How a FreeSync monitor works
Players who want the
best gaming monitor possible should consider a display with AMD Radeon FreeSync technology. A FreeSync monitor eliminates one of the biggest hurdles to smoother gameplay: screen tearing. Tearing occurs when a computer’s graphics card produces content at a frame rate (number of frames per second) that is faster than a monitor’s refresh rate (number of times the monitor redraws the screen per second). The result is a screen that shows a portion of one frame and the next frame at the same time. The effect is like two or more pieces of a picture that don’t quite line up.
A FreeSync monitor solves this problem using a dynamic refresh rate to synchronize the monitor and the graphics card. Whatever rate the graphics card is pushing out frames, a FreeSync monitor adjusts to that rate to display every frame smoothly.
In addition to AMD FreeSync, some monitors feature AMD FreeSync Premium technology that features a refresh rate of at least 120Hz at a minimum FHD resolution. Additionally, specific monitors use AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, the technology that raises the bar for gaming displays and provides an exceptional user experience when playing HDR games, movies, and other content.