This new update adds polish to those core capabilities. As a refresher, ReLive does everything you’d expect a gameplay capture utility to do: video recording, video streaming and broadcasting, instant replays, and screenshot captures. ReLive 17.7.2 bolsters the titular feature that gives the Radeon Software its name.

You need a FreeSync-compatible monitor to take advantage of it though. That creates wonderfully smooth, tearing- and stutter-free gameplay. If it indeed works similarly to Nvidia’s Fast Sync, Enhanced Sync will be most beneficial in games pumping out at extremely high frame rates, such as e-sports games.įreeSync, AMD’s take on variable refresh rate technology, still provides the best overall experience because it synchronizes your monitor’s output with your graphics card’s frame rate. AMD also says Enhanced Sync suffers from far less input lag than VSync, though I haven’t had time to test any ReLive 17.7.2 features myself, and AMD declined to provide a technical analysis of how the technology works. With Enhanced Sync enabled, you’ll sometimes see tearing when gaming frame rates dip below your monitor’s refresh rate, but in return you’ll see less stuttering-up to 92 percent lower stutter in Overwatch, according to AMD. VSync also introduces input lag that can be especially notable in fast-paced “twitch” games, and if a game’s frame rate drops below your monitor’s refresh rate, you’ll get hellacious stuttering (but still no screen tearing).Įnhanced Sync embraces slightly different compromises.

VSync minimizes screen tearing when your graphics card pumps out more frames than your monitor can handle, resulting in a much smoother-looking experience.

The most notable new addition: Enhanced Sync, which hopes to cure VSync’s biggest headaches in a way that sounds similar to Nvidia’s rival Fast Sync.

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