There’s a new firmware update for Nvidia G-Sync Pulsar – version 1.1.4. In fact, it’s the first-ever for Team Green’s latest generation of G-Sync technology and is freely available to support anyone with a new Pulsar monitor. The update is aimed at fixing low-FPS artifacts when you’re running below 90 FPS, and adds a new 60Hz mode for games locked at 60 FPS.

Nvidia finally released its G-Sync Pulsar technology at CES earlier this year, currently available in a limited number of Pulsar gaming monitors (just four at launch). The tech is designed to offer over 1,000Hz-level smoothness by combining Variable Refresh Rate and Ultra Low Motion Blur technology to produce a modern strobing solution for top-tier motion clarity.

G-Sync Pulsar Monitor Firmware version 1.1.4 released

The firmware update includes G-SYNC Pulsar optimizations, eliminates sharp double images when operating under 90 FPS, fixes the in-monitor FPS indicator when below 90 FPS, and adds a fixed 60Hz strobing mode (for games locked to 60 Hz).

Source: Nvidia

Although every single Pulsar monitor comes with a native 360Hz refresh rate, that doesn’t mean every game you’ll play on it will run at 360 FPS. The new firmware update helps deal with annoying artifacts (specifically “sharp double images”) when running a game below 90 FPS.

The new 60Hz strobing mode is ideal for games with a capped framerate and should help reduce motion blur. This is ideal for console gaming (or framerate-capped console ports) and retro game emulation. Another example that comes to mind is Elden Ring, which is still natively locked to 60 FPS on PC. Fighting games are also commonly capped at 60 FPS to maintain frame-perfect gameplay and timing, with game logic tied to the framerate.

What monitors are supported?

Unlike previous incarnations of G-Sync, Pulsar does not have a dedicated ‘daughterboard’ to enable support. However, it does still require specific hardware, hence the small pool of supported displays. Pulsar utilizes specialized hardware that is embedded directly into the monitor’s scaler chip and supports the following four gaming monitors:

• Acer Predator XB273U F5
• AOC AGON PRO AG276QSG2
• ASUS ROG STRIX Pulsar XG27AQNGV
• MSI MPG 272QRF X36

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