Thursday, September 18th 2014
Industry's Biggest Scaler Vendors Pledge Support for AMD's Project FreeSync
Today, AMD announced collaborations with scaler vendors MStar, Novatek and Realtek to build scaler units ready with DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync and AMD's Project FreeSync by year end.
"Since the dawn of hardware-accelerated graphics, gamers dreamed of liquid smooth gameplay free of stuttering and tearing," said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit, AMD. "AMD's Project FreeSync is aimed at realizing that vision with an open, standardized and license-free approach that will encourage lower prices and wider adoption."
Under the technology partnerships, MStar, Novatek and Realtek each will develop a range of DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync-ready scalers to complement the new monitor product cycle in 1Q15. Monitors equipped with such DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync-aware scalers will allow contemporary AMD Radeon graphics cards to synchronize display refresh rates and GPU framerates via Project FreeSync to enable tearing and stutter-free gaming along with low input latency.
"Our customers are really excited about AMD's FreeSync technology," said Yee-Wei Huang, vice president, Realtek. "The benefits of FreeSync for gaming are clear and we believe adopting the DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync industry standard by VESA is the best approach to make this display technology widely available for everyone."
The new scalers from MStar, Novatek and Realtek also will give monitor vendors access to a comprehensive set of features not available with other dynamic refresh technologies. Example features include: picture scaling, on-screen display (OSD), HDMI/DVI inputs for legacy users and DisplayPort High Bit Rate Audio.
"Project FreeSync is the industry's defining effort to bring smooth gameplay to PC enthusiasts," said Richard Hung, director, iHome SBU - SC, Novatek. "In putting forward the open DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync proposal for ratification, AMD has smartly led the way for Novatek scalers to power a new wave of monitors that affordably offer dynamic refresh rates."
Finally, the initial Project FreeSync-compatible scalers from MStar, Novatek and Realtek will empower monitor vendors with robust DisplayPort receivers accommodating of FHD and QHD panels up to 144Hz, or UHD panels up to 60Hz.
"With an open, industry-standard specification, Project FreeSync and DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync serve as models for consumer-friendly technologies," said Henry Lan, marketing deputy director, Display Group, MStar. "MStar is pleased to join AMD'sProject FreeSync ecosystem with scalers that will bring smooth gameplay to a new generation of displays."
AMD and its display partners intend to reveal Project FreeSync-ready monitors based on any one of the MStar, Novatek and Realtek scalers through a media review program in 1Q15.
"Since the dawn of hardware-accelerated graphics, gamers dreamed of liquid smooth gameplay free of stuttering and tearing," said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit, AMD. "AMD's Project FreeSync is aimed at realizing that vision with an open, standardized and license-free approach that will encourage lower prices and wider adoption."
Under the technology partnerships, MStar, Novatek and Realtek each will develop a range of DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync-ready scalers to complement the new monitor product cycle in 1Q15. Monitors equipped with such DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync-aware scalers will allow contemporary AMD Radeon graphics cards to synchronize display refresh rates and GPU framerates via Project FreeSync to enable tearing and stutter-free gaming along with low input latency.
"Our customers are really excited about AMD's FreeSync technology," said Yee-Wei Huang, vice president, Realtek. "The benefits of FreeSync for gaming are clear and we believe adopting the DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync industry standard by VESA is the best approach to make this display technology widely available for everyone."
The new scalers from MStar, Novatek and Realtek also will give monitor vendors access to a comprehensive set of features not available with other dynamic refresh technologies. Example features include: picture scaling, on-screen display (OSD), HDMI/DVI inputs for legacy users and DisplayPort High Bit Rate Audio.
"Project FreeSync is the industry's defining effort to bring smooth gameplay to PC enthusiasts," said Richard Hung, director, iHome SBU - SC, Novatek. "In putting forward the open DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync proposal for ratification, AMD has smartly led the way for Novatek scalers to power a new wave of monitors that affordably offer dynamic refresh rates."
Finally, the initial Project FreeSync-compatible scalers from MStar, Novatek and Realtek will empower monitor vendors with robust DisplayPort receivers accommodating of FHD and QHD panels up to 144Hz, or UHD panels up to 60Hz.
"With an open, industry-standard specification, Project FreeSync and DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync serve as models for consumer-friendly technologies," said Henry Lan, marketing deputy director, Display Group, MStar. "MStar is pleased to join AMD'sProject FreeSync ecosystem with scalers that will bring smooth gameplay to a new generation of displays."
AMD and its display partners intend to reveal Project FreeSync-ready monitors based on any one of the MStar, Novatek and Realtek scalers through a media review program in 1Q15.
24 Comments on Industry's Biggest Scaler Vendors Pledge Support for AMD's Project FreeSync
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The new Nvidias are Displayport 1.2. So they DO NOT support any kind of adaptive/free sync. You need at least 1.2a.
Nvidia is locking it's customers to GSync.
The same thing like OpenCL. I do wonder if Nvidia will move on from OpenCL 1.1 with the new cards but I don't think so.
I agree with you that Nvidia is always changing it's mind about technologies they implement. It's sad really because doing so scares more companies away because it makes you wonder if they will support it and for how long. But I believe Gsync is here for awhile and it will take along time before we see it leave the scene.
Amd: Pssssss....Hey guys..... I need you to support this thing that sounds really cool and supposedly does super awesome stuff....but the Best part is.... it don't exist...so it'll cost you nothing!!!!! Just a whole lota free press and buzz around your name. Like your giving back or something. By the time it is suppose to come to market.... a superior solution will have been found....till then use this windmill video and rake in the public relation's brownie points.
Guys: .......sure why not....Go AMD!!!!
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DP has allowed for a vblank hold time which allows the GPU to handle the timing of the next frame, and this has been in use on laptops to lower refresh rates for power saving. If we move it to desktop monitors its free, and just adoption of an already existing standard. Current generation and some prior generation AMD cards already have the hardware to do it.
The standard has not been used as it was thought to be unneeded, until recently.