Adaptive V-Sync

[Jamdude]

Does this feature work well and actually enable V-Sync when you reach the monitor's max refresh rate, or does it just cap your frame rate?

[Megahurt]

It's vsync, that turns itself off when you go under the refresh rate.

[GrimNeo]

Does this feature work well and actually enable V-Sync when you reach the monitor's max refresh rate, or does it just cap your frame rate?

Adaptive VSync - Nothing is more distracting than frame rate stuttering and screen tearing. The first tends to occur when frame rates are low, the second when frame rates are high. Adaptive VSync is a smarter way to render frames using NVIDIA Control Panel software. At high framerates, VSync is enabled to eliminate tearing. At low frame rates, it's disabled to minimize stuttering. For a superior solution, which eliminates stuttering, tearing and the addition of VSync-related input lag, see our G-SYNC technology page. According to Nvidia. I think anything under 30fps it will turn off. Also it will cap at whatever your refresh rate is. For example if you had a 60Hz monitor then it would cap at 60fps. AMD version is called FreeSync.

 

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/adaptive-vsync

www.amd.com/FreeSync

[Jamdude]

It's vsync, that turns itself off when you go under the refresh rate.

Thanks, so it actually enables VSync and doesn't just cap the frame rate.

 

Adaptive VSync - Nothing is more distracting than frame rate stuttering and screen tearing. The first tends to occur when frame rates are low, the second when frame rates are high. Adaptive VSync is a smarter way to render frames using NVIDIA Control Panel software. At high framerates, VSync is enabled to eliminate tearing. At low frame rates, it's disabled to minimize stuttering. For a superior solution, which eliminates stuttering, tearing and the addition of VSync-related input lag, see our G-SYNC technology page. According to Nvidia. I think anything under 30fps it will turn off. Also it will cap at whatevery your refresh rate is. For example if you had a 60Hz monitor then it would cap at 60fps. AMD version is called FreeSync

 

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/adaptive-vsync

www.amd.com/FreeSync

This isn't G-Sync and isn't comparable to AMD's FreeSync.  Adaptive V-Synce disables at less than 60fps, not 30.  You're saying it's just an fps cap and not actually syncing the frame to my monitor's refresh rate?

[CoolaxGaming]

Thanks, so it actually enables VSync and doesn't just cap the frame rate.

 

This isn't G-Sync and isn't comparable to AMD's FreeSync.  Adaptive V-Synce disables at less than 60fps, not 30.  You're saying it's just an fps cap and not actually syncing the frame to my monitor's refresh rate?

Nvidia uses a gsync module. AMD uses the adaptive v sync technology in dp 1.2a+

It syncs your monitors refresh rate to your fps

[AdamH96]

Adaptive sync turns on v-sync when your fps matches your monitor refresh rate. Off when it goes below. (you also won't get more fps than your monitor's refresh rate)

[whitedragon101]

Thanks, so it actually enables VSync and doesn't just cap the frame rate.

 

This isn't G-Sync and isn't comparable to AMD's FreeSync.  Adaptive V-Synce disables at less than 60fps, not 30.  You're saying it's just an fps cap and not actually syncing the frame to my monitor's refresh rate?

 

Here is a video from nVidia that explains adaptive V-sync perfectly in 2 mins:

 

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/adaptive-vsync/videos

 

 

(basically exactly what Megahurt said. Its v-sync that turns off when you are below the native refresh rate of your monitor.  eg on a 60hz panel adaptive v-sync just turns v-sync off when below 60fps to prevent stuttering)

[Jamdude]

Nvidia uses a gsync module. AMD uses the adaptive v sync technology in dp 1.2a+

It syncs your monitors refresh rate to your fps

I'm talking about Adaptive V-Sync not G-Sync.

 

Adaptive sync turns on v-sync when your fps matches your monitor refresh rate. Off when it goes below. (you also won't get more fps than your monitor's refresh rate)

Thanks, that's the answer I'm looking for.

 

Here is a video from nVidia that explains adaptive V-sync perfectly in 2 mins:

 

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/adaptive-vsync/videos

 

 

(basically exactly what Megahurt said. Its v-sync that turns off when you are below the native refresh rate of your monitor.  eg on a 60hz panel adaptive v-sync just turns v-sync off when below 60fps to prevent stuttering)

Perfect! Thank you.

[GrimNeo]

This isn't G-Sync and isn't comparable to AMD's FreeSync.  Adaptive V-Synce disables at less than 60fps, not 30.  You're saying it's just an fps cap and not actually syncing the frame to my monitor's refresh rate?

Sorry was thinking about gsync. Nvidia made adaptive vsync btw.

 

NVIDIA's Adaptive VSync technology actually disables VSync when the frame rate drops below the 60 FPS level so the game can smoothly transition to 58, 57, 45, etc frame rates without stuttering, and without dropping all the way to 30 Hz.  This technology is possible because NVIDIA's driver is able to tell how many frames it is rendering and recognize when the transition is about to happen, disabling the feature.  You can enable this in the control panel in the same drop down box as you would normally find VSync options

 

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-680-2GB-Graphics-Card-Review-Kepler-Motion/Adaptive-VSync

[Jamdude]

Sorry was thinking about gsync. Nvidia made adaptive vsync btw.

 

NVIDIA's Adaptive VSync technology actually disables VSync when the frame rate drops below the 60 FPS level so the game can smoothly transition to 58, 57, 45, etc frame rates without stuttering, and without dropping all the way to 30 Hz.  This technology is possible because NVIDIA's driver is able to tell how many frames it is rendering and recognize when the transition is about to happen, disabling the feature.  You can enable this in the control panel in the same drop down box as you would normally find VSync options

 

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-680-2GB-Graphics-Card-Review-Kepler-Motion/Adaptive-VSync

Thanks, yep I know it's a Nvidia feature, I'm waiting for my new GPU to be delivered and am reading up on some of the features.

[GrimNeo]

Thanks, yep I know it's a Nvidia feature, I'm waiting for my new GPU to be delivered and am reading up on some of the features.

What gpu are you getting? If you are getting a 970. You should enter my giveaway on here. Does not cost you anything and if you win you could SLI those cards. 

[Jamdude]

What gpu are you getting? If you are getting a 970. You should enter my giveaway on here. Does not cost you anything and if you win you could SLI those cards. 

I've ordered a 980ti, I hope someone in need gets the card you're giving away

[GrimNeo]

I've ordered a 980ti, I hope someone in need gets the card you're giving away

Congrats on the 980 Ti. Enjoy.