What Graphics Card for Samsung CRG9 (5120x1440)?

xboxonthego3 · July 3, 2019

So i'm been contemplating which Graphics to get to run this beast of a display. I'm currently running a 980ti and it isn't quite cutting it for some recent games Division 2 and Sea of Theives.

I've been looking at the RTX 2080 and looking at 4k benchmarks. 5120x1440 is 7,372,800 pixels compared to 3840x2160's 8,8294,400. So I believe 4k benchmarks on graphics cards give me a relatively decent idea of how they would work at this resolution. With the benefit being they will run slightly better on 5120x1440.

Anyway I'm thinking of the RTX 2080 Super once it is released. Sadly no real benchmarks for it. But we can guess it is at least slightly better than the RTX 2080 for the same price of ~$699. But I started looked and found that EVGA has a 2080ti for $999.

So i'm wondering if $300 difference would be worth it... I don't know. I know we don't have a true comparison of these yet.

I'm just curious to see what others would choose for a Graphics Card to run games on the Samsung CRG9.

mikegray · July 8, 2019

I'm running mine with a watercooled 1080 Ti, and I'm happy with the results. Basically, everything you otherwise know about running a 4k monitor apply here, with a small (ca. 10%) discount: Get as much GPU as you can afford and adjust your game settings (and expectations) in a reasonable fashion. In particular: If you want to push FPS up into the 100+ category, you're going to have to lower settings.

xboxonthego3 · July 11, 2019

Well been waiting and might wait to see what the RTX 2080 super brings. But the price point of the RX 5700 XT is enticing me. I'm also now considering CPU upgrade to the Ryzen 7 3700x from a i7 4790k. The performance appears to be good enough for me on the RX 5700 XT without breaking the bank. Which gives a bit more freedom to upgrade my CPU as well.