Theoretical 4K eyefinity question.

[minibois]

Can 4 or 3 GTX 980's run a modern game at 4K eyefinity surround (3x 4K screens) and high/ultra graphics?

If not, how long will it take until GPU's are able to do it?

 

Also, what kind of CPU and how much RAM would you need for this?

 

This is just a theoretical question, I was just thinking of what you would need and how long it will take until we get there.

[Shroomster]

Not really. It can not do that with reasonable framerate.

[JoaoPRSousa]

RAM isnt an issue, maybe 16GB would be enough.

For the CPU, as long as it doesnt bottleneck the GPUs it is fine

For the GPUs, 3 monitors at 4k... maybe 4 980 can handle it but not on max settings, IDK

[H4X3R]

No, probably not. A titan black v2 or titan (titanium?) may be closer to running 3 4K screens. But i think maybe in 3-4 years for 2 cards to run 4k eyefinity.

[TheGamingBarrel]

Eyefinity is an AMD Technology, I think you mean NV Surround.

[Shroomster]

You could probably play Dirt 3 at 30fps.

[AnnoyedShelf]

I'd say 2 R9 295 X2's could maybe do it.  Possibly 2 or 3 Titan Black's.  That really isn't an easy thing to achieve.

[aidenrelkoff]

2 titan Z would do it, with 12gb of ram each they should be fine..

[Enderman]

Yes it is possible (if you can get any games to run at that resolution) but you will probably be playing at minimum-low settings. Maybe medium on older less intensive games.

[dizmo]

Right now you can get very nice frame rates (~35 on the low, near 60 on the high) with 4 Titan Blacks if you want to run 4k Surround.

Keep in mind you'll likely need two power supplies to keep it stable, and it'll draw around 1800w from the wall. Not a cheap system to run by any stretch of the imagination.

Nvidias next card, Pascal, will be a massive improvement. I think they quoted something like a 3.5x improvement over what we currently have now in a card that's 1/3 of the size.

That will be able to power 4k quite nicely. 2 cards should easily manage surround.

 

No, probably not. A titan black v2 or titan (titanium?) may be closer to running 3 4K screens. But i think maybe in 3-4 years for 2 cards to run 4k eyefinity.

No where near that long. I figure late 2015/2016 will be when 4k really shines. See above.

[I/O]

GPUs are just getting able to run 1080P perfectly with most graphically intensive games. Running 4k is going to be awhile until GPU horsepower catches up.

[Real_PhillBert]

IDK, I would bet that three 980's could play L4D pretty well in 4K surround anything more demanding than that and you will probably not really enjoy the experience. 

[Cheddle]

Can 4 or 3 GTX 980's run a modern game at 4K eyefinity surround (3x 4K screens) and high/ultra graphics?

If not, how long will it take until GPU's are able to do it?

 

Also, what kind of CPU and how much RAM would you need for this?

 

This is just a theoretical question, I was just thinking of what you would need and how long it will take until we get there.

 

CPU would have to be a 5930k or 5960x (or older gen equiv.) to supply enough PCI bus lanes

RAM: 8gb+

 

I could answer this question a number of ways.... Assuming you want at least 30 fps for the game to be "playable" then... maybe.

 

games like grid autosport, any source engine game, I am sure would run fine... others, not so much... effects like depth of field can be ridiculously power hungry at higher resolutions

 

when we do have the processing power to easily run 3x4k I am not sure it would even be a good idea... 

 

Eyefinity/surround gaming is designed to provide peripheral vision and "immersion" the density of cones in your eye at those angles mean you would be hard pressed to discern the difference between 1080 and 4k... sure dead on there is a massive difference but not peripherally... 

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/rodcone.html

 

personally I would be going for a single 4k in the middle and 2 x crisp non-ghosting "gaming" 1080 panels on the outer edges... (though the difference in panel latency would likely make you vomit) 

 

A better question;

 

"when will we have 2x8k displays that are less than 4 inches across and refresh at 120fps so we can strap them to our faces?"