Is a 7970 really enough for 1600p gaming?

[iisshaun]

Ok, so I've been super interested in 1440p monitors since I started looking at my current U2312HM's from Dell. The extra screen real estate was really appealing for me as I do a lot of work in Photoshop and Ableton, and also a bit of stuff in AE and Prem, and a wee bit of CAD stuff too. I also game, of course, but the extra pixels or size for games alone isn't as exciting. 

 

I have an ASUS 7970 DirectCUII with 3GB GDDR5, like most 7970's. I've decided to go all out and pick up a 1600p monitor instead, for the extra pixels in PS and Ableton. I want to know, how will a 1440p/1600p monitor hinder my gaming performance? It's really hard to find any benchmarks around that use the November or later drivers, so it is kind of hard to get an idea of how performance will be for me in games. 

 

At the moment I get around 65-100fps in Battlefield 3, with it only dipping to 65 in big spots with a lot of action. How much fps would I lose going to 1600p? And is AA not as necessary at this higher res? Also, how future proof would this be? I don't want to be buying a new card until maybe late 2014.

 

Any ideas would be appreciated. Cheers.

[Acefire]

I would say no. IT is not with my standards. 

 

 

Are you currently gaming at 1440p with those framerate? And what settings are you using/ planning to use

[iisshaun]

I would say no. IT is not with my standards. 

 

 

Are you currently gaming at 1440p with those framerate? And what settings are you using/ planning to use

I'm only on 1080p atm and have everything maxed out. I'm hoping I will able to just down the AA and some other things like shadows etc and not notice much change in how the game looks, while still running 60fps for the most part.

[Acefire]

I think 60fps would be a slight stretch at 1600p with everything maxed. You would probably see dips to the low 40s quite often.

[iisshaun]

I think 60fps would be a slight stretch at 1600p with everything maxed. You would probably see dips to the low 40s quite often.

Yeah I'm expecting that, I would think turning some of the smaller things like shadows and AA would do the trick. I'll probably have to turn down some things like textures etc sadly.

[Hyydrah]

I'd expect a frame rate of around 60 for the most part in Battlefield 3, with AA off (which you should do). If you're a serious gamer though, I'd stay away from any monitor that isn't 120Hz or more.

[iisshaun]

I'd expect a frame rate of around 60 for the most part in Battlefield 3, with AA off (which you should do). If you're a serious gamer though, I'd stay away from any monitor that isn't 120Hz or more.

I'm not super serious, to be honest I'm more interested in the tech side of things than the gaming. Really I should be playing more games then I do :P 

 

And yeah about 120hz, I've never used a 120hz monitor before, but I spend more of my time in productivity applications than games. Res>Speed for me I guess. 

[AjAlien]

Higher resolutions make AA less useful, never tried 1600P but have tried 1440P you might want the lowest AA setting but thats it. Depends how close you are and your personal preference.