AMD Freesync / Variable Refresh Rate EXPLAINED - What does it do? 

[Just a note here] Freesync Premium now support up to 480Hz after 2022 :D

It's great to see you reflect on how far you've gone and changed since them becoming more accustomed to the platform and how to present yourself. You definitely deserve all this growth!!!

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You can use CRU to use a VR display like a TV with an old videocard that only supports Freesync, you create a custom FreeSync range with the specs of your display range (like 46-60 for a TV). Remember that you can't use both VR / Freesync and Motion Interpolation (from your TV / Display) at the same time. Thanks for the video: very good one :)

THANK YOU, I finally got to understand, what,why, how, and knowing about freesync

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To check if Freesync is properly working, I use RTSS' built-in FCAT tool. When the framerate is within the Freesync range, you can see the scanline is pushed to the bottom of the screen. When it's out of range, the scanlines are much more erratic running all over the screen.

This is a REALLY remake! Thanks Fabio

Thanks! I never knew disabling Vsync is needed to Freesync.

Thank you for the explanation. I love your tutorials!!

Love the video, useful as always!😄

Great and well explained video, man! It's nice to see you improve every day and don't feel cringe about your old video. It shows how greatly you improved and, besides, you didn't do bad back then :D I have a question. I tried to use FreeSync on my monitors but, for some reason, I started to have random white blinks on any of them. And also, I had issues using RU-vid as this started to stutter or crashing when I opened a video. I updated drivers, changed cables (at least two of them have DP), I did a clean install of Windows, downgraded to 10, went back to 11... But still happens. But all of that happens only when I activate FreeSync. It's weird. Do you know what could be triggering this behavior?

Maybe do a follow up video with explaining how enhanced sync on AMD and fast sync on NVIDIA works - as an alternative Freesync

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thanks bro for the vids... the last cpl yrs you helped me so many times an always have cool tips an tricks happy new year buddy

THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND CLER THANK U VERY MUCH!

Nice video! In my experience, I have variable refresh rate enabled in Windows graphics settings, and enhanced sync alongside free sync. Also, I have v-sync off within game settings, AMD Chill is off and no FPS cap using other methods, running on 144hz monitors. I haven't noticed any issues doing this. But anyway, this was a good video on the subject. Cheers.

Thank you so much for this video!!! Just got an amd card, finally will be able to use the freesync from my monitor

Thank You!🙏

Very useful info.

Thanks bro! Thanks to your information it fixes the pulling problem on my rx 6600 xt

Do note that using Freesync or any kind of variable refresh rate technique will result in heavier ghosting if your display isn't great at response times. I made the mistake of not checking those, and now I'm stuck using Vsync because my monitor HATES low refresh rates and ghosting gets everywhere.

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I've been using Freesync Premium Pro on my 3440x1440 144hz ultrawide for a couple of years now - with a screencap of 140hz (and often running games with caps of 120hz) - it's flawless and seamless even with my Nvidia RTX graphics card, much better than the older versions and idiosyncrasies. I've not tried Nvidia's latest Gsync Ultimate, but I can't imagine how there's much if any real difference anymore, and Freesync Premium Pro is definitely at least as good as the original Gsync in my experience.

Thanks for this detailed and clear explanation Video

very informative content

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Hi Fabio, great video as always, I don't know if this info is valid to Freesync as well, but Blur Busters (UFO test) recommend leaving G-Sync/Freesync ON and V-Sync ON on Nvidia control pannel / AMD control pannel and turn V-sync off in game, alongside the -3 FPS cap. Do you think it is valid for today monitors ? (the article is from 2017). Cheers !

