Nvidia promises support for G-Sync competitor Adaptive-Sync

About a year ago, Nvidia introduced the G-Sync technology, where the graphics card controls the screen refresh rate. The effect is that the image is perceived as more compliant, especially at lower frame rates, and this without side effects such as tearing and tangible delays. The competitor AMD does not yet have a corresponding solution on the market, but is working feverishly with what is called Project Freesync.

Unlike Nvidia, AMD wants to see an open solution and therefore works together with the standardization body VESA, which is behind the Displayport standard. Freesync uses the Adaptive-Sync function in Displayport 1.2a, which like Nvidia G-Sync makes it possible to control the screen refresh rate. The crux is that there are no compatible computer monitors yet.

While enthusiasts are waiting to try AMD Freesync, Nvidia plans to steal the spotlight by doing the same and implementing support for Displayport Adaptive-Sync, despite the fact that the technology competes with Nvidia G-Sync in practice. This was stated at a secret press conference in San Francisco before the launch of the new Maxwell-based graphics cards Geforce GTX 980 and GTX 970.

No more detailed details than that have yet been revealed. More information about Nvidia’s planned investment in Adaptive-Sync will probably be released when the first compatible monitors hit the market, which is expected to happen at the beginning of next year.