Monitor settings by brand (FreeSync, G-SYNC, HDR)
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What it means
The three settings that get the most out of any monitor — variable refresh, HDR, and its rated refresh rate — go by different brand names and live in a different app depending on your GPU: AMD calls variable refresh FreeSync, NVIDIA calls it G-SYNC, and Intel Arc has its own panel.
More detail
Variable refresh (matches the monitor's refresh to your frame rate to kill tearing): on an AMD card turn on FreeSync in the monitor's on-screen menu, then enable it in Radeon Software (AMD Software: Adrenalin). On NVIDIA, enable G-SYNC (or 'G-SYNC Compatible' for a FreeSync panel) in the NVIDIA App or NVIDIA Control Panel. …
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