5:54 that was unexpected haha, made me laugh a bit too loud! :)

I got a g7 144hz 4k monitor the other day and I still have my old gtx 1080. G sync is so important for this. It is insanely smooth. I never hated tearing so much until I lived without it. 😊

Do you have idea or fix why when "Enable settings for selected display model" is checked for Nvidia control panel it adjust my brightness so high hmm :(

Correct me if im wrong but if someone has a free sync monitor then they have the option to either cap their fps to their monitors refresh rate - 3 and take advantage of their free sync in the form of reduced input lag and avoiding tearing. The other option being lets say their GPU can render a much higher fps then their monitors refresh rate, they could choose to let their fps run higher then lets say a 144hz monitor and tearing would exist b/c theyre not taking advantage of adaptive sync but their input lag would be reduced b/c the frametimes would be lower? So you basically choose b/t having reduced input delay and no tearing w/ free sync, or having even lower input delay but with tearing if you choose not to cap your fps and your GPU's fps > monitors refresh rate?

my monitor IS FREE SYNC enabled DELL SE2717H/HX 75hrz i recently bought a new PELADN RX 5500XT 8GB everytime i turn on my pc it displays the message (please change your input timing to 1920x1080, 60hz or any other monitor listed timing as per the monitor specifications) so i changed it to 60hrz still that message appears stays for 30 seconds and the pc starts normally why? before i used GTX 960 2GB played games in 75hrz with HDMI and never faced this problem but now in 75hrz games stutter a little bit i think the FREE SYNC is not working propery with 75hrz but then i changed it to 60hrz game is now not stuttering fps is buttery smooth get about 50 fps average in ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA ultra settings and some games still tear even FREE SYNC is on but no lag or stutter on 60hrz I Was using HDMI before and now don't know the FREE SYNC is even working properly or not I keep FREE SYNC on in every individual games not AMD optimized my pc spec is -i5 4460, 8GB DDR3 ram, 450 watt psu, Asus B85M-F motherboard 1TB Hard Disk , RX 5500 XT 8GB. WAITING FOR UR HELP😳😳

thank you so much for this

The problem with freesync is the flickering it causes on the screen, this happens every time we have stutters, it's very noticeable on loading screens for example

when using freesync my monitor screen keeps flickering its brightness (mostly when theres a fps drop in the current game) how can i fix it? i stopped used fresync because of this

thx a lot making fps limit to -3 really helped

My system- Acer nitro 5 An515-43-r2m9 which support freesync through external monitor which is viewsonic va2215-h i brought after waiting for long time. My freesync is not working properly. Please help i install monitor driver, Latest chipset driver, latest amd driver. After turning on freesync for amd software and setting cap from rtss it still shows tearing. Also, i noticed when freesync enable refresh rate changes automatically from fps cap to max refresh rate. ( eg- i set fps cap to 57 and monitor range is 60hz, then at that time OSD show refresh rate changing from 57 to 60hz). Games i tried dark soul and days gone cracked version. Freesync demo work fine with tearing

Is there a specific HDMI that I need to use or can i use anything and also do I plug the HDMI to the graphics card HDMI port and then connect it to the HDMI port on the monitor

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Fabio I have a question regarding all of this! I hope you can help me out. I have a FreeSync compatible monitor, which in theory works from 45hz to 75hz range... But for some reason while inside the range even if I manually cap FPS to 60 or 70, even 75max sometimes I can see the tearing lines! I really don't understand how and why, or if it is related to GPU load/usage? RX6600 btw. Both freesync options are enabled in my monitor control panel in the Adrenalin software settings including for each game (if I combine it with the enhanced sync the issue goes away but enhanced sync tends to make things strange, gameplay feels janky even at high FPS) ... If I could get some sort of explanation why! Thanks good video as always!

thank you so much. vry smooth explanation. easy to understand

Been trying to Freesync + RTSS in Minecraft is kinda lacking. Still see a little tearing capped at 167 to 170. Does that mean RTSS is failing?

Fabio , what about vrr option inside windows , turn it on as well or turn it off? Thanks for the informations in all of your videos, I really appreciate it, keep up the good work!!!

