Does AMD have an equivalent ULMB option?

[tential]

Thread title.
Can I get an equivalent experience with AMD as I can with Nvidia with their ULMB monitors that use Lightboost?

 

[Bacon1]

Yes it's just a panel tech. Look for "Blur Reduction". Not all GSync monitors include ULMB fyi

 

[tential]

Yes it's just a panel tech. Look for "Blur Reduction". Not all GSync monitors include ULMB fyi

Hmm.... was thinking of going the GTX 1070/ Gsync monitor with Lightboost. But now.... probably just going to go the AMD equivalent if I can find some good monitor options.

So something like this?
BenQ XL2730Z

AMD is terrible at helping advertise this stuff. Hmmm.... That + Vega + Coffeelake sounds like a great build.

 

[Black Octagon]

As said it's panel tech...why should the GPU company advertise it?

 

[Bacon1]

BenQ XL2730Z

Yep that has it

AMD is terrible at helping advertise this stuff.

Why is it AMD's fault? Its panel tech and can be used with any GPU. Its not restricted like GSync and ULMB

Also GSYNC/Freesync and the blur reduction tech are mutually exclusive so you can't enable both at the same time

 

[beginner99]

AMD per se doesn't have an equivalent but some gaming monitors have "blur reduction" feature that does exactly what ULMB does and works with AMD and NV gpus. Benq gaming monitors 120hz+ usually have this. I own one. it's awesome if you tweak it.

 

[crisium]

That's the monitor I have. It supports backlight strobing at 120Hz or 144hz. It calls it "Blur Reduction".

 

[richaron]

AMD is terrible at helping advertise this stuff.

Call me cynical (or paranoid), I also think display companies are trying to avoid upsetting nVidia as they are currently the GPU market leader by a significant margin.

My UWQHD monitor for example runs Adaptive-Sync 48-100Hz. So whilst it has the gaming abilities comparable to a high end Gsync monitor, nowhere in the advertising material is FreeSync listed (and I'm pretty sure it's been validated by AMD [even if not my point still stands]). Also there's no mention of the 100Hz refresh rate on the extensive marketing front page, which would be a pretty huge selling point in normal situations. There is only a numbered dot point, in small font, literally at the very bottom of the specifications section saying "3)Adaptive Sync support range from 48Hz-100Hz"; The first and last time it mentions either 100Hz or Adaptive Sync.

I'm happy to wear a tinfoil hat whether right or wrong, but I honestly can't see another reason why a company would downplay such features; especially when these features are most important to gaming buyers (the same market nV is after).