YCbcr 4:4:4 8B vs Ycbcr 4:2:2 12B vs RGB Full Range

[Silliconcrayon]

Hello folks, It's your dumb friend here again. Well this time I want to know what is the best setting for gaming at 4K 60hertz. Which option should I chose , YCbcr 4:4:4 8B vs Ycbcr 4:2:2 12B vs RGB Full Range ?

I would have gone with Ybcrc 444 12bit because I do have a 2.1 HDMI cable but to my bad My GPU gtx 1080 doesn't support HDMI 2.1 so I'm stuck with those options and my display which is a 4K tv HDR enabled Sony 55" x90f doesn't have a display port so those are my only options to chose from so which one would be the best option ?

PS: People are telling me 444 but I seriously find things look better on general applications and videos in 422 12bits So please help me .. which one is good for gaming and overall ??

[Glenwing]

5 hours ago, Silliconcrayon said:

Hello folks, It's your dumb friend here again. Well this time I want to know what is the best setting for gaming at 4K 60hertz. Which option should I chose , YCbcr 4:4:4 8B vs Ycbcr 4:2:2 12B vs RGB Full Range ?

I would have gone with Ybcrc 444 12bit because I do have a 2.1 HDMI cable but to my bad My GPU gtx 1080 doesn't support HDMI 2.1 so I'm stuck with those options and my display which is a 4K tv HDR enabled Sony 55" x90f doesn't have a display port so those are my only options to chose from so which one would be the best option ?

PS: People are telling me 444 but I seriously find things look better on general applications and videos in 422 12bits So please help me .. which one is good for gaming and overall ??

RGB 8 bpc is the best option. RGB is superior to YCbCr 4:4:4, and much better than YCbCr 4:2:2.

Increasing color depth from 8 bpc to 10 or 12 has very minimal impact. Switching to YCbCr with sumbsampling has a worse impact.

[Gerardo Buenrostro]

I know this is an old thread, but In other forums they recommend staying in YCbCr.

 

Why is that? Is there some drawbacks or considerations to have?