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[Techspot] HP to put FreeSync in all their AMD-based laptops

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http://www.techspot.com/news/63782-hp-put-freesync-all-their-amd-based-laptops.html
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The only laptop that's confirmed to get FreeSync at this stage is the HP Envy 15z, which will be updated in the first half of 2016 with new AMD 6th-generation 'Carrizo' APUs and support for variable refresh through the display itself as well as over HDMI. Other specifications for this laptop haven't be announced, but the previous models have retailed for around the $500 mark.
Very freaking cool. That is all.
 
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FreeSync on Nintendo NX confirmed!

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Seriously though, VRR on a lower tier Notebook could be an awesome thing. People wanting that "gaming" notebook, with an enjoyable experience, but can't afford a $1400 Sager with it, could really benefit from this move.

VRR is a huge deal, huge.
 
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That's a pretty sweet development, let's just hope they don't gimp the hell out of the product and make the Freesync addition superfluous.
 
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Originally Posted by PostalTwinkie View Post

FreeSync on Nintendo NX confirmed!

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Seriously though, VRR on a lower tier Notebook could be an awesome thing. People wanting that "gaming" notebook, with an enjoyable experience, but can't afford a $1400 Sager with it, could really benefit from this move.

VRR is a huge deal, huge.
Honestly, this by itself is a huge deal imo, Freesync/Gsync changes the entire experience of gaming, it really helps the immersion. Low end hardware and with Directx 12 games coming, this is very huge indeed. So glad to see HP step up to the plate, no one else has yet. I find their prices to be modest as well, maybe a 7th generation AMD FX laptop for $699 this time next year, with Freesync and Directx 12 games, can probably match a high end desktop in terms of immersion/lowering settings some, and that includes the Pixels Per INch of us 1440p owners, as these 1080p laptops actually are nicer rez than 1440p due to the PPI calculation.
 
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Originally Posted by caenlen View Post

Honestly, this by itself is a huge deal imo, Freesync/Gsync changes the entire experience of gaming, it really helps the immersion. Low end hardware and with Directx 12 games coming, this is very huge indeed. So glad to see HP step up to the plate, no one else has yet. I find their prices to be modest as well, maybe a 7th generation AMD FX laptop for $699 this time next year, with Freesync and Directx 12 games, can probably match a high end desktop in terms of immersion/lowering settings some, and that includes the Pixels Per INch of us 1440p owners, as these 1080p laptops actually are nicer rez than 1440p due to the PPI calculation.
Currently on an Acer Predator, and G-Sync is amazing, I can't say enough about how amazing VRR is to the gaming experience. What stood out to myself in the announcement is the part of FreeSync over HDMI. While it was announced in the past that it was being worked on, HP is the first company I can recall actually announcing a product that will take advantage of it.

So, if it works well, it opens up hope that the HDMI port on the back of the next consoles could easily support FreeSync. That would change up the console game, and I am just looking at it from hooking a console to a PC display. It would be silly to think of the TV manufacturers getting behind it.

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My comments tying console to this are just from the idea of pushing mass adoption of a product, and the fact that if another manufacturer successfully launched FS over HDMI, others would be likely to follow.

Also, went over to HP's website and configured their 15z a little. Assuming they don't charge more for FreeSync, a person should be able to get a decent gaming laptop for around $650 or so. Depending on APU options.
 
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Originally Posted by PostalTwinkie View Post

Currently on an Acer Predator, and G-Sync is amazing, I can't say enough about how amazing VRR is to the gaming experience. What stood out to myself in the announcement is the part of FreeSync over HDMI. While it was announced in the past that it was being worked on, HP is the first company I can recall actually announcing a product that will take advantage of it.

So, if it works well, it opens up hope that the HDMI port on the back of the next consoles could easily support FreeSync. That would change up the console game, and I am just looking at it from hooking a console to a PC display. It would be silly to think of the TV manufacturers getting behind it.

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My comments tying console to this are just from the idea of pushing mass adoption of a product, and the fact that if another manufacturer successfully launched FS over HDMI, others would be likely to follow.

Also, went over to HP's website and configured their 15z a little. Assuming they don't charge more for FreeSync, a person should be able to get a decent gaming laptop for around $650 or so. Depending on APU options.
That is great idea, I hope that does happen for future consoles. ^^
 
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This will make no difference, they'll still intentionally cripple AMD products and price them equally to better performing Intel parts just to entice people to buy Intel.

To hell with HP and the rest of them.
 
