AMD Crossfire Freesync Update: Delayed
by Ryan Smith on April 30, 2015 6:45 PM EST
When AMD launched Freesync back in March, one of the limitations of the initial launch version was that only single-GPU configurations were supported. Multi-GPU Crossfire systems could not be used with Freesync, requiring users to trade-off between Crossfire and Freesync. At the time AMD claimed that Crossfire Freesync support would be coming in April, however as April comes to a close it has become clear that such a release isn’t going to happen.
To that end, AMD has posted a short update on the status of Crossfire Freesync over on their forums. In the update, AMD states that after QA testing they believe that Crossfire Freesync is “is not quite ready for release” and that they will be holding it back as a result. Unfortunately AMD is not committing to a new release date for the feature, but given the fact that it’s more important to get this right than to get it out quickly, this is likely for the best.
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palerma - Sunday, May 3, 2015 - link
When have I ever indicated I was blindly cheer leading for either side. I actually own a pair of 970s driving a 1440p gsync display and before that I owned a 7970...basically, whatever offers good value for money.My comment was about you and your frothy mouthed rants you go on in every AMD related post I've ever read on this site. You are either a paid shill or just demented with how shrill you are in your diatribes.
chizow - Sunday, May 3, 2015 - link
Who said anything about blindly cheerleading? I'm the FIRST person to admit I'm a fan of great tech that makes life more full and enjoyable, and overwhelmingly, Nvidia provides that when it comes to my favorite pastime, PC gaming, but only for good reason.You say you are running a pair of 970s driving a G-Sync panel, so you should know first-hand there are reasons to prefer Nvidia over AMD, especially in light of the limitations documented here. Would you be happy if only one of those 970s worked with your G-Sync panel that actually performed worst below, say 40Hz? Would you say, someone pointing out those flaws and deficiencies in AMD relative to G-Sync was automatically, a paid shill? Don't be so obtuse.
See I actually started using the internet and reading AnandTech at a time when the primary purpose of the internet was to research and inform interesting and emerging tech, and as such, I find it annoying to have to wade through mounds of bullshit and misinformation. Overwhelmingly throughout the years, I've found AMD/ATI and their fanboys relish in this kind of FUD when they simply don't have competitive parts to bring to market. This is just one more example of this.
Simply put, I like to hold people accountable for what they say and do, and this is just another example. I fully expect others to do the same of what I say and do, and I'm happy to stand by what I've said on this topic and others. Feel free to go back and see what was said about FreeSync from Day 1 by me and others, then come back and see who is blindly cheerleading for one side or another.
Alexvrb - Sunday, May 3, 2015 - link
Sounds like a nice setup, Palerma. 970s are a great value. Nvidia does very well above $300. That would be overkill for me, I won't be replacing my "old" 1080p LG display for a while longer.I've used (and continue to use) parts from all the big vendors. In the past I've also used parts from many less-known manufacturers, even Cyrix put out a decent chip here and there (mostly as drop-in upgrades for platforms after Intel abandoned them). Yet that doesn't matter to Chizow. If you dare stand against his Nvidia Gospel, you're a heretic and clearly an <insert competitor here> fanboy.
When Nvidia supports DP adaptive sync in the future, he'll support it. Until then it's garbage. End of story.
chizow - Sunday, May 3, 2015 - link
Yep figures, typical low standards and usage patterns that don't even matter, like most AMD fanboys who most vigorously defend them. You can't feel impacted by their lies and dishonesty because you don't even use the products being discussed, you just blindly defend and cheerlead for them whenever their reputation comes under fire by meanies like me. :(And no, when Nvidia supports DP adaptive sync, I won't support it, because I'll continue using the superior solution G-Sync as I have been for the last 9 months while AMD produced lies, misinformation and excuses, repeated by fanboys like you. But I honestly do hope Nvidia supports DP Adaptive Sync as an alternative and choice, it will be one less reason to use AMD and will actually put AMD's word to the test again, on how open and Free FreeSync is.
Gigaplex - Thursday, April 30, 2015 - link
And what, pray tell, is the first glaring deficiency? If you mention enforced V-SYNC again like you did in the last thread, you were already proven wrong on that point and refused to acknowledge it.I know, I know, don't feed the trolls...
Flunk - Thursday, April 30, 2015 - link
What are you talking about? Freesync I clearly inferior to G-Sync, it doesn't cost $200 per monitor to implement and is a freely available standard. Those benchmarks that claim the petfomance is nearly identical to G-Sync are fabricated lies!Everything AMD does is terrible!
chizow - Thursday, April 30, 2015 - link
Yes, and its also bad, so as usual with AMD, you get what you pay for.Crunchy005 - Friday, May 1, 2015 - link
You need to mention how AMD fanboys no nothing and refuse to acknowledge when your proven wrong. Then it will be perfect. Love how chizow's argument here was, "it is also bad".chizow - Friday, May 1, 2015 - link
Yes, FreeSync costs less, but deservedly so, because its bad. Again, if a solution makes your gaming experience WORSE (input lag, tearing, stuttering) outside of its relatively high supported refresh range (40Hz as a worst-case) and doesn't even allow you to throw more money at the problem (no CF support), that is a pretty awful solution.What's even worst is sites like AnandTech recommending people turn down their settings to stay above this minimum refresh rate when one of the main benefits of VRR (at least with G-Sync) was the freedom to crank your settings up without having to deal with the big drop in framerates with V-Sync On (Doublebuffering) and Input lag (Triplebuffering).
But its OK, I know the casual observer is not going to understand the differences here, and how they relate to your gaming experience.
chizow - Thursday, April 30, 2015 - link
Huh? It does force V-Sync again when you fall out of the supported VRR range, go read actual reviews, again and see how you were proven wrong as usual. But beyond that, FreeSync performs WORST than Vsync outside of the VRR range because not only do you get all the tearing and stutter again, you also get bad ghosting because FreeSync disables anti-ghosting and overdrive mechanisms. This is a fact acknowledged by both AMD and monitor vendors.I know, I know, don't feed the idiots.