So i bought a freesync monitor, but i got a gtx 980 (nvidia) for freesync to work i need an AMD card. Anyone out there that used the feature can you shed me some advice if i should sell my 980 and get an amd card?
Freesync? Whats your take on it? Help please
yep, just sell your 980 and get the 390x, then just turn on Freesync on the AMD control panel (Crimson i believe they are calling it), and you are good to go
Why you got a freesync and not a G sync for yout gtx 980?
Sell your 980 and get an R9 Fury, Nano or 390X.
G-Sync monitors are at least $200 more expensive than an equivalent FreeSync monitor for a 1440p monitor, for example you can get an IPS, 1440p, 144Hz, FreeSync monitor for $200 less than a TN, 1440p, 144Hz, G-Sync monitor, you're getting a cheaper and better monitor (because IPS master race) with a better technology (FreeSync is an open-source VESA standard that's currently supported by AMD and Intel, and even Nvidia can use it).Satfoun wroteWhy you got a freesync and not a G sync for yout gtx 980?
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How is it not a cost AMD is imposing? LOL. FreeSync panels carry a premium over non-FreeSync panels, this is a fact. AMD has said it is the panel mfgs charging a premium for higher quality components, specifications, engineering/QA costs. No one has a problem with this.Yet when Nvidia does the same, especially when their G-Sync module is clearly doing a better job at what it needs to do relative to the new FreeSync scalers, all while offering more features (3D and ULMB), suddenly there's a problem and Nvidia has no right?LOL, Nvidia and their mfg partners are charging more because the market sees value in their superior products, simple as that. These are the same mfgs btw, if they thought they could charge more they would, but clearly, they also see the Nvidia solution commands the higher price tag.
While a $30 premium is not the same as a $200 premium, it should be noted that AMD doesn't not profit the slightest bit of that price increase, it all goes to the manufacturers, why? Because FreeSync is a VESA standard and it's open-source, G-Sync is in no way better than FreeSync.Tech Guru wroteHow is it not a cost AMD is imposing? LOL. FreeSync panels carry a premium over non-FreeSync panels, this is a fact. AMD has said it is the panel mfgs charging a premium for higher quality components, specifications, engineering/QA costs. No one has a problem with this.Yet when Nvidia does the same, especially when their G-Sync module is clearly doing a better job at what it needs to do relative to the new FreeSync scalers, all while offering more features (3D and ULMB), suddenly there's a problem and Nvidia has no right?LOL, Nvidia and their mfg partners are charging more because the market sees value in their superior products, simple as that. These are the same mfgs btw, if they thought they could charge more they would, but clearly, they also see the Nvidia solution commands the higher price tag.
3D? For your information, AMD has HD3D technology that you can use.
ULMB and G-Symc don't work at the same time, and there are two FreeSync monitors, the BenQ XL2730Z and the Eizo Foris FS2735, that have Blur Reduction.
1. ULMB is totally bad, especially for gaming. Screen gets too dark and colors shift. Its really bad.
2. 3D?? who still plays in 3D its a dead technology, if anything VR is taking over, and i still think that VR will fail as much as 3D did, its just not practical. Its nice for the first few minutes then it gets annoying.
3. G-sync is the same tech concept as free-sync. Plus Nvidia is getting more like Apple, they have their own propietory tech, personally I dont like anything that is not a standard and universal...hence VESA. (for 200 dollars more? No thank you!)
4. I'm still debating whether the whole concept of free-sync and g-sync is actually worth it. They both still have input lag.
5. Im really happy with the fact that i got an IPS panel that is capable of 144hz
6. the whole 1ms vs 4ms thing is a proper marketing gimmick it does not affect your game play at all. Im a supreme on CSGO and shaving off lag anywhere is a great advantage, but the whole lag thing when it comes to G2G (gray to gray) is complete bogus. Its not the same as input lag.
7. GTX 980 is great, but AMD does better for some reason when it comes to higher resolutions (relatively to the price for performance). Regardless of what GPU you get, AMD or Nvidia you are gonna be satisfied with the frames each can draw. Drawback to AMD for its drivers and power hungry cards. (thats gonna change since pascal is based on 16nm and AMD is skipping 16 and go directly to 14nm so much much less power draw for performance which also means cooler cards and better mobile graphics for laptops)
8. And this is the main thing I wanted to ask. is FREE-SYNC WORTH CHANGING MY GPU????? Im very happy with my gtx 980. I'm thinking of just stick with the 980 for now if its not worth it
2. 3D?? who still plays in 3D its a dead technology, if anything VR is taking over, and i still think that VR will fail as much as 3D did, its just not practical. Its nice for the first few minutes then it gets annoying.
3. G-sync is the same tech concept as free-sync. Plus Nvidia is getting more like Apple, they have their own propietory tech, personally I dont like anything that is not a standard and universal...hence VESA. (for 200 dollars more? No thank you!)
4. I'm still debating whether the whole concept of free-sync and g-sync is actually worth it. They both still have input lag.
5. Im really happy with the fact that i got an IPS panel that is capable of 144hz
6. the whole 1ms vs 4ms thing is a proper marketing gimmick it does not affect your game play at all. Im a supreme on CSGO and shaving off lag anywhere is a great advantage, but the whole lag thing when it comes to G2G (gray to gray) is complete bogus. Its not the same as input lag.
