If you've gone shopping for a computer monitor in the past few years, you've almost certainly come across models that advertise FreeSync. This popular display technology is advertised especially ...
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What is FreeSync?

If you're shopping for one of the best gaming monitors on the market, at some point you'll have asked yourself, 'What is FreeSync?' as you've shopped around for a new display. This increasingly common ...
All of the best gaming monitors should have FreeSync support, but if you’re unsure, then this list will definitely tick the right boxes. Gaming PCs should have the best hardware and peripherals, and ...
Building or buying a gaming PC is always an exhilarating experience — running compatibility checks across the various components might seem daunting, but the finished product is always worth the ...
Have you ever been researching your next monitor purchase, only to run into terms like G-Sync, FreeSync, adaptive sync, and VRR – without fully understanding what they mean, or how they differ? Do you ...
A screen tear walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'We don't serve your kind here.' The screen tear asks, 'Why not?' The bartender points to a sign that reads 'Adaptive Sync Technologies Only.' Cue ...
AMD announced this week that it has ceased FreeSync certification for monitors or TVs whose maximum refresh rates are under 144 Hz. Previously, FreeSync monitors and TVs could have refresh rates as ...
If you’re interested in FreeSync, you’re probably aware that it’s AMD’s answer to keeping GPU framerates in sync with your display’s refresh rate, primarily for responsive gaming. But many gamers have ...
Back at CES in January, Alienware unveiled its first 500Hz Fast IPS monitor, which it designed for high-performance gaming. The Dell brand is set to release a new version of the display geared toward ...
Imagine buying a sports car and then saddling it with a set of cheap, non-grippy tires. That's sort of what it's like to own a fast gaming PC, only to then attach it to a monitor that can't keep up ...
Back in 2013, Nvidia introduced a new technology called G-Sync to eliminate screen tearing and stuttering effects and reduce input lag when playing PC games. The company accomplished this by tying ...