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Title: MediaTek to Add NVIDIA G-Sync Support to Monitor Scalers, Make G-Sync
Displays More Accessible

Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:30:00 EDT
Link: https://www.anandtech.com/show/21535/nvidia-e...

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.

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