A New Era in Gaming Monitors with the Removal of NVIDIA’s Discrete G-Sync Module – Nvidia

After 11 years, the company is working with Mediatek to integrate all G-Sync functionality into the latter’s processor scaling tools.

This move is expected to bring about major changes in the gaming monitor market. Until now, manufacturers have had to pay extra for a proprietary G-Sync module, a cost that has been passed on to consumers. With the new approach, G-Sync functionality will be integrated into the chip already present in displays, eliminating the need for additional hardware.

Mediatek’s processor scaling tools, which are the most popular on the market, will now include the full suite of G-Sync features. This includes variable refresh rate, variable speed, 12-bit color support, ultra-low motion blur (ULMB), low HDR latency, Nvidia Reflex Analyzer, and NCIDI Pulsar technology. For those who don’t know, a scaling tool is basically a small chip inside the monitor that handles resolution measurement, along with other features like on-screen display (OSD), color settings, HDR, and input selection. The G-Sync module itself used to be a scaling tool, and now you’ll rarely find a gaming monitor without its own scaling tool.

The integration of NVIDIA Reflex Analyzer is also very important as it allows users to track input lag measurements in detail. On the other hand, Pulsar technology promises to improve motion clarity by synchronizing the display’s backlight flicker with the variable refresh rate, theoretically providing motion clarity equivalent to a 1000Hz display.

The Pulsar is also a major addition. It’s a piece of motion clarity technology. It doesn’t boost the display’s refresh rate, but Nvidia says it theoretically delivers motion clarity equivalent to a 1,000Hz display. At this year’s Gamescom, Nvidia is revealing the first three displays that will launch with the Pulsar, which you can see below.

The partnership between Nvidia and MediaTek is expected to greatly simplify the process of choosing a monitor for consumers who will no longer have to wait for separate G-Sync and FreeSync versions for each model, or dig through the specifications to find the G-Sync features they need. However, using G-Sync features will still require an Nvidia graphics card.