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AMD stops certifying monitors, TVs under 144 Hz for FreeSync

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AMD's depiction of a game playing without FreeSync (left) and with FreeSync (right).

Enlarge / AMD's depiction of a game playing without FreeSync (left) and with FreeSync (right). (credit: AMD)

AMD announced this week that it has ceased FreeSync certification for monitors or TVs whose maximum refresh rates are under 144 Hz. Previously, FreeSync monitors and TVs could have refresh rates as low as 60 Hz, allowing for screens with lower price tags and ones not targeted at serious gaming to carry the variable refresh-rate technology.

AMD also boosted the refresh-rate requirements for its higher AdaptiveSync tiers, FreeSync Premium and FreeSync Premium Pro, from 120 Hz to 200 Hz.

Here are the new minimum refresh-rate requirements for FreeSync, which haven't changed for laptops.

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