FreeSync on Samsung TVs

Person gaming on Samsung TV using FreeSync

Gamers only want the best. That's why you have a Samsung TV, right? Beginning in 2018, many of our top TVs support FreeSync. In case you're not familiar, FreeSync provides clean, smooth animation and eliminates stutter and screen tearing. Put an end to choppy gameplay and broken frames. Your eyes will thank you.

Most TVs and monitors have a set refresh rate. This means no matter what signal is received, it will always display the same number of frames per second (FPS). This is not an issue when watching TV shows or movies, but video games generate their frames in real time and create a varying number of frames per second. If the FPS does not match the fixed refresh rate of the display, you will experience stuttering or tearing.

Example of screen tearing

"Stuttering" is when some frames are displayed more than once, and "tearing" is when the screen starts displaying the next frame before the previous one finishes, so you end up seeing half of one frame and half of the other.

FreeSync VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) fixes all of this. As each frame is generated, it is sent instantly and completely to the display. The display will only show another frame when it is completely ready. The result? An improved gaming experience with the smoothest animations that are completely stutter and tear-free.

FreeSync does not have its own separate option in the menu. To use FreeSync, turn on Game Mode. This is turned on automatically when the selected source is identified as a game console, like Xbox Series X/S, but must be turned on manually if the selected source is identified as PC. Also, FreeSync will only function if it is supported by the connected device.

2023 TVs

  • All sizes of the QN900C, QN800C, and QN850C Neo QLED 8K TVs.

  • All sizes of the QN95C, QN95CD, QN90C, QN90CD, QN85C, and QN85CD Neo QLED 4K TVs.

  • All sizes of the S95C, S95CD, S90C, and S90CD OLED TVs.

  • Q80C & Q80CD (55 inches and larger), Q70C, and Q70CD QLED 4K TVs.

  • CU8000 and CU8000D (85-inch model only) Crystal UHD TV.

2022 TVs

  • All Sizes of the QN900B, QN800B, and QN850B Neo QLED 8K TVs.

  • All sizes of the QN95B, QN95BD, QN90B, QN90BD, QN85B, and QN85BD Neo QLED 4K TVs.

  • All sizes of the S95B OLED TV.

  • Q80B & Q80BD (55 inches and larger) QLED 4K TVs.

  • LS03B & LS03BD (55 inches and larger) Frame TV and LS01B (55 inches and larger Serif TV.

2021 TVs

  • All sizes of the QN900A, QN800A, and QN850A QLED 8K TVs.

  • QN90A & QN9DA (50 inches and larger), QN85A, QN85DA, Q80A & Q8DA (55 inches and larger), Q8BA, Q70A, and Q7DA QLED 4K TVs.

  • LS03A & LS03AD Frame TVs (55 inches and larger).

2020 TVs

  • All sizes of the Q950T, Q900T, Q800T, Q90T, and Q70T QLED TVs, as well as Q80T QLED TVs (55 inches and larger).

  • 55 inch Serif TV.

  • The Frame LS03T (55 inches and larger).

2019 TVs

  • All QLED TVs (50 inches and larger).

  • RU8000 UHD TVs (50 inches and larger).

2018 TVs (must have firmware version 1103.4 or higher)

  • All QLED TVs (Except the 49-inch Q6FN).

  • NU8500 UHD TVs.

  • NU8000 UHD TVs (Except the 49-inch model).

       

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