MediaTek to Enhance Monitor Scalability with NVIDIA G-Sync Integration for Broader Display Accessibility

On Tuesday, NVIDIA revealed that it’s collaborating with MediaTek to ensure future monitor scalers from the latter will support NVIDIA’s G-Sync technologies. This partnership is set to integrate the complete suite of G-Sync features directly into upcoming monitors without needing an independent G-Sync module. This move aims to make high-end gaming features more widely accessible across various displays.

Historically, G-Sync tech depended on a dedicated module—built around an Altera FPGA—to synchronize display refresh rates with the GPU, addressing issues like screen tearing, stuttering, and input lag. However, in 2019, NVIDIA introduced a more cost-effective solution with their G-Sync Compatible certification. This embraced the VESA AdaptiveSync standard to manage variable refresh rates sans the separate module. Although this allowed for more affordable monitors, NVIDIA’s certification ensured compatibility with NVIDIA GPUs, meeting its performance standards. Yet, some features, until now, required the original dedicated G-Sync module.

With the new alliance with MediaTek, the latter’s scalers will now accommodate all of NVIDIA’s G-Sync advancements, including the latest G-Sync Pulsar. This technology significantly boosts motion clarity and diminishes ghosting, offering gamers a seamless experience. Among the impressive features supported by MediaTek-based G-Sync displays are variable refresh rates, variable overdrive, 12-bit color, Ultra Low Motion Blur, low latency HDR, and Reflex Analyzer. This integration paves the way for an extensive range of G-Sync features in monitors, eliminating the need for a specialized, costly FPGA.

Leading the charge in this new wave are some exciting monitors like the AOC Agon Pro AG276QSG2, Acer Predator XB273U F5, and the ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQNR. These models impress with 360Hz refresh rates, 1440p resolution, and HDR capabilities.

However, what remains uncertain is which specific MediaTek scalers will be outfitted with NVIDIA’s G-Sync support—or if MediaTek will incorporate this support across all its scalers in the future. Another question looming is whether monitors with NVIDIA’s dedicated G-Sync modules will still hold any edge over those empowered by MediaTek scalers.