is 1440p that much more of a load?

[Swndlr]

is 1440p really that much more of a load on the gpu compared to 1080?

[Jamdude]

Yes, it's x1.77 the resolution.

[Fate]

Yes, 1440p has nearly twice as many pixels.

[Lays]

Yeah, it's almost 1.8x more work for your system to do.

[Soplias]

I really want to try 1440p but im going to need a higher end graphics card because I don't think my GTX 660 will be satisfactory for my needs  

[Swndlr]

Yeah, it's almost 1.8x more work for your system to do.

 

 

Yes, 1440p has nearly twice as many pixels.

 

 

Yes, it's x1.77 the resolution.

but is it really worth it/needed?

[qwertywarrior]

I really want to try 1440p but im going to need a higher end graphics card because I don't think my GTX 660 will be satisfactory for my needs

i have a GTX 570

 at 1600p

[Swndlr]

i have a GTX 570

 at 1600p

does it pull through in games? any general benchmarks you can provide?

[Soplias]

i have a GTX 570

 at 1600p

haha nice  

[Cacao]

i have a GTX 570

 at 1600p

Pfff I've gamed on a 2011 15" macbook pro, running windows 7 with a 2560x1600 display. GOML...

 

[qwertywarrior]

does it pull through in games? any general benchmarks you can provide?

 

 

i have some games i can try

like HAWKEN and spintires etc

 

just tell me what settings u want me to try

i can also try at 1440p

 

edit

a 570 GTX is comparable to a 750Ti  almost exactly the same performance

[Lays]

but is it really worth it/needed?

 

Nearly twice the screen real estate, how would it not be worth it?

 

EVERYTIME you're using your PC, you're looking at your monitor, wouldn't it make sense to spend a lot on the monitor?

[Blueprint]

1920x1080 = 2073600 pixels

2560x1440 = 3686400 pixels

 

3686400/2073600 = 1.77.... times as many pixels 

[JAKEBAB]

would not touch 1440p since 4k will be the norm extremely soon! sooner than 1080p was!

[Sauron]

sooner than 1080p was!

idk about that, but I still have my 4k monitor on the way ^^ single r9 290 FTW

[JAKEBAB]

idk about that, but I still have my 4k monitor on the way ^^ single r9 290 FTW

google 4k then go to news go threw 10 pages of articles u will see how hard its being pushed!

[ROK]

im running 1440p on my gtx 760.... usually get around 60fps at medium-high settings. I don't see why everyone yells that you need something ridiculous like 2 GTX titans to play on medium settings.

[Sauron]

google 4k then go to news go threw 10 pages of articles u will see how hard its being pushed!

 

Yeah, I know, but still before it becomes as mainstream as 1080p there's still time. Think at the sheer size of movie files and how much it currently costs to set yourself up with a 4k tv for like 2 movies in total. And there will have to be new blu-ray readers that support displayport or hdmi 2.0 and a lot of people are more than content with 1080p. for the moment I think it will be big in the enthusiast and gamer world, but it won't properly get to the living room for another few years imo.

[JAKEBAB]

Yeah, I know, but still before it becomes as mainstream as 1080p there's still time. Think at the sheer size of movie files and how much it currently costs to set yourself up with a 4k tv for like 2 movies in total. And there will have to be new blu-ray readers that support displayport or hdmi 2.0 and a lot of people are more than content with 1080p. for the moment I think it will be big in the enthusiast and gamer world, but it won't properly get to the living room for another few years imo.

I just think its a bad investment since manufactures have said they will start 8k production in 2020 atleast u will get like 5 years out of your 4k monitor if u buy pretty soon.

[Sauron]

I just think its a bad investment since manufactures have said they will start 8k production in 2020 atleast u will get like 5 years out of your 4k monitor if u buy pretty soon.

 

As I said, I have mine on the way b) I don't think 8k will be relevant anytime soon, maybe we will get the first 8k monitors in 2020 but they will be like what we had 2 years ago for 4k, crazy expensive, low quality panels, refresh rate issues, and also bare in mind people won't switch to 8k for movies pretty much ever as 4k is already such a high resolution that from your couch you can't tell the difference between that and something higher. Even for desktop monitors there's a limit over which it becomes snake oil, you won't be able to properly use an 8k display on a 28" monitor, you wouldn't see the pixels even from really close. And no pc user would want to have a 50" monitor for work. Also modern graphics cards BARELY manage 4k ultra, and they're in the more expensive range, so if in 5-6 years we get 8k we probably won't be able to drive it even on low.

[JAKEBAB]

As I said, I have mine on the way B) I don't think 8k will be relevant anytime soon, maybe we will get the first 8k monitors in 2020 but they will be like what we had 2 years ago for 4k, crazy expensive, low quality panels, refresh rate issues, and also bare in mind people won't switch to 8k for movies pretty much ever as 4k is already such a high resolution that from your couch you can't tell the difference between that and something higher. Even for desktop monitors there's a limit over which it becomes snake oil, you won't be able to properly use an 8k display on a 28" monitor, you wouldn't see the pixels even from really close. And no pc user would want to have a 50" monitor for work. Also modern graphics cards BARELY manage 4k ultra, and they're in the more expensive range, so if in 5-6 years we get 8k we probably won't be able to drive it even on low.

I have 1080p tv and monitors in my house but im pretty sure ive never seen a full 1080p movie because Australian internet sucks and we have bandwidth caps i just buy for the sake of it and screen real estate also average consumers arent going to know the difference alot of people buy it because its the next best thing i do think once 8k comes out it will be just like 4k also gaming isnt everything.

[Sauron]

gaming isnt everything.

 

True, but if you can't see the pixels anymore it's like not having them. Which sucks for professionals too.

[JAKEBAB]

True, but if you can't see the pixels anymore it's like not having them. Which sucks for professionals too.

Real estate tho thats like the only reason i like high res anyway

[MagickalMan]

Yep, in terms of workload scaling, it's nearly double 1080p.

[Swndlr]

i have some games i can try

like HAWKEN and spintires etc

 

just tell me what settings u want me to try

i can also try at 1440p

 

edit

a 570 GTX is comparable to a 750Ti  almost exactly the same performance

thats not bad actually