NVIDIA To support VESA Adaptive-Sync Technology, GSYNC Compatible

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/07/2019 10:41 AM | source: | 188 comment(s)

It has been a topic of long discussion but in a short and a bit of a confusing explanation, NVIDIA seems to be making a move to support adaptive sync (aka FreeSync). The feature will be enabled in future drivers, however, will only work on selected monitors.

From the looks of the monitors that are going to be supported need to be tested by NVIDIA and thus certified by NVIDIA. We're sure that is a partner certification program that needs to be paid for by the monitor manufacturers to get that new 'GSYNC Compatible' logo. So in one way or another, that might invoke a price premium. According to Nvidia this works on the 10 and 20 series.

Merely (a handful of the current 500+ monitors will be enabled support to Adaptive Sync on GeForce graphics cards. That number should expand over time. Multiple monitors have been tested and certified including monitors from Acer, ASUS, AOC, Agon and BenQ. These will get driver enabled for adaptive sync on January 15th. The certified monitors will be called ' GSYNC Compatible'.

Updated: we reached out to NVIDIA. Not certified monitors will work as well by manually enabling the mode.

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rdmetz
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#5624111 Posted on: 01/07/2019 08:44 AM

So those monitors won't have GSYNC adapter in them to lower the cost? But will those panels work with AMD Freesync?

"GSYNC Compatible" makes more confusion to me.
Pretty simple I think there gsync certified which basically means any panel they have full tested that supports the VESA Standard (ie FreeSync)

Then there's just gsync which is the current crop of standard gsync monitors

Then on top you have gsync ultimate which is the gsync hdr compatible displays we have now.

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#5624112 Posted on: 01/07/2019 08:44 AM

This list of compatibility isn't really that important as it's stated in the release that even if you panel hasn't passed certification yet or even failed it previously you will be able to turn it on in the driver settings anyway.

Thanks for that. I missed that part myself.

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#5624113 Posted on: 01/07/2019 08:46 AM

Wow, I don't think I've seen the green team this scared in around a decade or so. I mean, this is incredible news for the industry but I'm still quite surprised. Looks like my purchasing of the 2018 Samsung NU8000 series TV with Freesync may have just gotten that much sweeter.

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#5624116 Posted on: 01/07/2019 08:53 AM

So those monitors won't have GSYNC adapter in them to lower the cost? But will those panels work with AMD Freesync?

"GSYNC Compatible" makes more confusion to me.
That's the funny part...

VESA Adaptive-Sync monitor being marked as G-Sync compatible without having G-Sync module.
Those 98% of not listed monitors are as "VESA Adaptive-Sync" enabled as those which got certified by nV.

It is just a way to keep face. To say: "It is still inferior and does not meet our standards."

But in the end, Monitors tell to graphics card that it has Adaptive-Sync functionality and you will flip switch in driver.

Edit: Side note:
IIRC VESA made Adaptive-Sync from optional to mandatory for some version. Or I at least read it somewhere. So it is not like nVidia have been given much choice.

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#5624117 Posted on: 01/07/2019 08:57 AM

I don't get why people care about Adaptive sync on monitors. Nvidia Fast sync or setting the window mode on borderless completely eliminates tearing or stuttering without requiring any specific hardware. can someone explain to me why adaptive sync is needed?

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