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[SOLVED] Are there some monitors that support both g-sync and freesync?

Iver Hicarte

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Greetings,

First off, apologies for the dumb question, but the title says it all. Are there any monitors that support both g-sync and freesync at the same time.
 
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G-Sync comes in three different flavors. G-Sync is the standard, G-Sync Ultimate targets those with HDR content and G-Sync Compatible is the lowest-priced form, since it doesn't require display makers to incorporate/buy Nvidia's hardware. Many G-Sync Compatible displays are also FreeSync-certified.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-gsync-monitor-glossary-definition-explained,6008.html

but there is also 3 different layers of freesync
There are three types of FreeSync: FreeSync, FreeSync Premium (announced in January 2020) and FreeSync Premium Pro (renamed from FreeSync 2 HDR in January 2020).
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-freesync-monitor-glossary-definition-explained,6009.html

So...
I think it depends on what level of G Sync you want, as there are a lot of Free Sync monitors that work with G Sync now but aren't officially G Sync monitors. MY LG Monitor is one such case


 
I think it depends on what level of G Sync you want, as there are a lot of Free Sync monitors that work with G Sync now but aren't officially G Sync monitors. MY LG Monitor is one such case


I'm just looking for something that has "pure g-sync" and "pure freesync". I don't know if you get the idea lol. I dunno, just plain g-sync and freesync.
 
I think it depends on what level of G Sync you want, as there are a lot of Free Sync monitors that work with G Sync now but aren't officially G Sync monitors. MY LG Monitor is one such case


Also, what do you mean by g-sync levels? Is there some kind of tier when it comes to g-sync monitors.
 
G-Sync comes in three different flavors. G-Sync is the standard, G-Sync Ultimate targets those with HDR content and G-Sync Compatible is the lowest-priced form, since it doesn't require display makers to incorporate/buy Nvidia's hardware. Many G-Sync Compatible displays are also FreeSync-certified.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-gsync-monitor-glossary-definition-explained,6008.html

but there is also 3 different layers of freesync
There are three types of FreeSync: FreeSync, FreeSync Premium (announced in January 2020) and FreeSync Premium Pro (renamed from FreeSync 2 HDR in January 2020).
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-freesync-monitor-glossary-definition-explained,6009.html

So finding one that does both at top layers might be a struggle. Many monitors can probably do the base lvl of both.
 
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