Helpful video. Frustrating that Radeon Super Resolution has to be disabled to use Radeon Chill. I use RSR with a custom resolution in games that don't support FSR. Didn't know there is also a global setting for max FPS, thank you.

LG monitors have Freesync premium with two options "basic" and "extended" and i have no ide what that means and i have to choose blindly testing which one goes smoother playing, any data?

Whenever I turn Freesync on my monitor flickers constantly in games. I've read that it's a very common issue with Samsung VA panels.

Cheers for letting me know I wasn't using Freesync because I'm using an HDMI cable, which, according to the instructions, me doesn't support it on this monitor. Gonna change to Display Port. However, the Adrenalin settings do show Freesync is on, which confuses me on whether it's working or not.

Got a warning and question at the same time; I got LG display with FS premium + 6800 XT. Now, fonny thing is, FS got 2 options - standard and extended. On Standard Freesync works upwards my refresh rate - for example, when i got 60Hz and freesync Standard, freesync range is 80-60Hz. When using Freesync Extended at 60Hz, Freesync Range is 48-60Hz. Not sure if thats normal, but be aware that happens, so if you got weaker card, that can drop framerate, be sure to use FS Extended instead standrad, otherwise it will not work. Standard will not work by its overall rule with limiting framerate -3 from refresh rate. When my FS range is 80-60 (60Hz) and i limit FPS to 57... it wont work. My display have 144Hz max refresh rate, and i checked every available setting, and on FreeSync Standard, it allways work in that way.

Bro. Without yourself accent, you're one of many american RU-vidrs. With your accent and long hair, you are ancient gameplays. Don't lose either!

for fps gaming like csgo and valorant which gives 300+ fps , should I enable freesync or not? I have 144hz ASUS monitor and it has amd freesync option availble

I play a game locked at 60fps but they do something weird when you change something on the character because only the bottom half of the screen is new so it tears. lol

When I have freesync on and play factorio, which is capped at 60 fps, I experience a lot of ghosting. But when I turn it off, it's fine. Is there any way to fix this?

How it works with fixed refresh rate monitor? Like 60, but card give you 60+ and what is the best settings in this case..

Hi Fabio…just one thing …vrr on Windows settings is correlated with freesync? Have I to keep it on? Thanks 😊

I cant use G-sync on an amd graphics card or? It looked like in the video that it said you can use freesync on intel and nvidia gpus, like stated at 3:05 in the top right? I have a gsync monitor rn, but planning on getting an amd graphics card, but will I be able to use the gsync on an amd card?

