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 ...

So, you’re looking at a monitor or laptop that says it has Adaptive-Sync or variable refresh rates. Maybe it’s Nvidia G-Sync or AMD FreeSync. Maybe the vendor was detailed enough to include an ...

AMD’s FreeSync and Nvidia’s G-Sync are must-have features for PC enthusiasts. Each syncs the refresh rate of compatible displays with your graphics card‘s frame rate, providing perfectly smooth motion ...

Adaptive sync display technologies from Nvidia and AMD have been on the market for a few years now and gained plenty of popularity with gamers thanks to a generous selection of monitors with plenty of ...

AMD’s FreeSync and Nvidia’s G-Sync seem complex, but the basics are straightforward. Here’s what you need to know. Adaptive sync solves several problems that can seriously degrade the experience of ...

Display technologies have come a long way. In recent years, we have seen advancements in the field at a pace that has been faster than ever before. With better technology, come issues that need ...

VESA , the Video Electronics Standards Association, has added a feature called 'Active-Sync' to the DisplayPort 1.2a video interface standard. This is an important improvement to the standard for ...

In context: The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) is a non-profit entity of more than 325 corporate members worldwide. The organization defines standards and certification programs for ...

If you’ve ever experienced screen tearing in a PC game, you know how annoying it can be — an otherwise correctly rendered frame ruined by gross horizontal lines and stuttering. You can turn on V-Sync, ...