The Different Types of NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatibility
When we use our PC to play, it would be very useful for us to have technologies that help to obtain the maximum performance for gaming. This can be achieved with G-SYNC which enables sync the images your NVIDIA graphics card sends to your monitoralthough there is also the free version developed by AMD and FreeSync call. In this little guide we will see How do I know if my Monitor is G-SYNC compatible?.
NVIDIA You have several options available when it comes to G-SYNC, there are monitors that have a specific NVIDIA G-SYNC module getting noticed and using this technology through specific hardware.
But since 2019 NVIDIA released the ability to use G-SYNC on monitors compatible with FreeSyncwhich in turn is based on the Adaptive Sync standardthis has made multitude of monitors are compatible, but not certified. NVIDIA, when released this technology certified some monitors that do not have this hardware as NVIDIA G-SYNC compatiblethis guarantees that technology works on this monitor. But if your monitor is Adaptive Sync compatible you can also use G-SYNC, although without guarantees.
If you have a monitor with NVIDIA G-SYNC hardware, which are usually much more expensive, you don’t need to check anything, it will just work. Otherwise you will have to check that your monitor is compatible with FreeSync or Adaptive Sync, which is the standard that G-SYNC relies on in order to function, whether certified or not. The difference between an NVIDIA G-SYNC compliant and certified monitor is that the certificate assures us that this technology will work, even if it is not certified and is simply compatible Also works.
The main requirement to use NVIDIA G-SYNC in any of its versions is that your graphics card is NVIDIAyou will not be able to activate G-SYNC if you have a graphics card of AMD, Intel or an integrated CPU.
Check if your monitor is G-SYNC compatible
If your monitor has the hardware NVIDIA G-SYNC simply enable it on your monitor and control panel as indicated below. If you want to see if it is compatible or certified, we must find that our monitor comply with the VESA Adaptive Sync standardsimply with this our monitor will be G-SYNC compatibleeven if it is not certified or does not have NVIDIA-specific hardware.
To verify this, the easiest thing to do is search among the specifications of our monitorfor this we can use the manufacturer’s website searching for the exact model and looking through its features. We can also use manual or box if we still have them and look between the different characteristics that are shown. It is also a good option to look among the different OSD options of the monitor, to activate it we must find Adaptive Sync or it would also be valid FreeSyncwhich is based on the same Adaptive Sync standard, but renamed by AMD.
If we do not find this information through these channels, we can resort to verification by force, this consists of try to enable G-SYNC directly from NVIDIA control panel. If we can enable it, our monitor is compatible and we can start using this option, otherwise it will not be compatible.
To activate the G-SYNC option we will have to follow these steps:
- Right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Dashboardif we use Windows 11 we will have to click on show more options to be able to see it.
- Now we click on the option Set up G-SYNC.
- Now we have to make sure that the option is checked Activate G-SYNC, G-SYNC compatibility and select if we only want to use it with full screen or also with window mode.
- Next, and only if we have several monitors, we select in which we want to activate G-SYNC.
- Now we check the box Activate the settings for the selected display model.
Once everything is activated we already have this technology available which, as we have previously mentioned, may or may not be certified by NVIDIA, which if it is not, will also work, although without guarantees.
If these options do not appear, your monitor may not be compatible with Adaptive Sync/Freesync and it may be time to look at a new monitor.
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