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NVIDIA launches G-SYNC ULMB 2 for monitors up to 1000 Hz

With this update, NVIDIA G-SYNC expects to deliver a full strobe backlight refresh rate, with about 2 times the brightness and zero crosstalk.

How does it work?

There are many eSports players or simply fans of computer games. NVIDIA’s idea is that they have the best gaming experience possible and with this new version they promise it. His idea is to get 1000 Hz clarity It is aimed at competitive and professional players, although we can all enjoy it.

When NVIDIA released the original ULMB technology in 2015, monitor response times were relatively slow, causing blurry images resulting in a poor overall user experience for motion and gameplay.

difference ulmb on and off

To improve the clarity of movement, ULMB enabled a technique called strobe backlighting, which they are improving again today. With it, it was possible to give the pixels more time to change and therefore less blur in the images, achieving a better experience for the user. However, this meant that many professional players had to turn it off, since they got better vision, but slower speed, something very important if they were doing it competitively and not for the enjoyment of the game.

But that changes with its new release, since now they promise a version with which they achieve the highest image quality without loss of speed, something adapted to gamers.

We leave you an official video of the company where you can better see what would happen if the function is activated or not.

As can be seen, in a game with high FPS per second and with a movement of pixels necessary to give greater realism, the object, in this case a motorcycle, will appear super blurry and would not offer optimal image quality to play comfortably .

By activating the function, things change and we can observe a much more realistic and easy image clarity and speed for our eyes.

With ULMB 2, the backlight only turns on when each pixel has its correct color value. The idea is to not show pixels in transition, and only show them when their color is accurate, which increases the speed of the game thus reducing its blurriness and sensation of movement.

This new feature and version is already available, however, in order to have it our monitor must meet minimum requirements such as supporting 1000 Hz, G-SYNC version 2 and 250 nits of brightness with minimal crosstalk.

monitor available for ulmb2

At this moment there are only 2 monitors that comply, in case you are thinking of acquiring one. Would:

  • Acer Predator XB273U F – 27” 1440p 360Hz
  • ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN – 27” 1440p 360Hz

And two more are expected to hit the market shortly.

  • ASUS ROG Swift Pro PG248QP – 25” 1080p 540Hz
  • AOC AGON AG276QSG G-SYNC Monitor – 27” 1440p 360Hz

They will not be cheap, and possibly only within the reach of the most professional gamers, for whom the extra cost is worth it, however, the gaming experience can be incredible. We will be aware of all this. If you already have one of those monitors you will only have to update the firmware, since it is already available.

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