Question Is Adaptive Sync same as G-SYNC?

[Kenzy9]

On some Asus' monitors says:
Supports both Adaptive-Sync with NVIDIA GeForce* graphics cards and FreeSync with AMD Radeon graphics cards *Compatible with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series, GTX 16 series, RTX 20 series and newer graphics cards

What does that even mean??
Does it support Nvidia G-Sync?

TUF Gaming VG24VQï½Monitorsï½ASUS Australia

TUF Gaming VG24VQ Curved Gaming Monitor â 23.6 inch Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144Hz, Extreme Low Motion Blurâ¢, FreeSyncâ¢, 1ms (MPRT), Shadow Boost

www.asus.com

Couldn't find it on NVidia GSYNC list.

NVIDIA GeForce G-SYNC Gaming Monitors

Search for GeForce G-SYNC gaming monitors.

www.nvidia.com

Not sure if or how often list is updated...

 

[Kenzy9]

Is it officially "G-Sync Compatible" or not... I would've thought that exact term should be advertised?

 

[mnewsham]

If it's officially g-sync certified it will usually use the term G-sync.

Adaptive sync compatibility is what Nvidia cards do with non-gsync monitors. It USUALLY works seamlessly and without issue, though some rare cases happen with certain hardware configurations that cause screen blanking or flicker or other issues.

If a manufacturer is advertising Adaptive sync compatibility on nvidia cards, then it means they've internally tested it and it should work without issue on Nvidia cards. Though it is NOT G-sync.

 

[Kenzy9]

manufacturer is advertising Adaptive sync compatibility on nvidia cards, then it means they've internally tested it and it should work without issue on Nvidia cards.

Is this internally tested by the Manufacturer; or Nvidia?

Coz I've read some monitor-makers did their own inhouse "certification/testing" to sidestep Nvidia's Gsync stamp.

PS: i made a mistake in comment #2 - meant to say "G-Sync Compatible" not "-Certified" edited that.