Budget 1440p Graphics card (not games)

[Delos]

All my skills at working out what graphics cards work best are all based on gaming so I have a knowledge hole regarding cards that just need to work at good resolutions but don't need to be fast. Looking for a super cheap graphics card that can run 2 screens, 1 @ 1080p and 1 @ 1440p. Usage will be mostly on O365 applications (particularly Excel). Gaming is likely to be nil on this particular machine. Any ideas?

 

 

 

 

[Princess Luna]

literally anything will work if all you'll do is display adapt for non intensive 3d rendering... even a Ryzen APU works here.

[factorialandha]

Id say pretty much any graphics card that supports dual monitor for this would be fine, 

 

For example, most businesses use dual screens with on board Intel graphics. (we do that where i work) 

 

Modern Intel computers come with dual display outputs these days. 

[Fasauceome]

Ryzen 3 2200G, 4 cores 4 threads, Vega 8 graphics.

[Delos]

Cool. GT 710 it is then.

 

One other question, slightly more technical and a bit hypothetical.

 

Let's say I've got a dual gaming/development rig with 3 1440p screens, 1 of the monitors is 144 Hz Gsync and the other two are plain 60Hz all running on a GTX 1080Ti

For gaming, would I be better off getting a cheap card to run the other two non-gaming monitors or will running 3 monitors off the same card make that much difference?

[Delos]

Yeah. Currently got a GTX 980 with two 1440p (one a 144Hz G-sync) and a 1080p one. No obvious frequency issues with the G-sync monitor when the other two are running although it runs warm 24/7.

My biggest annoyance is that I have my Windows menu on the small screen which keeps moving back to the G-sync monitor after sleep or driver update due to the G-Sync monitor needing to be the Primary monitor of the card. Hoping splitting the two might stop that happening.

 

Looking to upgrade the 1080p monitor and the GPU/s to go with it so might go the whole way and get a good card and a cheap card alongside it but only there is any actual benefit.

[Mick Naughty]

Pretty sure most mobo’s can do that. My laptop does 1440p just fine. Get almost any card just to display. 

[The Torrent]

Just saying my strix od’d gtx 1060 runs 3440 x 1440 at 70fps max settings (sometimes lower shadows a little) absolutely fine I’ve never understood needing anything higher.

 

or maybe mines just super powered.

[The Torrent]

21 hours ago, Delos said:

All my skills at working out what graphics cards work best are all based on gaming so I have a knowledge hole regarding cards that just need to work at good resolutions but don't need to be fast. Looking for a super cheap graphics card that can run 2 screens, 1 @ 1080p and 1 @ 1440p. Usage will be mostly on O365 applications (particularly Excel). Gaming is likely to be nil on this particular machine. Any ideas?

 

 

 

 

For your particular use case a mobo with 2 display ports with a cpu with integrated graphics should do.

[Mick Naughty]

33 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

Just saying my strix od’d gtx 1060 runs 3440 x 1440 at 70fps max settings (sometimes lower shadows a little) absolutely fine I’ve never understood needing anything higher.

 

or maybe mines just super powered.

Ran two 1060’s and neither could hold over 90 average with settings lowered 1440p. Not nearly enough but still playable if you like a handicap. 

[caldrin]

42 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

Just saying my strix od’d gtx 1060 runs 3440 x 1440 at 70fps max settings (sometimes lower shadows a little) absolutely fine I’ve never understood needing anything higher.

 

or maybe mines just super powered.

Sounds like you have a 1080ti hidden inside your 1060...