A few days prior to CES, Acer announced a 27-inch monitor with a 2560 x 1440 resolution that had a refresh rate of 144 Hz, a super-thin bezel, and support for Nvidia G-Sync. Today Acer revealed that the XG270HU will support FreeSync. as well!
the display has a fast response time of 1 ms, and it comes with an HDMI 2.0 port, Dual-Link DVI and DisplayPort 1.2a. (The spec sheet says it’s just DisplayPort 1.2, but FreeSync uses the optional Adaptive-Sync protocol in the DisplayPort 1.2a specification.) It also comes with two 2W built-in speakers.
FreeSync is AMD’s answer to Nvidia’s G-Sync, and the company uses open standards in the DisplayPort spec in order to remove screen tearing and reduce stuttering during gameplay. AMD’s angle is that FreeSync accomplishes the same thing as Nvidia’s proprietary G-Sync technology, but it comes at a lower price by using these open standards.
The XG270HU should be available in March, although there is no word on pricing yet.
