G sync free ?

[jjohnthedon1]

So I was having a little read online and a few sites have said soon you won't need a g sync monitor to use g sync as it will be built into the driver ???

Have u guys heard anything about this ???

Surely that would make there monitors a waste of time

[Levent]

I am pretty sure gsync requires special HW.

[Godlygamer23]

I am pretty sure gsync requires special HW.

Mobile G-Sync doesn't(the laptops use the required DP revision). Current G-Sync on the desktop does as no current desktop video cards use the supported DP revision.

[pagani123]

you can already kind of use g sync in drivers but the module i probably for upgrades in the future 

[C0LL0SS0S]

AFAIK is that laptop gsync works without special HW, but NVIDIA claims that PC gsync requires some sort of panel to really get all the features going, but I am looking forward to the day that NVIDIA adapts freesync

[werto165]

bullshite. With laptops they have eDP thats why they can do gsync I think, but that's not the case with monitors they have to have special hardware afaik, correct me someone if I'm wrong. 

[Bogica]

Mobile G-Sync doesn't(the laptops use the required DP revision). Current G-Sync on the desktop does, but that may change in the future.

That!

You might be able to get something similar from drivers, not exactly as good as the HW G sync, but close to it.

[Badger906]

technically any monitor with adaptive sync should support g sync. but that would mean nvidia would have to be kind enough to release it for monitors without the module.

 

A monitor with a fixed refresh rate won't be able to use it, no matter what the divers used. a 60hz monitor will only ever refresh its image 60 times a second , no more, no less. only way to stop tearing in this case is v sync.

[Nena Trinity]

Why could they not just use freesync? x.x

[Godlygamer23]

Why could they not just use freesync? x.x

They can use Adaptive Sync, but current desktop video cards from NVIDIA do not have the necessary DP revision to support it. The reason why Mobile G-Sync exists is because the laptops that support it use the required DP revision. So G-Sync without the module can and does work.

[Nena Trinity]

They can use Adaptive Sync, but current desktop video cards from NVIDIA do not have the necessary DP revision to support it. The reason why Mobile G-Sync exists is because the laptops that support it use the required DP revision. So G-Sync without the module can and does work.

I see that makes sense?

[MMKing]

Any monitor able to adjust refresh rate on the fly, like up to 60 time a second, should be able to run both freesync and G-sync without any issues. It won't be ''free'' as it's still costs associated with such a monitor, over one that cannot adjust the refresh rate. But manufacturers like Asus are not required to pray a premium for ''adaptive sync'' compared to g-sync where Nvidia demands money.

[Praesi]

No it doesnt.Every Gsync Monitor has a chip installed.No Gsync Monitor = no Gsync.

[Hieb]

No it doesnt.Every Gsync Monitor has a chip installed.No Gsync Monitor = no Gsync.

 

Nvidia could choose to allow their cards to work with FreeSync if the cards have the proper DP version