MG248Q - Adaptive Sync?

[BrainY]

ASUS: https://www.asus.com/Monitors/MG248Q/
Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236722
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-MG248Q-WLED-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B01F9UC20Q

On newegg it mentions that the monitor has adaptive sync but on the asus website it does not mention it. Who to trust? What kind of adaptive sync? Free Sync or G Sync? Or is that something different?

What if I have an NVIDIA card? Can I turn off the adaptive sync somehow?

 

[Eximo]

Adaptive Sync is part of the Display Port standard. AMD Freesync uses this and is supported by that monitor.

G-Sync is complete proprietary system. The monitor must have a G-sync chip in it and will only operate in G-Sync mode with an appropriate Nvidia GPU.

If you do have an Nvidia card you won't be able to use Adaptive Sync either. Nvidia hasn't caved in on that one just yet.

You can either run the monitor in V-Sync mode or Adaptive V-Sync essentially. V-sync just matches the GPU and Monitor. If you can't maintain that FPS then it will show tearing, but it will limit the maximum FPS to that of the monitor as well, so there is no wasted GPU processing.

Most commonly gamers just leave Sync off on 144hz monitors to get the most frames possible. You will see tearing, but there are marginal gains in reaction times.

 

[BrainY]

So would it be better to make sure I buy a monitor without any adaptive sync, free sync, or g sync on it?
I play CS GO, Battlefield, Overwatch,... and it seems like most "pro" players don't want to use the sync monitors just cus of the input lag on it or whatever they claim it to be.

 

[Eximo]

It is an interesting technology and should make single-player experiences better. And when you run into a game your computer can't quite run but still want all the graphics options on, it will make for a better experience.

A little sad you have to tie yourself to a single brand/solution at the moment. Not a big deal for me since I haven't put anything but an Nvidia card in my gaming system since 3DFX was still around. But AMD is always pushing the envelope, arguably too soon most of the time, and they don't put artificial limitations on their GPUs.

G-sync monitors are overpriced compared to their AMD counterparts. Testing reveals a slight advantage toward the G-Sync module when it comes to input lag. Freesync/Adaptive Sync still use the monitor's native scalar which varies from model to model. And there are only a few monitors using the same panel that have both G-Sync and Freesync versions, so the comparisons weren't done with a wide field.

 

[BrainY]

What if I buy this monitor and I have a GTX1070. The adaptive sync (which is free sync) won't work with my graphics card. There would be an option for me to disabled the adaptive sync since I can't use it and that way I well have the least input lag?

 

[Eximo]

Sorry for the late reply. Yes, that is accurate. Any non-G-sync monitor, or even a g-sync monitor, can be used as a standard display. This means tearing as the monitor grabs whatever is in the frame buffer at the time it starts a cycle, but gets you the best possible input lag.