Is desktop resolution cpu or gpu intensive?

[Sambadtech]

so ik in game resolutions are gpu intensive but im not sure about the desktop resolution

can anyone help me

[YoungBlade]

Higher resolution always puts more strain on the GPU. Another factor on the desktop is the refresh rate of the monitor, as the GPU will work to keep up with that.

 

That said, being at the desktop uses effectively no resources when compared to a game.

[Sambadtech]

4 minutes ago, YoungBlade said:

Higher resolution always puts more strain on the GPU. Another factor on the desktop is the refresh rate of the monitor, as the GPU will work to keep up with that.

 

That said, being at the desktop uses effectively no resources when compared to a game.

so even on a higher desktop resolution wont effect my cpu?

[YoungBlade]

Just now, Sambadtech said:

so even on a higher desktop resolution wont effect my cpu?

It will slightly, but not enough to worry about it. The CPU ultimately controls the GPU, so if the GPU does more, so does your CPU, but we're talking about margin of error differences. Having music playing on the computer would be harder in your CPU than running your monitor at a higher resolution, all other things being equal.

[Sambadtech]

Just now, YoungBlade said:

It will slightly, but not enough to worry about it. The CPU ultimately controls the GPU, so if the GPU does more, so does your CPU, but we're talking about margin of error differences. Having music playing on the computer would be harder in your CPU than running your monitor at a higher resolution, all other things being equal.

so like i have a core 2 duo 3Ghz with Geforce GT 710 and i wanna run 1366x768 60Hz, it will effect my cpu very little till the point i wont have to worry about fps drops if im correct?

[YoungBlade]

1 minute ago, Sambadtech said:

so like i have a core 2 duo 3Ghz with Geforce GT 710 and i wanna run 1366x768 60Hz, it will effect my cpu very little till the point i wont have to worry about fps drops if im correct?

Are we talking about in games now or still just on the desktop?

[Sambadtech]

1 minute ago, YoungBlade said:

Are we talking about in games now or still just on the desktop?

so we are talking about desktop res and it effecting my game fps and just responceiveness(i know now that it will effect the gpu and that will also use cpu but very little so thats kinda done i guess but u can add to it if u fell like it)

[PDifolco]

16 minutes ago, Sambadtech said:

so we are talking about desktop res and it effecting my game fps and just responceiveness(i know now that it will effect the gpu and that will also use cpu but very little so thats kinda done i guess but u can add to it if u fell like it)

Then there's some confusion here...

Resolution does impact GPU load relatively (on first order) to the total number of pixels to draw, so for example 1280x720 is approx 1M pixels where 2440x1440 is 3M so 3x more load

While using a browser, Office, etc, resolution will not be a problem for the GPU as long as it support it, because it's a pretty low load anyway, so you can keep your 60fps (limited by your 60Hz monitor)

Now while gaming res will put a quite hard load, tour GT710 isn't even good at 720p, say it runs CSGO at around 60fps, so if you try 1440p (if it even support it) it'll drop to around 20-30fps...

Now for the CPU I suppose yours will be always at 100% playing, so it can't go higher...

[Sambadtech]

15 minutes ago, Dean0919 said:

You're confusing us.

Dekstop resolution is resolution on your desktop (where you have shortcuts and recycle bin) and game resolution is different. Desktop resolution doesn't have any significant impact on your CPU or GPU, so don't worry about it. If we're talking about game resolution, then it's a whole different story and it definitely impacts on your performance (fps) in game. I don't know about CPU, but GPU definitely works harder on a higher resolution as it has to render more pixels, so the higher the resolution, more load is on GPU which means worse performance.

yes desktop resolution, i was woundering if it will effect my performance in games but now i have realiezed it wont so thats nice but theres catch, i dont play games in full screen and the game i play(roblox) dosnt have a resolution change thing in its settings so will it effect performance(fps) in that case
and what about games with a resolution change thing in settings but i still dont use full screen(gta iv) how will that work?

i dont use full screan caz of my low ram so alt tabing can be hard so i dont use it and just use mouse

[Sambadtech]

1 minute ago, Dean0919 said:

I don't know about roblox, so can't comment on that, but usually all games have resolution change option and for gta iv, it doesn't matter if you're playing it in full screen or windowed or borderless, what still matters is game resolution (resolution in game options).

ah ty for the nice and understandable answer, really helpfull

ill do further research to find out the rest