Should I use HDMI or DisplayPort for everyday computer use plus gaming?

[JohnJSal]

Hi all. I just ordered a new monitor which has both HDMI (1.4) and DisplayPort (1.2) ports, but I've never used DisplayPort before, so I'm not familiar with its advantages or disadvantages over HDMI. I did a little searching online but it was sort of confusing. Sometimes the articles got into too much detail, or went the opposite way with a "they both have their pros and cons" conclusion.

Any suggestion for which one to use? I'll be using my PC for home office/entertainment/gaming purposes, with a single monitor, in case that matters.

(Will I even notice much difference at all? I'm not sure the monitor comes with a DP cable, so is it even worth buying?)

Thanks!

Edit: Oh yeah, one thing I read that I DID understand was that HDMI only supports AMD FreeSync, whereas DP supports both AMD and Nvidia. I have an Nvidia card, but I'm not even sure what FreeSync/AdaptiveSync/GSync/etc. is or if I even need to use it.

 

[Darren]

Go DP. Probably more just me, but for a computer, always go DP. HDMI is more for TVs in my opinion. DP had earlier and better support for higher refresh rates and resolutions and just in general seems more oriented towards computer usage.

 

[JohnJSal]

Go DP. Probably more just me, but for a computer, always go DP. HDMI is more for TVs in my opinion. DP had earlier and better support for higher refresh rates and resolutions and just in general seems more oriented towards computer usage.

Thanks very much!

 

[Intel_man]

Go DP. Probably more just me, but for a computer, always go DP. HDMI is more for TVs in my opinion. DP had earlier and better support for higher refresh rates and resolutions and just in general seems more oriented towards computer usage.

Yeah it still kinda does. HDMI 2.0/2.1 is a gong show with it's implementation and is somewhat limited in exposure to large high spec TV's right now.

DP is the way to go.

 

[beers]

Edit: Oh yeah, one thing I read that I DID understand was that HDMI only supports AMD FreeSync, whereas DP supports both AMD and Nvidia. I have an Nvidia card, but I'm not even sure what FreeSync/AdaptiveSync/GSync/etc. is or if I even need to use it.

Nvidia added freesync support in like 2019 to the driver, so you should be able to leverage that VRR implementation. It dynamically adjusts the refresh rate of the monitor to match your FPS, when they don't match then you get portions of the image from different frames and it looks like there's a tear between them.

 

[JohnJSal]

Thanks! That's good news!