But no, bar the name, it doesn't have almost anything to do with AMD's renowned Freesync. Instead, according to Videocardz, AMD are apparently expanding the Freesync functionality to more than just an adaptive synchronization technology - it might eventually become a software stack unto itself, embedded within AMD's drivers. This would be a smart move from AMD, since they would be taking advantage of Freesync's brand and name recognition on the market as a way to promote new features.

And what does this "Freesync 2" amount to? Basically, it stands as a way to reduce input lag from HDR processing of an image, by nixing the entirety of the HDR transport and display tone mapping usually needed to render a HDR image and substituting it by a faster Freesync 2 transport. Another part of the Freesync 2 update is the ability to instantly switch between display modes (SDR and HDR). AMD is also touting Freesync 2 to display "over 2x perceivable brightness and color volume over sRGB, though that honestly looks like more of a byproduct of using an HDR source than a Freesync 2 achievement. We expect to have more information over the coming days.