7. GTX 980 is great, but AMD does better for some reason when it comes to higher resolutions (relatively to the price for performance). Regardless of what GPU you get, AMD or Nvidia you are gonna be satisfied with the frames each can draw. Drawback to AMD for its drivers and power hungry cards. (thats gonna change since pascal is based on 16nm and AMD is skipping 16 and go directly to 14nm so much much less power draw for performance which also means cooler cards and better mobile graphics for laptops)
8. And this is the main thing I wanted to ask. is FREE-SYNC WORTH CHANGING MY GPU????? Im very happy with my gtx 980. I'm thinking of just stick with the 980 for now if its not worth it
Power hungry? Yes, but it's not as huge a deal as some people make it seem like, it's a $10/year increase on your power bill, and you're paying $100 less in case of the GTX 980/R9 390X, you're not going to use the video card for 10 years, it'll be really obsolete and heavily outperformed by even the crappiest iGPU on the market.hkbazzi wrote7. GTX 980 is great, but AMD does better for some reason when it comes to higher resolutions (relatively to the price for performance). Regardless of what GPU you get, AMD or Nvidia you are gonna be satisfied with the frames each can draw. Drawback to AMD for its drivers and power hungry cards. (thats gonna change since pascal is based on 16nm and AMD is skipping 16 and go directly to 14nm so much much less power draw for performance which also means cooler cards and better mobile graphics for laptops)
8. And this is the main thing I wanted to ask. is FREE-SYNC WORTH CHANGING MY GPU????? Im very happy with my gtx 980. I'm thinking of just stick with the 980 for now if its not worth it
Drivers? No, especially after Crimson drivers came out, AMD Crimson is so much better than GeForce Experience, being snappier, more responsive, better looking and just being better at everything. AMD's main problem is their strength in the GPU market, they have 30% compared to Nvidia's 70%, what that translates to is more game developers focusing on Nvidia hardware for their optimizations, as that also targets the vast majority of gamers. As above, this translates directly into more stable drivers for Nvidia than AMD nearer to a game's release day, a well-established trend. Does any of this mean that AMD has bad drivers? Not at all.
You want my opinion? No. Don't change your GPU right now, Polaris cards are coming out in the summer and they're looking to be absolutely awesome, wait until then and grab a Polaris card, it'll consume less power while offering much better performance than current gen cards.
Polaris sounds very promising, and could be more efficient than nvidia upcoming Pascal. I'm excited about both Pascal and Polaris.
Adaptive Sync weather its FreeSync to G-Sync is worth it. but it's a large investment. includes new monitor and maybe gpu if yours doesnt support.
If i were you i'll hold a bit, and pick up one of those Ultra Wide 1440p monitors with high refresh rate of 120hz. currently similar monitor will set you back upwards of $1000. but by end of this year prices will probably drop to half.
Adaptive Sync weather its FreeSync to G-Sync is worth it. but it's a large investment. includes new monitor and maybe gpu if yours doesnt support.
If i were you i'll hold a bit, and pick up one of those Ultra Wide 1440p monitors with high refresh rate of 120hz. currently similar monitor will set you back upwards of $1000. but by end of this year prices will probably drop to half.
Let's just hope Polaris and Zen aren't promises à la Bulldozer, everyone was so hyped for Bulldozer but it was a flop, hopefully Zen and Polaris are successful, because the last thing we (the consumers) want is for Intel and Nvidia to have a monopoly on the CPU and GPU market, respectively.haidcar wrotePolaris sounds very promising, and could be more efficient than nvidia upcoming Pascal. I'm excited about both Pascal and Polaris.
Adaptive Sync weather its FreeSync to G-Sync is worth it. but it's a large investment. includes new monitor and maybe gpu if yours doesnt support.
If i were you i'll hold a bit, and pick up one of those Ultra Wide 1440p monitors with high refresh rate of 120hz. currently similar monitor will set you back upwards of $1000. but by end of this year prices will probably drop to half.
People are only talking about Pascal, and while Pascal is exciting and such, Polaris is the real star of the show as AMD has been known to innovate a bit more than Nvidia. What's also great about the upcoming generation of cards is that GDDR5 most probably won't be used, GDDR5X, which is as cheap and follows the same manufacturing process but 2x faster, will replace it.
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I already got a 1440p IPS 144hz monitor that is freesync, seems im gonna wait for polaris. 14nm is just better than pascal's 16. Im confident AMD is gonna beat Nvidia this year.haidcar wrotePolaris sounds very promising, and could be more efficient than nvidia upcoming Pascal. I'm excited about both Pascal and Polaris.
Adaptive Sync weather its FreeSync to G-Sync is worth it. but it's a large investment. includes new monitor and maybe gpu if yours doesnt support.
If i were you i'll hold a bit, and pick up one of those Ultra Wide 1440p monitors with high refresh rate of 120hz. currently similar monitor will set you back upwards of $1000. but by end of this year prices will probably drop to half.
lol wutt?hkbazzi wroteIm confident AMD is gonna beat AMD this year.
stick to your 144hz monitor
hahaha just fixed itMrElie wrotelol wutt?hkbazzi wroteIm confident AMD is gonna beat AMD this year.
stick to your 144hz monitor