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4k & Freesync

Tr1ggerHappi
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So, I'm considering getting a 4k monitor for my Xbox One X to play Red Dead 2 in all its intended glory. One of the things I've been looking at is, of course, Freesync. But since RDR2 is locked at 30fps, wouldn't this render Freesync unnecessary, as it only works at 40-60fps? Have I misunderstood something?

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Freesync can work at 30FPS too. Depends on the monitor.

 

I have a Freesync monitor that does 30-144Hz, plus even below 30 it would do LFC.

 

But if the game itself just locks to 30FPS all the time you're not gaining anything.

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Check monitor specs. I have seen some support Freesync down to 24fps

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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27 minutes ago, Sakkura said:

But if the game itself just locks to 30FPS all the time you're not gaining anything.

You do gain if the game decides to drop a frame or two which isnt all that uncommon. Consoles do benefit from freesync even though they are conventionally locked at 30fps

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43 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Check monitor specs. I have seen some support Freesync down to 24fps

Hmm, can you name any specific monitors that does this? I haven't been able to find any such monitors in my search, but it would be perfect for my use case, especially if there was one with good IPS-panel and about 32" screen too. Thanks!

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17 minutes ago, Tr1ggerHappi said:

Hmm, can you name any specific monitors that does this? I haven't been able to find any such monitors in my search, but it would be perfect for my use case, especially if there was one with good IPS-panel and about 32" screen too. Thanks!

too bad I can't recall one, I just remember scrolling past one in the past. AMD cards can work with Freesync as low as 9 fps and TV is broadcasted as low as 24fps, so I'm not surprised if such monitor existed (though more likely to be a TV)

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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5 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

too bad I can't recall one, I just remember scrolling past one in the past. AMD cards can work with Freesync as low as 9 fps and TV is broadcasted as low as 24fps, so I'm not surprised if such monitor existed (though more likely to be a TV)

Yea, it might be a TV-thing, rather than a monitor-thing. AMD has a list on their website of Freesync monitors, but none that is both 4k and does Freesync down to 24-30hz. Shame, as I don't really have the space for a full on TV...

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