FRTC (FrameRate TargetControl) which is the "old" mechanic from the older drivers, grants you a huge Input Lag Delay, though perfect Frametimings, it is nearly as bad as the Vsync Delay when used to limit the FPS to stay in the Fsync Range. Nobody should use that. . When you just use an ingame FPS Limiter or ingame config command (fps_max in Apex or CS) and nothing else, depending on the Game Engine ofc, the Monitor Sync is fluctuating a lot, which can still give you some tearing, especially in the lower third of your monitor. Though, this method give you the lowest Input Lag when combined with Freesync. You can test this out yourself when your Monitor has a HZ Number showing in the Onscreen Monitor Menue. Lock your FPS to 200 on a 240hz Monitor as example, and just sit still, your frames stay at 200fps all the time, but the Monitor Sync is going up and low of 200hz sometimes down to 170 and up to 220 (depends on the Monitor ofc). Again, this gives you the least amount of input lag, but not ULTRA Buttersmooth Freesync Experience. . Using the AMD Chill Option, with equal Numbers does not work in all game engines sadly, especially not with unity engine games and though way better than FRTC to limit the FPS, the frametimings are not as good as with Rivatuner. Which is not the biggest problem at all, but, and here comes the big B...you cant use Chill combined with AMD Anti-Lag, and it also blocks you from using RSR to upscale Games that dont have Native FSR Support. . Coming to Rivatuner RTSS now, and having Vsync disabled ingame ( don´t touch the Option in the Drivers or in your Game Profile, there were some serious issues with Chrome and Twitch if you change that globally to always off - though they said they fixxed it....) - Rivatuner has the best Frametimings of all the options listed here above...BUT, with the last Version there is a new Option called "Passive Waiting". You find it at the bottom of the first Page when you click on Setup under Compatibilty Tab something... you can hover over it and READ what it actually does. It is enabled by default, and you need to deactivate it, to have the perfect frametimings that you are used from RTSS, if not, your Monitor Sync will fluctuate again like crazy. And thats where we come to the best method if you want to LIMIT the FPS for Freesync below your HZ Refresh Rate...when you want smooth gameplay ....BUT, you have get input lag of course and if you are sensitive to input lag but not so much about a bit of tearing just use the ingame fps limiter and nothing else. The opposite is true when you need very good framepacing to keep track of your enemies and the crosshair on them (like in Apex). Not so much in CS or Valorant, where maybe, input lag as low as possible, may play a bigger role for you. . To finalize my monologue i need to thank Fabio for his awesome AMD Presence here for so many years, and how much better his non native language has become. I love you, and i love AMD...BUT,...this is the first time i need to "correct" you a little bit when it comes to Vsync and Freesync. . The BEST, smooth experience you get with Freesync is, when you JUST enable Vsync ingame (double Buffer a bit lower input lag, tripple buffer a bit more but ULTRASMOOTH) and i tell you why it is so much more "smooth" than even with rivatuner. With Rivatuner, your HZ in the Monitor OSD still fluctuate by 1-7ish HZ when having rocksolid FPS, with Vsync enabled INGAME the fluctuations are totally gone. Keep in mind, this only accounts when your Frames actually drop by more than just 5 or 8 when you normally run 240fps. With INGAME Vsync enabled you get the benefits of PERFECT Frametimings, better than RTSS (with passive waiting disabled) or any other method listed above. The Vsync Option literally LOCKS the fps to the maximum that your monitor reported to the OS AND...very important, it adjust the HZ exactly one to one, when your frames drop down and does not use a range higher or lower, of what your fps is. No, there is no old VSYNC Input Lag that comes with this method, i personally only use it in singleplayer games but again, you can test all of my information out by yourself, it just takes a lot of time...and ofc not everybody is sensitive enough to actually see or feel the difference, that is another part of the story. This VSYNC ingame enabled Butterysmooth Experience wont work if you set Vsync Globally OFF in the AMD Drivers. (which a lot here sure have). Thats it, i need to go back to my UFO now and do flybys with my Alien-Bros and abduct some sheep or cows and burn some crop circles into the cornfields of your PLANET. Lasergunz gooo ZaaaapppppZaaaapppp :D Have a nice day, and FABIO....UNA RAZZA UNA FAZZA (my dad always said to his old italian friends) keep the Videos coming ! And if you have lots of time and your Monitor sure has an HZ Counter in the Monitor OSD, try it out yourself. But yeah, i guess you have twenty other Videos in the pipeline that need your attention ;) looking forward for your next Video...have a nice day

What is the difference between NVIDIA g sync and freesync im new to amd i just ordered a Rx 6600 it Will arrive next monday so I just wanna learn a bit before i get it?

I'm more confused. So vsync is old school open source Then nvidia made g sync, and amd made freesync, both better versions of vsync yes? So vsync is dead, "ignore". I should turn off vsync and use gsync or freesync, yes? G sync and freesync need an FPS limiter to also work, and this is where I have: 1. In game fps limiter 2. Nvidia fps limiter or AMD chill 3. BIOS gpu fps limiter. I set monitor to turn on the respective sync, and enable my gpu sync (gsync or freesync) and limit my FPS to -3 of monitor refresh rate. Then I can use the above to aim foe the highest FPS my gpu/monitor can handle smoothly, Is that correct?

Input latency is not the top priority for some but graphic fidelity. So which provides the absolute best image quality experience? Traditional vsync, or freesync, or freesync+vsync together?

