Nvidia may be preparing for the launch of new GeForce RTX 2070, RTX 2080, and RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards, but the existing GTX 10-series GPUs are still learning new tricks—like how to run AMD’s stutter-killing FreeSync display technology. GeForce graphics cards don’t officially support FreeSync—only Nvidia’s own G-Sync—but over the weekend Redditor u/survfate posted a guide on how to coax FreeSync into action on a GeForce GTX 1060, after another user teased the possibility last week.
You’ll also need AMD graphics hardware in your system to get GeForce running FreeSync. The original post used a dedicated Radeon graphics card, though u/survfate’s guide relies on an AMD Ryzen 3 2200G APU with integrated Radeon graphics ($99 on Amazon). Beyond that, getting FreeSync running on GeForce graphics cards looks pretty simple.
You’ll want to read u/survfate’s guide for the full nitty-gritty details, but the hardest part seems to be making sure your system runs through the AMD graphics instead of the discrete Nvidia GPU. To do so, head into your PC’s BIOS, find the Video or Graphics option—it may be hidden in an Advanced menu—and set the Radeon hardware as the primary adapter. Connect your monitor to the AMD graphics card (or your motherboard if you’re using a Ryzen APU), get FreeSync running on Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition, then head into the Nvidia Control Panel to force the game or application you want to run to use your GeForce graphics card, rather than the default AMD hardware.