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AMD will rename FreeSync 2 towards FreeSync 2 HDR
As the title states, AMD will be renaming FreeSync 2 towards FreeSync 2 HDR. Admittedly a good move. FreeSync (the original one) and FreeSync 2 often got confused, as what the revision 2 exactly means and does. FreeSync 2 really is LFR and HDR compatibility added to what FreeSync 1 offers.
During an interview with PC Perspective, a spokesperson of AMD made this news info public. If a monitor received a FreeSync 2 certification, it must support at least HDR600, 99 percent of BT.709 and 90 percent of the DCI P3 color spectrum. It is also mentioned there's a requirement on minimum response time, albeit a figure is not disclosed.
I think it is a good move to separate the two a bit more, FreeSync 2 HDR has little to do with variable refresh rates. Yesterday we reviewed a FreeSync 2 HDR monitor, check that article out right here.
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#5559273 Posted on: 06/21/2018 01:18 PM
How about this "Freesync 2 HDR LFR"?
Also, does anyone know how the performance (input lag) of LFR differs from old-school V-sync? Seems like each one would result in the same lag whether the previous frame is duplicated or next frame is delayed?
I imagine it adds some input lag but it only comes into play at framerates below 30fps.. at that point both G-Sync and Freesync turn the motion such into a mess without it that you'd probably accept significant input lag to prevent it. It's more of a like a "safety net" when the FPS dips below 30 to maintain smoothness than something you want to be running at all the time.
How about this "Freesync 2 HDR LFR"?
Also, does anyone know how the performance (input lag) of LFR differs from old-school V-sync? Seems like each one would result in the same lag whether the previous frame is duplicated or next frame is delayed?
I imagine it adds some input lag but it only comes into play at framerates below 30fps.. at that point both G-Sync and Freesync turn the motion such into a mess without it that you'd probably accept significant input lag to prevent it. It's more of a like a "safety net" when the FPS dips below 30 to maintain smoothness than something you want to be running at all the time.
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#5559292 Posted on: 06/21/2018 02:04 PM
Why not keep it simple and just make it "FreeSync HDR". Companies love there version numbers.
Why not keep it simple and just make it "FreeSync HDR". Companies love there version numbers.
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#5559309 Posted on: 06/21/2018 02:48 PM
I guess they think version 2 isn't enough to call attention to it.
So now it requires 600, not 400? That will make the monitors really expensive
I guess they think version 2 isn't enough to call attention to it.
So now it requires 600, not 400? That will make the monitors really expensive
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#5559327 Posted on: 06/21/2018 03:53 PM
For Freesync, the low-end is higher than for G-sync (30fps is the standard G-sync minimum) usually in the 40s but on some monitors even higher.
For example:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/samsung-c32hg70-freesync-2-hdr-monitor-review,2.html
I imagine it adds some input lag but it only comes into play at framerates below 30fps.. at that point both G-Sync and Freesync turn the motion such into a mess without it that you'd probably accept significant input lag to prevent it. It's more of a like a "safety net" when the FPS dips below 30 to maintain smoothness than something you want to be running at all the time.
For Freesync, the low-end is higher than for G-sync (30fps is the standard G-sync minimum) usually in the 40s but on some monitors even higher.
For example:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/samsung-c32hg70-freesync-2-hdr-monitor-review,2.html
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#5559343 Posted on: 06/21/2018 04:24 PM
All you need to know is here.
https://displayhdr.org/
what they want to call it is down to their marketing team.
Fact is if you want freesync 2 it must have hdr or it cant have that label.
So whats wrong telling people that fact in the name.
All you need to know is here.
https://displayhdr.org/
what they want to call it is down to their marketing team.
Fact is if you want freesync 2 it must have hdr or it cant have that label.
So whats wrong telling people that fact in the name.
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#5559413 Posted on: 06/21/2018 07:50 PM
For Freesync, the low-end is higher than for G-sync (30fps is the standard G-sync minimum) usually in the 40s but on some monitors even higher.
For example:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/samsung-c32hg70-freesync-2-hdr-monitor-review,2.html
30fps gaming. Who needs it? There you do not need G/Freesync. There you need new computer.
For Freesync, the low-end is higher than for G-sync (30fps is the standard G-sync minimum) usually in the 40s but on some monitors even higher.
For example:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/samsung-c32hg70-freesync-2-hdr-monitor-review,2.html
30fps gaming. Who needs it? There you do not need G/Freesync. There you need new computer.
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#5559544 Posted on: 06/22/2018 07:41 AM
Maybe is for consoles.
30fps gaming. Who needs it? There you do not need G/Freesync. There you need new computer.
Maybe is for consoles.
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#5563406 Posted on: 07/08/2018 07:41 PM
It's all about a smooth and tear/stutter/judder-free experience. As you know, the frame rate is always fluctuating. Most games have a few spots that will drop frame rates considerably. Higher resolutions require more GPU computing power and will lower frame rates, naturally.
The lower the min and higher the max for free-sync or G-sync, the better.
30fps gaming. Who needs it? There you do not need G/Freesync. There you need new computer.
It's all about a smooth and tear/stutter/judder-free experience. As you know, the frame rate is always fluctuating. Most games have a few spots that will drop frame rates considerably. Higher resolutions require more GPU computing power and will lower frame rates, naturally.
The lower the min and higher the max for free-sync or G-sync, the better.
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#5563423 Posted on: 07/09/2018 12:23 AM
Those glasses companies are going to love us gamers in a few years.
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How about this "Freesync 2 HDR LFR"?
Also, does anyone know how the performance (input lag) of LFR differs from old-school V-sync? Seems like each one would result in the same lag whether the previous frame is duplicated or next frame is delayed?