51 VRR setups

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This page collects test results for Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) aka. adaptive sync setups seen in the wild.

To add an entry:

• Enable VRR on your display(s) via output <name> adaptive_sync on (see sway-output(5) for details)
• Make sure VRR is enabled with swaymsg -t get_outputs | jq '.[] | pick(.name, .adaptive_sync_status)'
• Play with your desktop for a while, try various apps (text editing, web browsing, video, games)
• Also play with the backlight level
• You can check your actual rate with vbltest
• To get the VRR range, you can use: cat /sys/class/drm/card0-DP-1/edid | edid-decode (look for "Display Range Limits")

Screen	GPU	VRR range	Notes
Acer VG270U P	AMD RX 480	40-144 Hz	No flickering
Acer XF270HU	AMD RX 5700 XT	40-144 Hz	2560x1440, no flickering
Acer XV273K	AMD RX 6700 XT	48-120 Hz	No flickering
AOC Q27G2U	AMD Vega 64	48-144 Hz	Flickering on transitions between 48-75 Hz
ASUS VP28U	AMD RX 550	40-60 Hz	Flickering when only terminal open and typing intermittently
ASUS VG249	AMD RX 6700	40-165 Hz	1920x1080, no issues found
BenQ EL2870U	AMD RX 580	40-60 Hz	No flickering
BOE NE135A1M-NY1 (Framework 13 2.8K display)	AMD Radeon 780M	30-120 Hz	2880x1920 - No issues, no flickering
Dell AW3423DWF	AMD RX 6800XT	48-165 Hz	3440x1440, Flickers on the desktop without any input, between 48-74Hz. When moving the mouse/using the keyboard, flickers much more as it transitions from a base of 48Hz to 165Hz on every input. Does not happen on Windows
Dell S2719DGF	AMD RX 5700XT	40-144 Hz	2560x1440, Flickering, especially noticeable when moving the mouse. Does not happen on a Windows boot
Dell S2721DGF	Intel Iris Xe (1165G7)	48-165 Hz	2560x1440, no issues
Dell S2721DGF	AMD RX 5500 XT	48-165 Hz	2560x1440, occasionally flickers at 48 Hz but not 72 Hz.
Dell S2721DGFA	AMD RX 6800	165 Hz	2560x1440, no issues
Dell S3220DGF	AMD RX 580	48-164 Hz	No flickering, but image darkens at higher refresh
Gigabyte M32U	AMD RX 6750 XT	48-144 Hz	3840x2160, no issues
Gigabyte G34WQC A	AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT	48-144 Hz	Noticeable brightness flicker especially with dark backgrounds when typing or moving the mouse
LG 27GL83A-B	AMD RX 480	48-144 Hz	Very occasional horizontal black bar while typing
LG 27GL83A-B	AMD RX 580	48-144 Hz	Very occasional horizontal black bar while typing
LG 27GL83A-B	AMD RX 5700 XT	48-144 Hz	No flickering
LG 27GL850-B	AMD RX 6600	48-144 Hz	2560x1440, no issues
LG 27GN800-B	AMD Vega 56	48-144 Hz	Occasional horizontal black bar
LG 34GN850-B	AMD RX 5700 XT	48-160 Hz	No flickering
LG 34UC88	AMD Vega 64	55-75 Hz	Flickering when typing or when moving the mouse
LG 35WN75C	AMD Vega 56	48-100 Hz	Noticeable brightness flicker especially with dark backgrounds when typing or moving the mouse
MSI MAG274QRF-QD	AMD RX 6750 XT	48-165 Hz	2560x1440 -- occasional intense flickering episodes when outside of games and not moving the mouse
Samsung LC49RG94	AMD RX 580	48-120 Hz	5120x1440, Flickering when moving the mouse.
Samsung C27HG70	AMD RX 6700 XT	48-144 Hz	Flickers a lot in the monitor's "ultimate" mode (48-144 Hz), no issues in standard mode (120-144 Hz).
Samsung LS49CG934SUXEN	AMD RX 6800 XT	48-240 Hz	5120x1440, no issues
Samsung LS49CG934SUXEN	Intel A770 OC 16GB	48-240 Hz	5120x1440, no issues
Samsung G80SD	AMD RX 7800XT	48-240 Hz	3840x2160, Only able to select up to 120hz, heavy flickering unless gpu power mode is set to high

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