Is free-sync worth it?

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So I wanna get a free sync monitor. Now for free-sync to work u need a AMD gpu right?
So now do i get a RX 560 to use free-sync or do I get a NVIDIA GTX 1050 ti for a bit better performance.
I don't want any fanboys arguing here. And I want experts to help me out. ty :)
 
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If this is the only choice you have, I'd go for the 1050 Ti. It is the bare minimum I recommend to people who seriously are into gaming.

An RX 570 would be better than both, however, and support Freesync.
I believe Freesync/G-Sync makes sense especially with non-overpowered builds. Benefits will be low with a GTX 1080 @1080p, but a RX 580/GTX 1060 or lower should see good benefits at that resolution :)
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If this is the only choice you have, I'd go for the 1050 Ti. It is the bare minimum I recommend to people who seriously are into gaming.

An RX 570 would be better than both, however, and support Freesync.
I believe Freesync/G-Sync makes sense especially with non-overpowered builds. Benefits will be low with a GTX 1080 @1080p, but a RX 580/GTX 1060 or lower should see good benefits at that resolution :)
 
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Yes true I like the 1050 ti more as well but im scared of screen tearing with this monitorhttps://www.aocgaming.com/en/products/g2260vwq6
 
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My 6950 just died. I have a freesync monitor at 1440p IPS. Is a 1070 better than any amd card with freesync? Should i get a 580 4gb for $220?
 
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An RX 470, 480, 570 or 580 would be a better choice, but unfortunately they can be kind of hard to come by at a reasonable price lately, due to cryptocurrency miners buying them up. Because they're in short supply, most of them available online tend to be priced well above MSRP right now.



AMD should have their RX Vega 56 coming out for around the same price as a GTX 1070 ($399 USD) later this month, and I suspect it will probably be faster than a 1070. Of course, if you can maintain framerates above your screen's refresh rate, regular v-sync should also work fairly well. An RX 580 might be a bit underpowered for running newer games at 1440p with high settings, as it only tends to be slightly faster than a 1060.
 
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@RaZooR While that is generally true, a 1050 Ti is so much more recommendable than a RX 560 (more "futureproof" - bad word - thanks to it's 4GB of GDDR5) that I would disregard the Freesync advatage honestly.
 
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i think freesync is worth it especially if you have low end card. but i can only make rational conclusion based on what i know about the tech since i never experience it myself. but truthfully stuff like this you need to experience it yourself to really know if it's for you or not. i've seen comment from few people especially those with high end rig and play on very high frame rate with high refresh rates monitor. to them freesync or gsync did not add any benefit to them since freesync and gsync is most useful when you have low frame rates. then there are few people that experienced it themselves saying that the smoothness of higher frame rate still better even if Freesync or Gsync able to "smooth out" the game fluidity on low frame rate. and for those that have more sensitive eyes to monitor brightness they can actually notice the monitor brightness keep changing up and down based on game frame rate (this is the reason why adaptive sync panel was not use for HMD display so i know people are not making this up).
 
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Some RX 560s have 4GB of GDDR5 too...

4GB RX 560s at Newegg

However, in terms of overall performance in most of today's games, the RX 560 is more of a GTX 1050 competitor than a 1050 Ti competitor.

Before AMD's mid-range cards got bought up by miners, I wouldn't have even considered the 1050 Ti to be a particularly good buy for anyone not stuck with a low-wattage power supply, since you could find RX 470s for not much more, and they offered far better performance. Unfortunately, those cards tend to only be found for scalper pricing now, which is unfortunate for anyone wanting adaptive sync in a more reasonably priced monitor.
 
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but he will buy a free sync monitor rx 560 will support it and there are some 4gb version

 
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Even with the 4GB version of the RX 560 (which I'll admit I kinda forgot about), a 1050 Ti just gives you better total performance (see cryoburner's post).

I simply wouldn't recommend anything lower than a 1050 Ti for playing modern games, unless you really can't afford anything better.
 
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