For AMD FreeSync options I have On/Off/AMD Optimized. Which should I select On or Optimized?

My Monitor (KTC H27T22) supports "FreeSync Premium 48~165Hz @DP1.2 48~165Hz / HDMI2.0 48~144Hz" which I activated in the OSD menu, but when I go to my AMD Display settings, the toggle doesn't say "AMD Freesync Premium" (like at 5:00 in the video), but only says "Adaptive Sync Compatible" instead. Does that mean it's not working properly? Or why isn't it saying Freesync Premium?

ah just some additions for some laptops with optimus amd + nvidia, both need to be enabled simultaneously in adrenaline "wait for vertical sync refresh = always on" and nvidia control panel "vertical refresh = on/adaptive(not 100% will always work)/fast(rec, in my case)"

Dude i thought you cut your hair at first lol , thank you that -3 tip is very useful also RTSS thing, thanks a lot

Hi. On what fps should I lock my fps if I play game in 60 fps at my 144hz monitor?

i love your channel

Great video! I was wondering if I should have the Radeon enhanced sync turned off or on when using freesync?

What about discussing games running in windowed vs fullscreen? ACC for example doesn't engage freesync unless the game is running fullscreen mode.

The bigget difference I see with your old video is that you were more buffed . This has to change again. LETS GO

Variable refresh rate is a MUST in a modern monitor imo. Wouldn't buy one without it.

do you enable Variable Refresh Rate also in windows 11 in gpu settings as i had it off all this time didn't know Variable Refresh Rate was in windows 11 but had freesync enabled.

There is also a variable refresh rate in the windows Graphic settings . What is your take on that, should it be disabled?

I enabled Free sync on both monitor and AMD Adrenalin Do I need to turn on V-sync in game?

In some games, like L4D2, when Freesync enabled + FPS locked 3 fps under refresh rate with RTSS, the gameplay still not smooth, feels like choppy. And then when enabled Vsync, everything seem to be way smoother. Does that mean my Freesync not working correctly or the RTSS not doing well in this game?

Hi Fabio. I hope you're doing good. I have bought a 4k TV from the brand 'VU' in India which supports HDMI forum VRR (48-60hz). I have connected it to my PC which has RX 6750 XT through a 48 GBPS HDMI 2.1 cable. When I use Enhanced mode of HDMI in TV, VRR is enabled in Adrenalin. However, when I play games locking frame rate at 60, it is still out of sync and shows tearing. Now, my question is, has AMD started supporting HDMI forum VRR fully?

I have a 144 hz freesync monitor but in the game (PUBG) I don't have more than 100 fps, what should I do? how much should I limit the fps, or set the monitor to lower hz? Thank you! ^^

I've followed all steps. Did it a long time ago. I have nvidia. But I turned on gsync capped refresh rate to 141 and turned on vsync in control panel. Everything looks and feels fine. But fsync is off in my Monitor settings. Maybe that don't matter since I'm using gsync instead??. 3080 12gb samsing g70a oddysey

I whould highlight the most important things: Freesync/g-sync (comaptible) first. Much more important than high refresh. If you play competetive, than you need high refres rate monitor. If you do not play competetive games, forget high refresh, no needed. Just get a good 60Hz/75Hz monitor. If you do no believe me? I tell you why you should trust me: I have everything from 60Hz to 280Hz and I play mostly fast-paced games in most of the time in try-hard playstyle, like quake. But playing AAA games or any other, not fast paced game, like AC series, Strategy games, GTA, etc...? 57fps/60Hz or 73fps/75Hz is perfectly fine playable and enjoyable with any Active Sync. A good Freesync/G-sync (compatible) monitor do not add noticable input-lag for the gameplay, but gives butter smooth visual experience. And that is the most important enjoying any game.

