Comments on: NVIDIA Now Offering DIY G-Sync Kits

By: Serpent of Darkness

Serpent of Darkness — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 02:01:00 +0000

You’re right in a sense. AMD Mantle is a new API. It isn’t a high shader language API like DirectX or OpenGL. This is totally different from what G-Sync does. G-Sync regulates when a frame will be displayed with the Tegra4 chip, by the NVidia Graphic Card. In addition, it hold frames when the card is taking longer to send new frames. Essentially, AMD Mantle will increase FPS performance overall for all PC Games that support it. It also gives developers more control and freedom when programming games with Mantle. G-Sync will reduce animation blemishes, reduce dropped frames, and improve animation fluidity, but it won’t increase FPS by 2x or 3x you’re average. Comparing the two is like comparing a gallon of unleaded gasoline to a New York Porterhouse steak. I believe mohammad’s point, indirectly, is that AMD has more to offer. I don’t have high hopes for G-Sync, Free-Sync, or Mantle. No matter how you look at it, they all require drivers and firmware updates. So there is going to be some degree of error on the launch dates. There’s going to be issues when new WHQL drivers are updated by both companies.

By: Serpent of Darkness

Serpent of Darkness — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 01:48:00 +0000

AMD Free-Sync is apart of the VESA Standard. Some believe that it may have more uses than just laptops only. It’s possible that it could be used with TVs, Computer Monitors, Laptops, and other devices. “If” this turns out to be true, AMD Free-Sync could be used for the Consoles (XBone and PS4) because Jaguar APUs have a GPU architecture above the AMD 5000 Series. I think the point AMD is trying to make is that G-Sync cost an arm and an leg, but it’s good at what it does. Free-Sync won’t cost you anything unless the display device doesn’t support it. That’s what it is going to boil down too.

By: Abdul Muqtadir

Abdul Muqtadir — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 03:32:00 +0000

Freesync can only work on laptops, because the connection to the screen of the laptop is different than the connection of a monitor to the pc. And it is a software not hardware. But if AMD can find a way to bring on the PC side, it’d be amazing. But for now, G-Sync is all we got .

By: Carter Baker

Carter Baker — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 00:33:00 +0000

Relearn what Gsync does. It can not be done with software at this point.

By: Carter Baker

Carter Baker — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 00:31:00 +0000

Mantle does not do what Gsync does. It at this point is a in monitor hardware solution only. It modifies the video cpu of the monitor.

By: mohammad

mohammad — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 07:23:00 +0000

Mantle(more fps) + Free-sync(maybe just like G-sync or worse) > G-sync – $200

By: Alex Loxate

Alex Loxate — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 07:16:00 +0000

Better wait.

By: Dani Filth

Dani Filth — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 02:06:00 +0000

Ill pass on this editing the INI files to set the max fps is free.

By: lolwut

lolwut — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 01:29:00 +0000

200 dollars. Yep