2018 Hardware Thread

What are the latest Display Port 1.3/1.4 features? Is it only applicable to the latest Nvidia drivers? I haven't experienced any issues that I aware of with my display port and monitor. What exactly is this all about?

Kol12 said:

What are the latest Display Port 1.3/1.4 features? Is it only applicable to the latest Nvidia drivers? I haven't experienced any issues that I aware of with my display port and monitor. What exactly is this all about?

4K 144Hz full HDR gaming monitor ready

Cliff S said:

4K 144Hz full HDR gaming monitor ready

Anything else? So you actually have to go searching for such tools? For something that can cause such major issues like black screens I'm surprised it's not put on the drivers page or something...

Kol12 said:

Anything else? So you actually have to go searching for such tools? For something that can cause such major issues like black screens I'm surprised it's not put on the drivers page or something...

A firmware and a driver is not the same thing.

A firmware is something that is run by the GPU and controls the low level functions, configurations and behaviors of the GPU. Imagine it is as a BIOS.

A driver is something that is the glue between your GPU and the OS, which enables applications to talk to the GPU via the driver.

ThrashZone said:

Hi,
Not sure what applies to the newest nvidia driver but ran into the nvidia firmware update tool to do it with if anyone needs it
Titan Xp is good

NVIDIA Graphics Firmware Update Tool for DisplayPort 1.3 and 1.4</title><title>NVIDIA DRIVERS 1.0

Think I am not going to mess with my 1080Ti's firmware .....at all. Even if it needed an update. I have no issues with any black screens now, and still waiting for someone to beat one of my scores too....lol So if it ain't broke, don't fix it...

slicendice said:

A firmware and a driver is not the same thing.

A firmware is something that is run by the GPU and controls the low level functions, configurations and behaviors of the GPU. Imagine it is as a BIOS.

A driver is something that is the glue between your GPU and the OS, which enables applications to talk to the GPU via the driver.

A quick google suggests the Display Port update can cause issues on the latest Nvidia driver, so the new firmware features probably have to be supported by the driver also... I don't think I'm on the current driver so once I update I will see if I have issues.

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	ROG Phone
Processor	Exclusive 2.96GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform
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	ASUS VG49V
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Resolution	DFHD 3840x1080
Refresh rate	48-144Hz with FreeSync
Input lag	11.9 ms
Extreme Low Motion Blur	85/100/120Hz 1-ms moving-picture response
Picture modes	Picture-by-Picture (PbP)
Inputs	2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio	2 x 5W speakers 1 x 3.5-mm analog output

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Yes, but can it work as a telephone too ?