I have 3 2k 165hz displays with Free-sync. Should I lock the refresh rate at 162hz or give the card more room with 154hz? I currently have a 7900XT on a Ryzen 9 3900x and upgrading my DDR4 from CL18 32GB to CL14 32GB to help the cause.

mi monitor tiene la opción de freesync basico o extendido. Cual es la diferencia??

do you think that the 7000 series will have allot more performance updates and also maybe allow havc for quest streaming since the h264 is really bad

Is intel arc more effecient in term of price to performance now after fixing drivers issues? I heared it somewhere, not sure if it is true.

Got this in combination with a Samsung Q90b tv, its awesome.

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I tried turning on the OSD Hz counter. And locking a game's fps at 60 or whatever fps under 165Hz(max of my monitor) the counter is mostly at the locked fps but jumps around to different numbers ranging from the locked fps up to 165. Is this normal?

Hmm good video as Always, Well my Experience is that I have Freesync on my monitor and on AMD Radeon, but did always had a ton of screen tearing on the lower part of my monitor. But after i while i tried to Enable V-sync on all my Games and have also hade Freesync always on. And After V-sync on All my Games tearing went away :) And the FPS drop with V-sync was very very low. I remember several years ago that i never used V-sync cuz the FPS dropped like Hell, but now it didn't drop so much, so my thing is to always play with V-sync on

Hi there 😊 I have an 144MHz monitor and I fly MS Flightsimulator most of the time. I usally have around 40-50 frames pr. second. At high alitudes the fps can go up to 60's. On big airports with traffic, the fps can drop to approx 35. Where should I set the fps limit? I have an MSI Opix G241 monitor and Radeon 6800 grapic card.

Can you make a Short Video for Enhanced Sync in the AMD Driver? Many People don´t kown of the feature as Vsync Alternativ when the monitor not have adaptive sync.

*brain explosion* so THIS is why i can't go over 144 fps on my 144 hrz monitor with freesync. Everything makes sense now!

In my Adrenalin panel there is no "enable frysync" option, there is "Adaptive sync compatible" instead, but it works the same way. Why is that? My monitor supports freesync as well as my Radeon 6700 XT. My monitor is connecter via DP. Also: after activating, power consumption in idle dropped from 38W to 9W! Thanks!

Hi i recently got a 144 hz gaming monitor freesync premium supported. When playing games like Witcher 3 I get about 80 to 90 FPS. So for single player games like these should I lock my fps to something like 75 or 80 fps to smooth out the frame time graph or should I lock it 141 fps as said in this video ?

I have a monitor that has vrr (Variable Refresh Rate) option, I activated it in the monitor itself and in amd software. But when i lock the fps to 72 with riva tunner, becouse it is 75hz I get a lot of imput lag, not screen tearing but I feel even more lag that with vsync enabled. Is Freesync and vrr the same thing? what do I have to do to fix it?

Can you tell me if free sync premium is better or Elmb not the elmb sync ?

I have a samsung LC24RG50FQLXZL 144hz 1080p monitor that apparently has an option to turn on freesync, after turning it on, resetting my PC and enabling freesync it seems it's working, but there's a lot of ghosting. Anyway i can fix this? I tried locking the display at 120 hz but ghosting still occurs.

i got a sceptre monitor 2k 144hz, but i notice my freesync range is 80 to 144hz, but then there some games that only work at 60 (street fighter 6 by example) what can i do to fix that?

hi! i got this setting in windows under graphics settings called "variable refresh rate", should i turn this on aswell when using freesync? great video btw!

great vid as always Fabio - really interesting stuff and well explained 🙂

I know im late, but, is there any input lag when using freesync? Also i average high fps in online shooters over 200fps. Would i be seeing more of benefit using freesync vs it off at higher fps. Thanks.

I prefer the constant frametime vs variable. In this case limiting fps to around 1%lows is much better than variable refresh rate. I do this in RTSS. See battle(non)sense video. This was a great video though! Than you.

my man, a new driver for amd has arrived.. 23.4.2 looking forward for your video