:
My laptop screen is ofc connected to the iGPU thus has Freesync enabled.

The Monitor that i bought is G-Sync Compatible, Freesync Premium

The Laptop's HDMI out is via the Nvidia GPU, and there is no Display Port out.

We know that Freesync is only supported through DP, so what am I supposed to do here if I want my Monitor to work with Freesync/GSync?

[Kid.Lazer]

Freesync is indeed supported on HDMI, however, the Nvidia GPU is your limiting factor here. They, in their infinite wisdom, have decided to only allow use of display port for G-sync.

 

Edit: this seems to have changed? You might be able to make it work under generic VRR, but both the display and GPU need HDMI 2.1 ports.

[porina]

G-Sync Compatible works over HDMI. I think it was only original native G-Sync that needed DP.

[Kid.Lazer]

Direct from Nvidia (edited for contextual relevance):

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Do G-SYNC Compatible displays work on both DisplayPort and HDMI with GeForce GPUs?

Updated 09/29/2021 01:59 PM

Do G-SYNC Compatible displays work on both DisplayPort and HDMI with GeForce GPUs?

[...]It may work, it may work partly, or it may not work at all. To give it a try:

NVIDA GeForce GTX 16 series/RTX 20 series (Turing) and higher will support variable refresh rate over HDMI on displays which support this feature over HDMI 2.1. For the best gaming experience, we recommend a G-SYNC Compatible display. To enable this:

1. 1. Connect your TV via HDMI to your GeForce RTX or GeForce GTX 16-Series or higher GPU

2. 2. Enable the HDMI 2.1 Variable Refresh Rate functionality of your TV/display through it's own internal settings

3. 3. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel by right clicking your desktop > NVIDIA Control Panel

4. 4. On the left nav, select Display > Set up G-SYNC

5. 5. Enable G-SYNC, and click Apply on the bottom right of the window

If you don’t own a G-SYNC Compatible TV, but do own a display or TV that only supports variable refresh rates via HDMI 2.1, you can try enabling G-SYNC as detailed above. As these displays and TVs have yet to through our comprehensive validation process, we can’t guarantee variable refresh rates will work, or work without issues.

 

[PrathamG]

But my Monitor has a HDMI 1.4 Port only, I know GSync is impossible without HDMI 2.1 over HDMI, i'm fine if even Freesync runs

[Glenwing]

Most likely there is a USB-C port supporting DisplayPort output, you can try using a USB-C to DisplayPort adapter.