Does 120Hz require more GPU power?

[Nasirdude3211]

Does it require more GPU power? not power supply power.

I plan to buy a 1080p 144Hz monitor from ASUS.

[Lord Pantaloons]

yep, loads of it

[FluffyNuggets]

Not in a sense. You'd want more GPU power to get higher FPS but that's it. It's not required and anything over 60fps makes a 120hz monitor worthwhile. 

[whatthe_fuzz]

YES!

 

Remember, 144hz at 1080p means you need to push more pixels than someone who's running 2560x1440p. 

2560x1440p at 60hz means you need to process 221 million pixels a second 

Whereas 1920x1080p at 144hz is pushing 298.6 million pixels. 

144hz is therefore harder to push at max settings. 

[CoolBeans]

If you want to get 120FPS it does

[WoodenMarker]

Yes. If you want to actually run in 144 hz, it would take at least twice as much power as rendering at 60hz.

[FluffyNuggets]

YES!

 

Remember, 144hz at 1080p means you need to push more pixels than someone who's running 2560x1440p. 

2560x1440p at 60hz means you need to process 221 million pixels a second 

Whereas 1920x1080p at 144hz is pushing 298.6 million pixels. 

144hz is therefore harder to push at max settings. 

Seriously?

 

You get the same FPS on a 60hz monitor as you do on a 120hz monitor. Not sure where you heard this from but it's dead wrong. Sure you need more power to get more FPS but a 120Hz monitor doesn't affect FPS one bit. 

[Hirad123]

So I see a mixture of yeses and no's so anyone know the definitive answer?

[OneGun]

YES!

 

Remember, 144hz at 1080p means you need to push more pixels than someone who's running 2560x1440p. 2560x1440p at 60hz means you need to process 221 million pixels a second Whereas 1920x1080p at 144hz is pushing 298.6 million pixels. 144hz is therefore harder to push at max settings. 

Ya but I push 1440p at 120hz hahaha..

[whatthe_fuzz]

Seriously?

 

You get the same FPS on a 60hz monitor as you do on a 120hz monitor. Not sure where you heard this from but it's dead wrong. Sure you need more power to get more FPS but a 120Hz monitor doesn't affect FPS one bit. 

 

120hz/144hz is how many times the monitor refreshes the image in a second.

 

therefor 60hz means 60 refreshes a second, which in turn is a max of 60fps

 

so that means 144hz is a max of 144fps

 

yay math. 

[whatthe_fuzz]

Ya but I push 1440p at 120hz hahaha..

 

yes yes we KNOW YOURE A BADA$$ 0n3gUn 

 

we need to play BF4 soon. so i can get my revenge

[OneGun]

So I see a mixture of yeses and no's so anyone know the definitive answer?

Turn off vsync and see how high your fps are.Then you will know if you need more GPU power..

[Hans Christian | Teri]

The definitive answer is yes. With a 120hz monitor you want to run games at 120 fps for vertical sync instead of the usual 60 fps you would run for vertical sync on 60hz monitors. That is obviously gonna need more power.

[FluffyNuggets]

So I see a mixture of yeses and no's so anyone know the definitive answer?

It doesn't, I had a 120hz 1080p monitor and it didn't effect performance whatsoever. 

 

 

120hz/144hz is how many times the monitor refreshes the image in a second.

 

therefor 60hz means 60 refreshes a second, which in turn is a max of 60fps

 

so that means 144hz is a max of 144fps

 

yay math. 

And your point is what? You're talking to me like I don't know what 60Hz or 144Hz means. 

 

How exactly does that effect performance? It doesn't. 

[whatthe_fuzz]

And your point is what? You're talking to me like I don't know what 60Hz or 144Hz means. 

 

How exactly does that effect performance? It doesn't. 

 

if the resolution is 1920x1080p then that means for each frame there is a total of about 2.1 million pixels in that ONE frame

 

a GPU must render each pixel so in 60frames at 1080p a GPU renders a total of 124.5 million pixels. 

 

more pixels means more computational power required to render all the frames and pixels. 

 

to render more frames in a second means rendering more pixels which means more power.

 

good DAY sir

[FluffyNuggets]

if the resolution is 1920x1080p then that means for each frame there is a total of about 2.1 million pixels in that ONE frame

 

a GPU must render each pixel so in 60frames at 1080p a GPU renders a total of 124.5 million pixels. 

