NVIDIA Abandon the Native G-Sync Hardware module and Bring Capabilities to Other Scalers

NVIDIA announced at Gamescom this week a change in direction for their Gsync monitor capabilities. For true “full fat” Gsync since the technology was released many years ago, a custom Gsync hardware module has been needed for the monitor. This module replaced the monitors traditional scaler, allowing support for a wide range of top end gaming features from NVIDIA systems. However, at the same time it did limit the screens capabilities and connection options in other ways and led to a higher retail price and production cost for screens that featured it.

This week they have announced that they are abandoning this proprietary module, and have been working with third party scaler manufacturer, MediaTek, to integrate the same features in to their scalers

Benefits

Importantly this move should apparently help drive down the cost of these displays, which has always been a draw back of monitors using the Native Gsync module. it will also open up new capabilities elsewhere from the scaler, including generally more OSD options and features.

One key change is that it will finally allow new video interfaces to be included, with the last Native Gsync module being limited to only DisplayPort 1.4 (with DSC) and HDMI 2.0 connections until now. For instance the Asus PG27AQNR that has already been unveiled using the new MediaTek scaler includes HDMI 2.1 connections.

In the future we will expect adoption of DisplayPort 2.1 to be possible, and much simpler and cheaper than NVIDIA having to develop their own chip each time. USB-C should also be possible today, and features like Dolby Vision HDR are also capabilities of some of MediaTeks scalers too.

Basically, this move should give much greater flexibility in the future to offer the Gsync module benefits, without the compromises that have had to be made up until now.

Which features are supported?

NVIDIA say that all the Gsync module features will still be available on displays using one of the new MediaTek scalers. That includes full VRR support, variable overdrive, vertical dependent overdrive, ULMB 2, Reflex Latency Analyzer and the new NVIDIA Gsync Pulsar technology. We saw that in action yesterday in fact on the upcoming Asus ROG Swift PG27AQNR 360Hz gaming monitor. It’s great news that none of these technologies of features are being dropped.

NVIDIA tell us that “The first Displays featuring the new Mediatek scalers will use the MT9810. MediaTek has a range of scalers and is consistently updating their line-up.  

As we bring G-SYNC to more MediaTek scalers it will allow the G-SYNC MediaTek solution to stay current with the latest display standards.”

Supported monitors coming soon

Nvidia says that three G-Sync monitors with MediaTek scaler chips inside will launch “later this year”: the Asus ROG Swift PG27AQNR, the Acer Predator XB273U F5, and the AOC AGON PRO AG276QSG2. These are all 27-inch 1440p displays with maximum refresh rates of 360 Hz.

Source: NVIDIA

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