Programmable display controller should do it, whether it's in amd or nvidia card.
Do maxwell support vesa dp 1.2a?
My guess is yes they do in hardware, but its not -yet- enabled in drivers.
Imo its a matter of time. Nv will follow vesa standard because rest of the world will and always have.
When was the VESA standard released for DP1.2a? And considering it takes a good year just to get support for a new standard. How likely do you think its is that even Maxwell V2 supports it? It was released just a couple of months before DP1.3. And at a time where Maxwell V2 was already in wafer production.
The DP on Maxwell 2 is just DP 1.2 but I think technically it should be possible to get Freesync working on it as G-Sync already does. I'm guessing Nvidia will eventually just add support in a driver and still call it G-Sync but for now they are counting on their proprietary tech.
I doubt NV would do that , they might implement a software Gsync solution, if that is possible .
Gsync is far better than free-sync in current time .
Gysnc gives better low fps smoothness as free-sync just cuts off below sync hz window (monitor min/max window).
Sure, here good one with video showing (or best it can ) between both .This is interesting.
I have been trying to locate a more comprehensive review comparing the two techs. The AT freesync 'review' left a lot to be desired...
Any good links?
Sure, here good one with video showing (or best it can ) between both .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkrJU5d2RfA
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Dissecting-G-Sync-and-FreeSync-How-Technologies-Differ
I think there are few more reviews on there site, but this one explains what Gsync is doing best and what free-sync doesn't .
Nvidia is a member of VESA, and as such has access to the various work groups, proposals and draft specifications, long before a given standard is actually finished and released.
The DP on Maxwell 2 is just DP 1.2 but I think technically it should be possible to get Freesync working on it as G-Sync already does. I'm guessing Nvidia will eventually just add support in a driver and still call it G-Sync but for now they are counting on their proprietary tech.
I think that is wrong, free sync NV could support but not the Gysnc features which need buffer ,this is of course doing it in HW, maybe you could do similar gsync feature in drivers .G-Sync is an external piece of hardware that has a programmable display controller in it. nVidia cards (to our knowledge) do not have this hardware built into their card, which is why they had to go with an external piece of hardware. AMD cards do have this built in, which is why they do not require hardware inside the display.
G-Sync is an external piece of hardware that has a programmable display controller in it. nVidia cards (to our knowledge) do not have this hardware built into their card, which is why they had to go with an external piece of hardware. AMD cards do have this built in, which is why they do not require hardware inside the display.