The cooperation between Nvidia and Mediatek should lead to cheaper G-Sync monitors.
Almost ten years ago, Nvidia introduced the first monitors with “G-Sync” technology. The company’s “GeForce TechTalk” podcast takes the milestone anniversary as an opportunity to review the journey of G-Sync.
Nvidia’s Senior Technical Product Manager Lars Weinand and Community Manager Jan Purrucker – who incidentally tested one of the first monitors with G-Sync for GameStar at the time – also offer a glimpse of the future in the approximately one-hour podcast episode.
According to Weinand, the origins of G-Sync lie in V-Sync (short for vertical synchronization). Many PC gamers wanted “smooth gaming without compromises”; V-Sync was able to correct the phenomenon known as screen tearing, but had to struggle with latency.
Accordingly, Nvidia felt “obliged” to set a new standard. In Weinand’s eyes, this was not only fulfilled with the announcement of G-Sync in 2013 and the market year that followed: G-Sync has “become a seal of quality for monitors.”
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In the future, the G-Sync monitors will be developed with the support of the chip manufacturer Mediatek. At the last Gamescom 2024, Nvidia announced the partnership, which will, among other things, be reflected in the “Pulsar” technology.
This has already been done Announced by Nvidia at the beginning of the year and promised high and adaptive refresh rates in conjunction with high motion sharpness.
However, a “G-Sync Ultimate” module was a mandatory requirement for the introduction, which entailed an additional price. With the monitor scalers from Mediatek, this module requirement will no longer apply, meaning that Pulsar’s “four times better motion clarity” will be available in more displays.
At the same time, interested buyers can look forward to “cheaper G-Sync monitors” as part of the cooperation with Mediatek. The price segment in which these screens should be has not been narrowed down.
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However, a large proportion of them can probably do without Pulsar, because monitors with the new technology were already presented around IFA 2024 and, given the introductory prices, cannot really be combined with “cheaper G-Sync monitors”:
After all, the announced monitors should be presented and go on sale before the end of the year. In addition, new OLED screens with G-Sync support are in the works – but neither a possible price nor a release period was mentioned.
Nvidia G-Sync or AMD Freesync – which of the display technologies do you use in your screen? When buying, do you make sure that the monitor has these features? Share your experiences with us in the comments!
