[SOLVED] G sync on a Free sync monitor

[W01F51]

When using G sync on a Free sync monitor can I get 144 FPS and have G sync active? If not, should I get 144 FPS on a 144HZ display or 141FPS with G sync active?

 

[tennis2]

A 144Hz FreeSync monitor will support variable refresh rates from ___(low end depends on the monitor) to 144Hz regardless of your GPU.

You'll need to be connected via display port cable to get the variable refresh rate.

Hopefully that answers your question. It was a bit confusing.

 

[W01F51]

Yeah I didnt know how to work it. Basically what I trying to say is if I use g sync on a free sync monitor and get 144+ fps will it do anything. And is g sync worth using on a free sync monitor.

 

[gamerk316]

Gsync and Freesync (and HDMI VRR) are fundamentally different technologies under the hood. With only a handful of exceptions, you can't use Gsync on a Freesync monitor.

I believe the VRR endgame here is that everything will eventually support HDMI VRR (part of the HDMI 2.1 spec) and optionally Freesync.

 

[W01F51]

But I can enable G sync on my free sync monitor?

 

[tennis2]

Ok, lets get this out of the way. GSync and FreeSync are monitor-level features. They're not something that you "feed" your monitor. Both types of monitors are "variable refresh rate".

In a nutshell:
FreeSync is (for intents and purposes) = VESA Adaptive Sync.
GSync monitors contain a proprietary chip that receives the frames from the GPU and tells the panel when to refresh. They have this because GSync was released (a few months) before the VESA standard was ratified.
Two ways to achieve the same result.

 

[WildCard999]

But I can enable G sync on my free sync monitor?

Most Freesync monitors should work with a 10XX (or newer) Nvidia GPU with the newest Nvidia driver.

Here's how to set it up.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-to-run-gsync-on-freesync-monitor,6072.html