Intel will support VESA Adaptive Sync with future graphics chips

For screens intended for gaming, some form of adaptive image synchronization is common, where Nvidia’s proprietary G-sync and AMD’s Freesync are two technologies. The latter is based on the VESA Adaptive Sync standard and all variants are used to avoid problems such as tearing, by refreshing the screen at the same rate as the graphics card generates frames.

In 2015, Intel announced that it was interested in implementing Adaptive Sync in its graphics chips, and it was said that this could happen in conjunction with the launch of the Kaby Lake family. That did not happen and the company has since been silent on the subject. Now Intel’s Chris Hook confirms that the plans are still current.

In a thread on the Reddit forum, a member has published a conversation with Hook, which confirms that the semiconductor giant’s upcoming graphics circuits will offer support for adaptive image synchronization. Chris Hook left AMD earlier this year to work on marketing Intel’s investment in graphics cards – an investment that former AMD employees Jim Keller and Raja Koduri are also working on.

Support for Adaptive Sync means that Intel’s upcoming dedicated graphics cards and integrated graphics components can use a dynamic refresh rate, and this together with existing screens with, for example, Freesync. It is still unclear when the company intends to implement the function, but previous information suggests that graphics cards with the code name Arctic Sound will be available in 2020.

Source: Reddit