Read more.Both Nvidia G-Sync (AW2518H) and AMD FreeSync (AW2518HF) models launch today.
Read more.Both Nvidia G-Sync (AW2518H) and AMD FreeSync (AW2518HF) models launch today.
Why is there $200 price difference?
Gsync requires proprietary NVidia hardware to do its refresh rate voodoo. Freesync requires nothing more than normal monitor hardware and a little firmware tweaking.
Edit: I suppose there's also the concept that there are more NVidia users out there right now thanks to Pascal success and they're clearly OK with spending a bit more, so why not charge more for a compatible display? Cash in on the closed environment.
Last edited by Ozaron; 13-06-2017 at 12:26 PM.
"$699"
No way. Never. Not for a screen that small. I don't care what 'marketing' tries to tell me I need. We're buying the same crap over and over again and only getting small advancements. Grrr. By now ALL screens should be 4k running at 100Hz so we've at least advanced a small amount.
It makes more sense to me to just buy a card that can deliver the FPS I want, or adjust settings to suit. The "sync" technology just seems to me as a way of squeezing a bit more life out of a GPU, but the premium you have to pay you may as well put in to a card upgrade.
Seriously only 1080 on a 25" screen for that price, talk about ripping people off!
That's a disgustingly high price for a screen that's only 25" and 1080p. It should be at least 27" and 2560x1440 for that price. They have to be having a laugh.
Buy Freesync, you'll still get to use the max refresh rate. And if Gsync monitor sales fall, Nvidia would be forced to support the free and open source FreeSync. Win win for all!
this is why i like this site.
just about anywhere else this discussion would have broken down into an amd vs nvidia fanboy free-for-all with tempers flaring and insults thick in the air.
of course this shows that the forumites here are of a very high order, and i am pleased to have their company. well done all.
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