MediaTek to Add NVIDIA G-Sync Support to Monitor Scalers, Make G-Sync Displays More Accessible
by Anton Shilov on August 20, 2024 5:30 PM EST
NVIDIA on Tuesday said that future monitor scalers from MediaTek will support its G-Sync technologies. NVIDIA is partnering with MediaTek to integrate its full range of G-Sync technologies into future monitors without requiring a standalone G-Sync module, which makes advanced gaming features more accessible across a broader range of displays.
Traditionally, G-Sync technology relied on a dedicated G-sync module – based on an Altera FPGA – to handle syncing display refresh rates with the GPU in order to reduce screen tearing, stutter, and input lag. As a more basic solution, in 2019 NVIDIA introduced G-Sync Compatible certification and branding, which leveraged the industry-standard VESA AdaptiveSync technology to handle variable refresh rates. In lieu of using a dedicated module, leveraging AdaptiveSync allowed for cheaper monitors, with NVIDIA's program serving as a stamp of approval that the monitor worked with NVIDIA GPUs and met NVIDIA's performance requirements. Still, G-Sync Compatible monitors still lack some features that, to date, require the dedicated G-Sync module.
Through this new partnership with MediaTek, MediaTek will bring support for all of NVIDIA's G-Sync technologies, including the latest G-Sync Pulsar, directly into their scalers. G-Sync Pulsar enhances motion clarity and reduces ghosting, providing a smoother gaming experience. In addition to variable refresh rates and Pulsar, MediaTek-based G-Sync displays will support such features as variable overdrive, 12-bit color, Ultra Low Motion Blur, low latency HDR, and Reflex Analyzer. This integration will allow more monitors to support a full range of G-Sync features without having to incorporate an expensive FPGA.
The first monitors to feature full G-Sync support without needing an NVIDIA module include the AOC Agon Pro AG276QSG2, Acer Predator XB273U F5, and ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQNR. These monitors offer 360Hz refresh rates, 1440p resolution, and HDR support.
What remains to be seen is which specific MediaTek's scalers will support NVIDIA's G-Sync technology – or if the company is going to implement support into all of their scalers going forward. It also remains to be seen whether monitors with NVIDIA's dedicated G-Sync modules retain any advantages over displays with MediaTek's scalers.
Source: NVIDIA
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dwillmore - Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - link
Or just use FreeSync? It maybe made sense to use their own standard before their was an industry standard--although a strong arguement could be made that they should have put effort into making an industry standard instead of just going it alone. But now that we're *many years* post standard? That's not easily defensable.Samus - Thursday, August 22, 2024 - link
If VESA didn't totally phone in the AdaptiveSync spec sheet this wouldn't be happening. And you're right, G-Sync shouldn't be a thing, but it is, because it has the most complete feature set.Yojimbo - Friday, August 23, 2024 - link
Nvidia doesn't care about making money on G-Sync modules or scalers and new G-Sync monitors have worked with AMD GPUs for years, now. I don't see any other reason to have the monitor-side hardware other than necessity, so if Nvidia could provide the same features and reliability without the monitor-side hardware they would.Note that prefering to do away with the part is not the same as selling the part at low margins. There is a cost of capital and if Nvidia is going to make the part they are going to want to maintain a margin on it. That's why including it in MediaTek's scalars makes sense. MediaTek gets a value-added product and Nvidia gets a way to produce it without much investment.
Silver5urfer - Saturday, August 24, 2024 - link
Intel FPGA modules are not cheap. ARM is cheaper and Nvidia does make money on certification and this new Scaler option. Just like Apple. Also FPGA equipped GSync monitors do not need Drivers to enable some features while the GSync compatible require. I do not know if Linux has any effect but on Windows. Windows 7 can utilize the G-Sync feature on an FPGA monitor because it does not require WDDM2.0 to enable the Adaptive Sync.That said MediaTek is a garbage company because of their OSS policies, they never share Source code for Kernels in Android ecosystem and always against any sort of Development / Mods / etc unlike Qualcomm.
Yojimbo - Sunday, August 25, 2024 - link
Nvidia make money, yes. I said that. And I said why they make money. And I explained why they would just as well not be making money by not selling it to begin with. They don't have a certification program to make money on the program. They have a certification program to support the feature which they use to add value to the product in order to maintain money on the product. Saying "they make money on the certification program" is just the same thing as saying that the feature actually adds value to the product. They wouldn't continue with the feature at all if it did not. The same can be said for the hardware. They will not invest in it if it's actually dragging their margins down. The point of GSync is to enable them to increase margins, not to decrease margins but sell more stuff. You haven't really replied to what I said, I'm not sure why you put it under my post.Skeptical123 - Friday, August 23, 2024 - link
“-although a strong arguement could be made that they should have put effort into making an industry standard instead of just going it alone.” See xkcd "Standards"Dizoja86 - Saturday, August 24, 2024 - link
Freesync / G-sync compatible monitors do not do the same thing as what a dedicated G-sync module is meant for. Having a Freesync / G-sync compatible IPS monitor without a G-sync module was a frustrating experience, as I had to manually change the overdrive modes to minimize blur or overshoot depending on the framerates my games were getting. It was always a guessing game, and the image quality would suffer when the framerate would change.Silver5urfer - Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - link
Just get an OLED TV and be done with it. The IPS / VA / TN monitors are just bad. Unless you really need over 300Hz refresh rate it is no use. OLED won't have any of these garbage flaws of the premium monitors. LG's OLED in G3, G4 range is very solid and even better if you can get a C line of them and dump these monitors off. Bonus you do not get stupid matte coating nonsense.meacupla - Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - link
Those LG OLED models you mentioned still have the VRR flickerSilver5urfer - Saturday, August 24, 2024 - link
Unfortunately that VRR flicker happens on all OLED afaik But it does happen on low brightness scenes only and causes that chrominance overshoot. I think G4's latest panel minimizes it heavily. Not sure if a processor can fix it or its a design flaw in OLED itself. G5 OLED is too many months away now. I won't touch a QD OLED panel though. MLA+ is the new OLED panel in G4, so maybe MLA2 will address these ? Time will tell.