{"id":353151,"date":"2021-10-14T16:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amd-freesync-freesync-premium-and-freesync-premium-pro-whats-the-difference\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T16:00:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:00:46","slug":"amd-freesync-freesync-premium-and-freesync-premium-pro-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amd-freesync-freesync-premium-and-freesync-premium-pro-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"#AMD FreeSync, FreeSync Premium, and FreeSync Premium Pro: What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b6b0b0541\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b6b0b0541\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amd-freesync-freesync-premium-and-freesync-premium-pro-whats-the-difference\/#FreeSync_Is_AMDs_Variable_Refresh_Rate_Technology\" >FreeSync Is AMD\u2019s Variable Refresh Rate Technology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amd-freesync-freesync-premium-and-freesync-premium-pro-whats-the-difference\/#FreeSync_Premium_and_Premium_Pro_Benefits\" >FreeSync Premium and Premium Pro Benefits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amd-freesync-freesync-premium-and-freesync-premium-pro-whats-the-difference\/#Buying_a_TV_or_Monitor_for_Gaming_is_Easy\" >Buying a TV or Monitor for Gaming is Easy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#AMD FreeSync, FreeSync Premium, and FreeSync Premium Pro: What\u2019s the Difference?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-755050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/esports-gamer-headset.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/esports-gamer-headset.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/esports-gamer-headset.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Male e-sports gamer wearing headset looking at monitor\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/professional-gamer-plays-computer-video-game-1941641053\">Gorodenkoff\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>AMD FreeSync is making its way into the majority of monitors, even the office variety. The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> offers tangible benefits for both casual and seasoned <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>rs, but what exactly does FreeSync do, and how do the Premium and Premium Pro variants differ?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FreeSync_Is_AMDs_Variable_Refresh_Rate_Technology\"><\/span>FreeSync Is AMD\u2019s Variable Refresh Rate Technology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FreeSync is an AMD technology, designed primarily to work with AMD GPUs like the Radeon range. This is AMD\u2019s implementation of variable refresh rate (VRR) technology, which allows the GPU and the monitor to sync up for a smoother gaming experience. Check out AMD\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U4LMfOBcLvI\">promotional video for FreeSync<\/a> to see how they advertise it.<\/p>\n<p>The main benefit of VRR is the ability to eliminate screen tearing. Tearing occurs when the GPU isn\u2019t ready to send a full frame to the monitor, so a partial frame is sent instead. Without VRR enabled, a monitor will expect (and display) a new frame every time the display refreshes, known as the refresh rate.<\/p>\n<p>Most basic office monitors refresh at around 60Hz, which means 60 frames are displayed every single second. If the GPU cannot get a frame ready in time, a partial frame is displayed over the top of the previous one. This results in unsightly tearing artifacts that negatively affect the experience.<\/p>\n<p>With VRR technology like FreeSync, the GPU can instruct the monitor to wait until the next frame is ready. This ensures that only full frames are sent to the monitor and displayed, which all but eliminates tearing.<\/p>\n<p>Other brands of VRR technology include NVIDIA\u2019s G-Sync and the VRR standard defined in the HDMI 2.1 specification.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FreeSync_Premium_and_Premium_Pro_Benefits\"><\/span>FreeSync Premium and Premium Pro Benefits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While basic FreeSync eliminates screen tearing at lower refresh rates of around 60Hz, FreeSync Premium expects a refresh rate of 120Hz or greater at 1080p. It also enables low frame rate compensation (LFC), a technology that allows the monitor to duplicate frames to smooth out dips in performance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-754040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/freesync_vrr.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"AMD logos for FreeSync, FreeSync Premium, and FreeSync Premium Pro\" width=\"650\" height=\"150\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>FreeSync Premium Pro was previously known as FreeSync 2 HDR until AMD decided to rebrand it in early 2020. This implementation specifically targets HDR (high dynamic range) games that must be tone-m<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed to display properly. By passing information back to the computer driving the display, latency is reduced by eliminating steps required to get the HDR image ready.<\/p>\n<p>The Premium Pro implementation of FreeSync also includes LFC for smoother gameplay. While standard FreeSync and FreeSync Premium should work on all content, FreeSync Premium Pro is supported on a game-by-game process. You can see a full list of FreeSync Premium Pro compatible games on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amd.com%2Fen%2Ftechnologies%2Ffreesync-hdr-games\">AMD\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buying_a_TV_or_Monitor_for_Gaming_is_Easy\"><\/span>Buying a TV or Monitor for Gaming is Easy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a few things to remember if you\u2019re buying a TV for gaming, and ensuring that the TV is compatible with a variable refresh rate technology that you can take advantage of. Even consoles like the Xbox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> X can take advantage of VRR now.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our top recommended\u00a0TVs for gaming if you need further inspiration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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