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AMD calls time on the 60Hz gaming monitor era (www.pcgamesn.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Okay, so all they're saying is that they won't certify any monitor under 144 for FreeSync technology. Okay? That basically changes nothing. If you are using a 60hz monitor, basic vsync is all you need.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Basic vsync worsens response time, often by a lot. I'd take screen tearing over vsync.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

True. For FPS I often do that too. For top-down view games it's often nicer with vsync. Even triple buffered.

[–] snugglesthefalse 5 points 8 months ago

I'd take response time over screen tearing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That's news to me. I haven't had any gaming machine for sometime now, my last PC was using an AMD FX6300 and Radeon 285 slotted into and ASUS board. I didn't have the budget to buy any monitor beyond 1080p 60hz. Ah, lots of Skyrim, GTA V and Witcher 3 memories..

I really miss gaming on MacOS, the Switch is fun but nowhere close. A Steam Deck might scratch the itch?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

The biggest reason for all of the free sync/ gsync stuff is because vsync sucks and makes latency worse.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Probably their freesync is mostly ineffective on 60Hz but better on higher refresh rates, and they just made a good spin out of that in the marketing department.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've have a monitor that locks to 33-92hz when free sync is enabled (144hz otherwise) it's way more useful at lower fps values that higher ones

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Interesting. Yeah my comment was just a shitpost. But what you are saying makes it seem completely nonsensical what AMD is doing.

But then maybe they just want to push faster video cards, and freesync is something that people care about. Then they can still sell better cards to those people that don't know that freesync is less useful at higher refresh rates.