#freesync

Thankfully, technologies like NVIDIA’s G-Sync or AMD’s FreeSync exist for this reason -- to balance the frame rate and refresh rate to reduce screen tearing. Technology such as G-sync and Freesync is added to gaming monitors to make your gaming experience smoother. G-Sync is for Nvidia graphics cards, while Freesync works with AMD cards (though many Freesync monitors are now compatible with NVIDIA GPUs, so you could just read a review of a certain monitor to know if it is compatible). G-Sync monitors are typically more expensive than their Freesync counterparts. Microsoft and AMD have partnered up to bring the well-known graphics card manufacturer's FreeSync technology to the Xbox One S and Xbox One X. Just a little refresher on FreeSync, the technology synchronizes the refresh rate of your display to the framerate of your Radeon graphics card or chip. Apart from the normal FreeSync support, AMD and Microsoft are also adding in FreeSync 2 compatibility, which introduces the tech to HDR gaming. Players can enable FreeSync on their Xbox One X and Xbox One S via the console's menu as long as it's connected to FreeSync supported displays. Read more in our articles including "Refresh Rate, Response Time, Touch Sampling Rate Explained" and "How To Choose The Right Monitor For You".