Downsampling and Refresh Rates

[worldwin]

If you take a 1080p 144hz panel and downsample from 4K does the monitor still go up to 144hz refresh rate? I mean if it does still go up to 144hz it makes pretty good logic to go for a FreeSync or G-SYNC monitor and simply downsample a 4K image to get "4k like quality" while retaining the 144hz smoothness. It would be great for games that are not demanding like CS GO or L4D2.

[Glenwing]

You can't get 4K image quality without a 4K monitor, that's just how NVIDIA is trying to market DSR. DSR is just a driver-level implementation of super-sampling anti-aliasing, nothing magical or special. It's the best form of AA there is, it looks slightly better than 1080p with other forms of AA, just way more intensive on the hardware which is why it's unpopular. It's nowhere near actual 4K quality.

But yes, if you downsample from 4K you will still get 144Hz on your monitor. Like I said, it's just another form of AA.

[Aniallation]

If you take a 1080p 144hz panel and downsample from 4K does the monitor still go up to 144hz refresh rate? I mean if it does still go up to 144hz it makes pretty good logic to go for a FreeSync or G-SYNC monitor and simply downsample a 4K image to get "4k like quality" while retaining the 144hz smoothness. It would be great for games that are not demanding like CS GO or L4D2.

Yes you'll get 144Hz, but downsampling from 4K doesn't make your monitor a 4K monitor. It's basically the same thing as AA.

[worldwin]

You can't get 4K image quality without a 4K monitor, that's just how NVIDIA is trying to market DSR. DSR is just a driver-level implementation of super-sampling anti-aliasing, nothing magical or special. It's the best form of AA there is, it looks slightly better than 1080p with other forms of AA, just way more intensive on the hardware which is why it's unpopular. It's nowhere near actual 4K quality.

But yes, if you downsample from 4K you will still get 144Hz on your monitor. Like I said, it's just another form of AA.

 

Yes you'll get 144Hz, but downsampling from 4K doesn't make your monitor a 4K monitor. It's basically the same thing as AA.

You guys realise I said "4K like quality" not 4k monitor RIGHT? At no point did I suggest it would make the monitor 4K,

[Aniallation]

You guys realise I said "4K like quality" not 4k monitor RIGHT? At no point did I suggest it would make the monitor 4K,

It's still not going to be "4K like quality"... it'll still be 1080p, with smoother edges on objects, aka anti-aliasing. 

[Glenwing]

You guys realise I said "4K like quality" not 4k monitor RIGHT? At no point did I suggest it would make the monitor 4K,

I didn't say you said it would make your monitor 4K, you said "4K like quality" and that's exactly what I addressed in my post. A 1080p monitor running DSR still looks like 1080p, it's nowhere near 4K quality.