LG OLED TVs will receive Nvidias G-SYNC Compatible firmware.
Simultaneously, Nvidia will release a new GeForce Game Ready Driver, enabling GeForce RTX and GeForce GTX 16-Series gamers to connect their PCs via HDMI to validated G-SYNC Compatible LG TVs.
With everything updated, geared-up gamers will experience smooth, stutter-free, tear-free gaming, with superior OLED clarity and color reproduction, and with HDR10 color, contrast and brightness in compatible games. Additionally, LG has their own technologies that further improve response times, pixel display times, and other aspects of each TV, giving their customers smoother, clearer gaming on PC and other platforms.
If you don’t own a LG TV, but do own a display or TV that only supports Variable Refresh Rates via HDMI, you can try enabling HDMI VRR when the aforementioned driver is released. As these displays and TVs haven’t yet been through our comprehensive validation process, we can’t guarantee VRR will work, or work without issue.
Be assured though, we will be testing current and future Variable Refresh Rate HDMI displays, and will be working with manufacturers like LG to bring flawless out-of-the-box G-SYNC Compatible support to their big-screen TVs, so more GeForce gamers can enjoy smooth gameplay from the comfort of their couch.
LG says that input lag is 6 ms for 1440p content at 120Hz and 13ms for 4K content at 60 Hz. "The minimal input lag of LG’s OLED TVs, of less than a frame, with no loss in picture quality, makes them the best displays for gaming," LG said. In addition, OLED TVs have extremely fast response time.
G-Sync will work over HDMI 2.1 in the LG OLED TVs, which are the first TVs to offer HDMI 2.1 ports. Competitors have yet to transition to the new HDMI standard. More HDMI 2.1 compatible TVs are expected to launch next year.
LG used the opportunity to also highlight support for other gaming-related features in its latest OLED TVs such as Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR). Besides G-Sync, the TVs are already compatible with Xbox One's VRR, which relies on HDMI VRR.
- "It’s no secret LG OLED TVs are coveted by gamers world over and we are committed to optimizing the OLED gaming experience for them," Sam Kim, SVP of the TV product planning, LG. "With Nvidia G-Sync adoption, we are showing that OLED TVs have the support and backing of the world’s top gaming hardware brand to make their products look their best."
Nvidia recently announced that G-Sync is now compatible with FreeSync, the competing specification developed by AMD. However, this cross-compatibility is currently limited to the DisplayPort connection. LG did not comment on its plans for FreeSync support. Samsung supports FreeSync in select TV models but these are limited to HDMI 2.0, capping resolution and/or range.
G-Sync support for LG C9, and E9 will be added via a firmware upgrade "in the weeks to follow", the company said.
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