FreeSync is an adaptive-sync solution, but it isn't a complete alternative to G-Sync. G-Sync displays require special hardware from Nvidia, must adhere to a series of certifications from Nvidia, and don't always support adaptive-sync at low framerates.
RTX Voice is probably not super important for a lot of people. However, as someone who prefers to not wear headphones for long periods of time, it sounds like an extremely useful technology.
And DLSS 2.0 is a pretty big deal for anyone with a 4K screen. I don't have a 4K monitor, but I regularly connect my computer to my 4K TV so I would probably leverage DLSS often. I hope AMD's upcoming solution is comparable, but I need to see it before I give them credit for it.
Very random but: Have you considered full-sized open-back headphones? They're at least an order of magnitude better experience, in sound and comfort.
I use/favor/recommend Sennheiser's HD600.
I use HD380 Pro at the office, too. They're comfortable for closed, but they still do get ears/head warm over time. This is in contrast to HD600. The sound is also like night and day difference.
>I've heard they leak audio and didn't want to annoy my coworkers.
At healthy (as in low and plenty sufficient) volumes this is not an issue. The reason I use closed headphones in the office is the other way around: I can hear my coworkers and they're louder than my music is.
>so maybe I should re-consider open-backed headphones if they breath better. Thanks for the suggestion!
You're welcome. I'm confident you can't go wrong with HD600, they're legendary all-rounder, neutral-tuned, uncolored headphones, and at their price they're a steal, but do watch/read some reviews before making the call, for your own sanity.
Do note that HD650/660S are less neutral and near-universally considered worse by reviewers, on both subjective and objective (measurements) metrics, even when more expensive. And the lower end HD599/etc models aren't even comparable on a level field, in neither sound nor build. (HD600 are modular and built like tanks. The parts are compatible with 580/650/660S and sold individually, for the worst case and unlikely scenario of breaking anything)
They're 300 to 600Ω impedance across the frequency range, so they do benefit greatly from a headphone amp, but will still sound great even from an anemic source.
If you end up feeling like buying a dac/amp combo to get that extra, perceivable improvement, do look into "Audio Science Review (ASR)" community for no-bullshit hard measurement driven reviews. There's excellent solutions that do not break the bank, and a lot of hocus-pocus that measures like shit and yet has outrageous asking prices.
Use tiny drivers with higher distortion and frequency response is v-shaped relative to HD600. They're better than e.g. HD579/HD599, but that's a low bar to meet.
>HD6xx
Are just a massdrop/drop brand for HD650, and thus everything regarding HD650 applies to them. All in all, the price difference of 58x/6xx/650/600 does not make it sensible to settle for a worse headphone than HD600. Particularly since it'll last you a lifetime. This is unlike, say, your computer's screen.
And the HD660S is, besides worse, dramatically more expensive.
Crying children, cats (e.g. Burmese outside the closed home office door when your meeting has started), lawnmowers outside, hammering away at the mechanical keyboard - it all just goes away like magic.
I'm in the market for a new high end GPU, but I truly need AMD to come up with their equivalent of RTX Voice. Already got my Ryzen. :-)
AIUI AMD has their own alternatives to all of these (minus RTX Voice, which I hadn't even heard about until your mention). I do not know how good they are, but I expect there to not be much difference.
As DLSS 2.0, they're supposedly releasing a competitor in next month's drivers.