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    Mobile G-Sync

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by feelgeorge13, Jun 1, 2015.

  1. feelgeorge13

    feelgeorge13 Notebook Consultant

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    Nvidia today announced today, mobile G-Sync coming very soon for selected GPU 900 series. My question is will the current 900 series get this G Sync feature ( Software update) or Are the new laptops coming with G-Sync going to have a hardware G-Sync on there GPU?

    I want to upgrade my GPU to a 970m so i am wondering if this is a softwear update or hard ware update on there 900 series GPU.
    Check out the following link

    http://goo.gl/TvmjmR

    http://goo.gl/dmEVhr
     
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    D2 Ultima Livestreaming Master

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    You won't get it so easily. As far as we know it needs a BIOS license and thus only G-sync PCs can use it. Though technically if you got the license, put it in your BIOS and had a compatible screen... you know.

    Also, Optimus does not allow Gsync, so you could only access it with a machine with the iGPU permanently disabled.
     
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    Have a look at this youtube vidoe on mobile G- sync runing on a normal ASUS laptop , So I am still confused about mobile G sync, will it be a software update or hardware.
    https://goo.gl/P1Tn6R
     
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    Mobile G-Sync requirements:

    PSR-capable TCON (eDP 1.3? and later)
    G-Sync license cookie in the BIOS
    No Optimus
    Compatible driver (353.06 and later)
     
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    so what does that mean? for my a laptop with 970m? New G sync Bios up date and drivers up date?
     
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    You never even said what laptop you have. And how do you know you have a G-Sync compatible BIOS and screen?
     
    octiceps, Jun 1, 2015
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    Sorry, I read some where that G sync for laptop might be a software update for laptop and not a hardware update for desktop. I have a GT70 2oc
     
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    You are incapable of using Gsync because you have Optimus.
     
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    ahhh the mysterious aorus x5 that theyve been boasting about since early january yet no release date or any info. in a while, the 900 series will be too old anyways. will the x5 ever exist? who knows
     
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    Maybe Aorus had known about mobile G-Sync all along and was waiting for it to become official before releasing the X5?

    But I agree, it's funny the X5 is already being refreshed when it hasn't even come out yet. :D
     
    octiceps, Jun 2, 2015
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    I think that X5 is gonna be a bigger oven then the x7... Can't wait to see it being proven true :)
     
    TomJGX, Jun 2, 2015
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