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This is the direction I was advocating Nvidia should take next a year after refining Gsync. They really botched this idea by limiting it to high end pricey laptops.

AMD are on the right track here as long as this implementation of Freesync makes movie watching better than normal. If they can pull that off then the smoothing perks of variable refresh rate will be known to more than people who love to play games.
 
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This is the direction I was advocating Nvidia should take next a year after refining Gsync. They really botched this idea by limiting it to high end pricey laptops.
Dat gsync module.
 
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This will make no difference, they'll still intentionally cripple AMD products and price them equally to better performing Intel parts just to entice people to buy Intel.

To hell with HP and the rest of them.
Disagree, I'd take a $500 APU Carrizo for gaming anyday over any of intel's hd graphics. Especially when you add in Freesync and DX12 games that will benefit quite a lot.
 
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Disagree, I'd take a $500 APU Carrizo for gaming anyday over any of intel's hd graphics. Especially when you add in Freesync and DX12 games that will benefit quite a lot.
This.

A higher tier APU from AMD with FreeSync should run circles around Intel's HD Graphics in the laptops. Even if the Intel product gets out a few more FPS, the VRR on the APU will easily offset that. A VRR gaming experience is worth a few extra frames.
 
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Originally Posted by caenlen View Post

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Originally Posted by Liranan View Post

This will make no difference, they'll still intentionally cripple AMD products and price them equally to better performing Intel parts just to entice people to buy Intel.

To hell with HP and the rest of them.
Disagree, I'd take a $500 APU Carrizo for gaming anyday over any of intel's hd graphics. Especially when you add in Freesync and DX12 games that will benefit quite a lot.
I never said AMD chips were bad for gaming, which is why I bought an A8-6410 laptop over an Intel i3-4020Y or similar chip. As I'm not a Cinebench warrior I'd rather have four cores than two.
 
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Originally Posted by PostalTwinkie View Post

This.

A higher tier APU from AMD with FreeSync should run circles around Intel's HD Graphics in the laptops. Even if the Intel product gets out a few more FPS, the VRR on the APU will easily offset that. A VRR gaming experience is worth a few extra frames.
The best thing is - you only need the "updated" screen. So long as it has HDMI 1.4b any retrospective apu can take advantage of it, so long as it is GCN architecture since there are none pre 1.2 GCN apu:)
 
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Originally Posted by PostalTwinkie View Post

This.

A higher tier APU from AMD with FreeSync should run circles around Intel's HD Graphics in the laptops. Even if the Intel product gets out a few more FPS, the VRR on the APU will easily offset that. A VRR gaming experience is worth a few extra frames.
The best thing is - you only need the "updated" screen. So long as it has HDMI 1.4b any retrospective apu can take advantage of it, so long as it is GCN architecture since there are none pre 1.2 GCN apu:)
Beema is GCN 1.1.
 
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Originally Posted by mtcn77 View Post

Well, you cannot upgrade the screen on a laptop. Better to get a new model.
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If I wasn't so happy with it I would but this thing will last me several years to come.
 
#18 ·
If these laptops all have FX-8800P APUs in them in combination with a dedicated GPU, no thank you, but I would take one with a skylake CPU and dedicated AMD GPU.

FX-8800P APU only and at a good enough price, maybe.
 
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Originally Posted by dieanotherday View Post

they need to put iris pro in everything
Sure, that plus gsync will easily compete with the $500-$600 range of laptops.
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Originally Posted by dieanotherday View Post

I've been gamign on my macbook pro fine, it's not like APU's are that much better, esp per watt.
First, you are comparing a $1,300+ notebook to a ~$600 notebook. Second, I would take an APU with FreeSync in a laptop over anything Apple offers when it comes to gaming. The APU + FreeSync would run circles around the Mac Pro in quality of experience when gaming.
 
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Originally Posted by PostalTwinkie View Post

First, you are comparing a $1,300+ notebook to a ~$600 notebook. Second, I would take an APU with FreeSync in a laptop over anything Apple offers when it comes to gaming. The APU + FreeSync would run circles around the Mac Pro in quality of experience when gaming.
AMD really needs to reinvent itself with some form of thin client. I've tried Splashtop on the tablet to match the two and the latency is on another level... Nvidia tried their GRID motive which proved gnarly almost on the order of Microsoft Zune in TechReport's test bed. Someone needs to get it straight. I'm crossing my fingers just in case AMD successfully throws a bunch of three letter acronyms on the problem of mobile gaming until something sticks.
 
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