AMD FreeSync Review With the Acer XG270HU Monitor
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Prince Valiant
Thanks for the review; this is going to be a fun read.
BoMbY
So what would I set for the best experience with FreeSync exactly?
1. FreeSync on, okay but
2. VSync on or off?
3. Framerate Limiter on or off?
Embra
Great review, thank you! 🙂
MojoW
prices will come down fast. Realistically the FreeSync ACER monitor we use today in this review, is 2560x1140 / 144 Hz / FreeSync. It's a TN, but at 499 EURO not a very expensive one.
Shouldn't it be 1440?
Hilbert Hagedoorn
Administrator
Yeah, what page was that ?
NVM found it, thanks.
Slikar
This thing solves one of the biggest problems i had with PC gaming.Stuttering that occurs with vsync-on when my games drop below 60hz is just annoying as hell for me. Some games just can't be played at all. Will look forward to one of these surely when the prices go down a bit. Only thing that's kinda lame is that AMD card is needed atm and i don't like them that much. Hopefully NV will support it as well in the future
Kaotik
Funny you're saying it comes with price premium. Sure, we have only limited selection to compare at the moment, but at least LG's ultrawide 34UM67 is actually even cheaper than 34UM65, which is equivalent in terms of specs, except that it doesn't support FreeSync
orky87
Nice review HH, we've been waiting for this one for a long time.
signex
That price tag is very attractive!
leszy
Is there any visible difference, between anything over 80 Hz with FreeSync enabled? 120/144 Hz frequency was invented, because of shuttering, but with FreeSync/G Sync there is no shuttering, if I am not wrong.
davido6
the drivers are pritty nice no problems so far now need a new monitor to take full advantage lol
koliko
Well explained article.
At CES 2015 was ASUS MG279Q (2560x1440 IPS 120 Hz) confirmed as Variable Refresh Monitor. If that means Freesync, i am droping Nvidia this year for sure.
icedman
Nvidia making everything proprietary and expensive is pushing me in AMD's direction I cant wait to see what the 390x can do with this.
sykozis
NVidia has G-Sync. That's what they want all of their users to buy into. That way you're locked into their hardware.
schmidtbag
If/when Intel decides to support Adaptive Sync, G-sync is screwed. For a technology that makes such a minimal difference, nvidia really screwed themselves over by making g-sync proprietary. I'm just surprised AMD wasn't the first to release something like this, since they already had a very similar technology for their mobile GPUs for a long time.
zer0_c0ol
where in heck are the drivers
Rugburn
This monitor has convinced me to take a serious look at AMD... The reason being, Nvidia's proprietary hardware, and the price premium for G-sync.. If the 390x can compete (actual verified performance) with the Titan X, then my choice will be clear...
schmidtbag
So, am I right to assume that you're looking to replace your 2x 780Ti GPUs? Because if so:
A. Why? Are you actually encountering performance problems?
B. How do you not have enough money to get into G-sync?
Also, I wouldn't expect the 390X to compete with Titan X. If they release a 395X, that might do it.
Denial
The PC perspective article talks about how the G-Sync module uses its on-board memory to buffer the two frames and remove ghosting. Freesync doesn't do this unless the monitor manufacturer specifically implements a timing controller that handles it. In the case of the BenQ XL2730Z, it has a anti-blur feature but it kicks freesync off.
http://www.pcper.com/files/review/2015-03-19/ghost1.jpg
The BenQ and the Swift have the exact same panel.
Regardless it's pretty cool that AMD is pushing standards. Hopefully Nvidia adds support at some point so I can just buy a monitor and not worry about what GPU I have.
Perjantai
Well when u have more open standard it will give more responsibility to monitor makers so quality range is going to be wider than g-sync`s. I am eager to get Freesync monitor but I will wait one that has working ghosting reducer while VRR on. It is interesting to see how this tech will mature.
