Nvidia Radeon Freesync
The monitor continuously adjusts the refresh rate to the actual fps of the graphics card.
Nvidia radeon freesync. Nvidia has developed g sync for this the competitor amd uses the vesa standard adaptive sync and calls it freesync. Nvidia s g sync compatible program expands its variable refresh rate vrr reach welcoming monitors that are compliant with the vesa displayport adaptive sync standard including amd freesync. Nvidia made a change in policy that pleased many pc gamers by starting to work on certifying amd freesync monitors to work with nvidia gpus. This guy installed an nvidia gigabyte geforce gtx 1070 ti windforce along with a freesync capable radeon rx vega 64 on his i7 8700k test system.
The original post used a dedicated radeon graphics card though u survfate s guide relies on an amd ryzen. That s where the g comes from. We also haven t tested any freesync 2 monitors with nvidia gpus. However due to their inherent similarities we find ourselves in an it doesn t hurt to try scenario.
Since freesync has become very popular nvidia ended up supporting it as well without referring to it directly. Why combine your freesync monitor with nvidia graphics card. But nvidia has gone its own way. Because freesync 2 is an hdr pipeline exclusive to amd that allows the game to talk directly to the monitor for lower latency hdr.
This openness and licensing free approach from amd mean that you will find freesync implemented in a much wider range of monitors. Both techniques work very similar. This may be the most obvious question on the lips of many. It would seem that just any freesync capable monitor out there could work with nvidia cards nowadays but please do your homework before empyting your wallet.
You ll also need amd graphics hardware in your system to get geforce running freesync. Freesync is a royalty free and open technology developed by amd. After installing the freesync display is hooked up to the amd gpu s display outputs via displayport and installed both nvidia and amd drivers simultaneously while enabling freesync in the radeon settings. Amd freesync premium technology adds requirements of mandatory low framerate compensation and at least 120 hz refresh rate at minimum fhd.
In this windows 10 guide we re going to run you. While nvidia to no one s surprise intends g sync for geforce graphics cards hint. Tearing and ugly streaks when playing are a thing of the past.