Nvidia quietly lowers G-Sync Ultimate monitor requirements

At the time of the debut of Nvidia’s G-Sync technology, its support required the installation of a proprietary hardware block in the monitor itself. It allowed the monitor to dynamically control the refresh rate of the screen, synchronizing it with the change in the image.

Later, the growing popularity of monitors supporting the competing VESA Adaptive Sync technology, which does not require a hardware block, forced Nvidia to split its technology into three branches: G-Sync (with Nvidia module), G-Sync Compatible (without one) and G-Sync Ultimate (monitors with higher specs and HDR).

Nvidia quietly lowers G-Sync Ultimate monitor requirements

At the recent CES 2021, Nvidia announced that three new gaming monitors have received G-Sync Ultimate certification. Two of these were not VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certified, which went against Nvidia’s recommendation for G-Sync Ultimate monitors. It turned out that during this time, Nvidia removed the mention of 1000 cd / m2 brightness, replacing it with the vague wording of “realistic HDR”. As a result, two monitors with VESA DisplayHDR 600 certification received the G-Sync Ultimate badge.

Nvidia quietly lowers G-Sync Ultimate monitor requirements

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