Should I use AMD enhanced sync?

[Octopuss]

yes, but you always want to use in-game limiter, before driver setting.

Ok, but why?

 

[Onasi]

@Octopuss
If you want 60 FPS at 60Hz it’s simple:
1) Use regular VSync if you aren’t latency sensitive. Implementation will vary based on game, whether in-engine or CP sync.
2) Cap to 60 with in-game, CP or RTSS without any sync. In-game caps are usually the least latency heavy. RTSS and CP should be about equal.
3) If your monitor supports VRR just use that.

Enhanced sync is rather irrelevant for your scenario.

Ok, but why?

See 2. In-game caps are usually better for latency/pacing, though this isn’t a hard and fast rule and some implementations can be wonky.

 

[Waldorf]

because it is "native" to the game and handles it better/smoother than driver implemented stuff.
i had read a few things about it to setup my stuff when i switched to a vrr screen, and some gpu sites had tested the various ways how you can do things,
and they stated game first, then driver, then 3rd party stuff like afterburner or similar tools offering it.

if you cap refresh rate, its giving you a more constant experience, one reason i dont care to go beyond 60 using vrr
as i dont have to worry about sudden (huge) drops when playing some games (4K)

@Onasi
at least when i tried it, RTSS cant be used/installed with some games, either for anti-cheat detection or even if its just messing with game-overlays.
and havent seen much that doesnt respond to in-game/driver caps.

 

[Octopuss]

What's "CP"?

 

[Waldorf]

amd control panel

 

[Octopuss]

@Octopuss
If you want 60 FPS at 60Hz it’s simple:
1) Use regular VSync if you aren’t latency sensitive. Implementation will vary based on game, whether in-engine or CP sync.
2) Cap to 60 with in-game, CP or RTSS without any sync. In-game caps are usually the least latency heavy. RTSS and CP should be about equal.
3) If your monitor supports VRR just use that.

Enhanced sync is rather irrelevant for your scenario.


See 2. In-game caps are usually better for latency/pacing, though this isn’t a hard and fast rule and some implementations can be wonky.

Ok, so what is Enhanced sync actually good for? I read somewhere it's specifically meant for low refresh rate monitors.

 

[eidairaman1]

Ok, so what is Enhanced sync actually good for? I read somewhere it's specifically meant for low refresh rate monitors.

From the AMD Page.

https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin/software-enhancedsync.html#overview

Watch the video.

https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin/software-enhancedsync.html#features

https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin/software-enhancedsync.html#performance

https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin/software-enhancedsync.html#faqs

https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin/software-enhancedsync.html#enable

Watch the video

https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin/software-enhancedsync.html#download

This right here has stats of 1% at least in metro exodus for your rx 580

Vsync was to prevent graphical tearing but it caused a performance hit on some systems due to games dropping fps suddenly then going right back up, where the 1% lows came about.

 

[Octopuss]

I read that, but it's still confusing.
Why is it not relevant in my case like Onasi said?

 

[Onasi]

at least when i tried it, RTSS cant be used/installed with some games, either for anti-cheat detection or even if its just messing with game-overlays.
and havent seen much that doesnt respond to in-game/driver caps.

Agreed, but I recommend it basically out of force of habit, really.

Ok, so what is Enhanced sync actually good for? I read somewhere it's specifically meant for low refresh rate monitors.

Compromise between smoothness and input lag. Theoretically, might be useful to reduce tearing at a cost of a bit additional input lag when, say, running CS at 200 FPS on a 60Hz monitor.

Why is it not relevant in my case like Onasi said?

Because it’s specifically made for cases when you WANT your FPS to be significantly higher than your refresh rate. Which is not what you want, from all you said.

 

[Octopuss]

Ah ok.
So if I just disable vsync and set frame limit to 60, and play something that's too demanding, I will still get tearing under 60fps? I never really cared about this and always played with vsync on.

 

[Waldorf]

tearing usually happens on high refresh, low refresh just has more lag, which isnt good if you play pvp (shooter).
but if you dont, it reduces power/temp/fan noise, and keeps fps steady(er).

i think for amd using enhanced disables (normal) vsync.

 

[eidairaman1]

I read that, but it's still confusing.
Why is it not relevant in my case like Onasi said?

tearing usually happens on high refresh, low refresh just has more lag, which isnt good if you play pvp (shooter).
but if you dont, it reduces power/temp/fan noise, and keeps fps steady(er).

i think for amd using enhanced disables (normal) vsync.

Yeah it does it on the fly.

Anyways @Octopuss with that, Your card supports freesync and gsync, you should be able to use enhanced sync

 

[Onasi]

Anyways @Octopuss with that, Your card supports freesync and gsync, you should be able to use enhanced sync

VRR is a function of the monitor, so if he doesn’t have a VRR capable monitor FreeSync is out of the question. And yeah, he is ABLE to use Enhanced Sync, it’s just rather pointless for his use case.

 

[eidairaman1]

VRR is a function of the monitor, so if he doesn’t have a VRR capable monitor FreeSync is out of the question. And yeah, he is ABLE to use Enhanced Sync, it’s just rather pointless for his use case.

Let him figure that out for himself, it may or may not, its not a 100% foolproof technique, like how Smart Access Memory or ReBAR isn't