AMD will obv support it, Intel has yet to publicly commit to any of it (go ask them), and Nvidia is (so far) backing its own solution as it is also yet to officially comment (again, go talk to them). Not just display ICs, but LCD firmwares and GPU drivers too. decided to update for 1.2a, and not just wait for 1.3 (business speak: If company bean counters ask 'why would you pay for two updates, when 1.2a rolls into 1.3 anyway?' how do you justify it?) AFAIK that's typically 12 months FROM NOW to get it on our hands (but I dont work for IC companies, so I dont know their roadmaps) - let alone 6 more months of product dev work to actually make a retail display. This means silicon redesign, tape out, manuf, testing, firmware - the lot. Now VESA is onboard though, things will get rolling, but it will not likely be fast.Īlso, this doesn't take into account LCD/display companies are already deeply invested in 'more popular' technologies with more extensive market applications: 21:9, touchscreen, 4K, curved displays etc (remember they are not gamers).Īdaptive refresh needs a ASIC display IC physical redesign, not just a firmware update. It doesn't suddenly make everyone jump onboard unfortunately. Having an 'industry standard' is only a first step. We love all our partners equally and wish only the best consumer choice This not 'ASUS official' - it's just a bit of background info on the machinations of product development to help our fans understand more. It needs to be enabled in firmware, drivers, ICs. You know any monitor that can get the G-Sync upgrade already has VBlank enabled, which means it is freesync compatible, right?

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