Adaptive-Sync added to DISPLAYPORT 1.2A Standard- G-SYNC to FreeSync

[Mysterae]

That Bit-Tech article jumps between Adaptive-Sync and Active-Sync so much, I'm not quite sure if they are talking about the same thing!

Correct me if I'm wrong, the 3 technologies are:

1 - Adaptive-Sync
2 - FreeSync
3 - G-Sync

Lets look into them:

1. Adaptive-Sync - This will be part of the new VESA specification 1.2a. The monitor has to be certified for it and any Display Port device wanting DP1.2a certification has to comply with the new standard, thus offering Adaptive-Sync, by default. That includes NVidia.

2. FreeSync - AMD technology, requiring an Adaptive-Sync compatible monitor and a compatiable AMD graphics card. Available in 6 to 12 months.

3. G-Sync - NVidia technology, requiring a G-Sync compatible monitor and a compatible NVidia graphics card. Already available to an extent, more supposedly coming out soon.

DP1.2a could be troubling for NVidia, because if any new monitor has to comply with DP1.2a it might not be compatible with the hardware of G-Sync.

The issue here is timescales. Monitors with DP1.2a aren't out for another 6 to 12 months, so if I was considering a monitor I'd wait. If NVidia want to capitalise on G-Sync they better do it quick or ditch it and make their graphics cards and drivers Adaptive-Sync compatible. Everyone wanting Adaptive-Sync functionality will have to buy a new monitor anyway.

I reckon G-Sync is short-lived, unless it's performance is better than what Adaptive-Sync will bring, but we'll have to wait and see, literally.

 

[Wraith]

"The technology has been a standard component of VESA’s embedded DisplayPort (eDP™) specification since its initial rollout in 2009. As a result, Adaptive-Sync technology is already incorporated into many of the building block components for displays that rely on eDP for internal video signaling. Newly introduced to the DisplayPort 1.2a specification for external displays, this technology is now formally known as DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync."

It is pretty much already here, we won't be waiting long.

 

[Master&Puppet]

6-12 months I've heard for displays to begin adopting it as standard. Fits my GPU upgrade cycle nicely