FEBRUARY 2019 PCWorld 13

Nvidia driver unlocks FreeSync

monitor support for GeForce

graphics cards

Buttery-smooth gaming for the masses—when it works. BY BRAD CHACOS

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t’s the start of a new era. Nvidia fulfilled

its CES promises (go.pcworld.com/

rtxl) by releasing GeForce driver

417.71, which lets GeForce graphics

cards tap into the Adaptive Sync capabilities

(go.pcworld.com/adex) of AMD FreeSync

monitors for buttery-smooth, tearing-free

gaming. Previously, GeForce GPUs could

only synchronize their refresh rates with

Nvidia’s own G-Sync displays, which tend to

cost much more than FreeSync displays. You

can snag the driver in the GeForce

Experience app or on the GeForce website

(go.pcworld.com/gfwb).

IMAGE: BRAD CHACOS