 

more pixels means more computational power required to render all the frames and pixels. 

 

to render more frames in a second means rendering more pixels which means more power.

 

good DAY sir

Oh man, when are people going to stop with the mythical garbage that you need 120fps consistently for 120Hz/144Hz monitors?

 

Anything over 60fps you will see the better refresh rate. 

 

Wanting a solid 120fps isn't the same thing as needing it. 

 

You keep saying you need more GPU power for a 144hz monitor which is a complete lie. If he get's over 60fps now then he doesn't need anything. 

 

If he wants higher FPS he will need more GPU power but it's not something that's required. 

 

He asked if it effects performance and it doesn't. You say it does but in actuality it doesn't!

 

You clearly didn't read what he was asking properly. 

[whatthe_fuzz]

Does it require more GPU power? not power supply power.

I plan to buy a 1080p 144Hz monitor from ASUS.

 

 

Oh man, when are people going to stop with the mythical garbage that you need 120fps consistently for 120Hz/144Hz monitors?

 

Anything over 60fps you will see the better refresh rate. 

 

Wanting a solid 120fps isn't the same thing as needing it. 

 

You keep saying you need more GPU power for a 144hz monitor which is a complete lie. If he get's over 60fps now then he doesn't need anything. 

 

If he wants higher FPS he will need more GPU power but it's not something that's required. 

 

He asked if it effects performance and it doesn't. You say it does but in actuality it doesn't!

 

You clearly didn't read what he was asking properly. 

 

he asked if it requires more power.

 

it DOES require more power to take full advantage of 144hz.

 

you clearly did not read the question. 

 

he might not always see 144hz but nontheless it does require more power to push more fps.

 

if he is struggling pushing 60 right now there is no point in getting a 144hz if he can max 70fps. 

[FluffyNuggets]

The thread is clearly called "Does 120hz require more power"

 

The keyword there is "REQUIRED". 

 

It doesn't require a damn thing if you already get over 60fps in games which he clearly does with a GTX 770. 

 

You have a different definition of required then the rest of us. 

 

Required implies he can't use it without more power, which is a lie. You can see the difference between 60hz and 120hz even at 50fps. Hell, you can see the difference just browsing the web. 

 

Wanting more FPS isn't the same thing as required. You can run a 120Hz monitor off your monitor if you needed to. 

[whatthe_fuzz]

The thread is clearly called "Does 120hz require more power"

 

The keyword there is "REQUIRED". 

 

It doesn't require a damn thing if you already get over 60fps in games which he clearly does with a GTX 770. 

 

You have a different definition of required then the rest of us. 

 

Required implies he can't use it without more power, which is a lie. You can see the difference between 60hz and 120hz even at 50fps. Hell, you can see the difference just browsing the web. 

 

Wanting more FPS isn't the same thing as required. You can run a 120Hz monitor off your monitor if you needed to. 

 

If he gets 70fps on bf3 I guarantee he wont notice a difference between that and 60fps. 

 

In order to take FULL advantage of 144hz then yes it takes more power. 

 

Theres no point in getting 1440p if you get 20fps. Sure its a higher res and looks nicer but gameplay isnt there. It requires more power to really take full advantage of it. If I want 60fps at 1440p (which I do) I have to have more GPU power. If he wants the full 144hz experience at 144fps and not 75fps then he will need more power.

 

Required in my book means taking advantage of hardware. 

 

Theres no point in getting a more expensive monitor if you can arguably see 15extra frames.

[FluffyNuggets]

If he gets 70fps on bf3 I guarantee he wont notice a difference between that and 60fps. 

 

In order to take FULL advantage of 144hz then yes it takes more power. 

 

Theres no point in getting 1440p if you get 20fps. Sure its a higher res and looks nicer but gameplay isnt there. It requires more power to really take full advantage of it. If I want 60fps at 1440p (which I do) I have to have more GPU power. If he wants the full 144hz experience at 144fps and not 75fps then he will need more power.

 

Required in my book means taking advantage of hardware. 

 

Theres no point in getting a more expensive monitor if you can arguably see 15extra frames.

You can see the difference easily. 

 

And comparing it to 1440p doesn't make sense. You'd want more FPS with 1440p because it's probably performing badly because you have low FPS. 

 

A 144hz monitor doesn't perform badly if you don't have 144fps. If you can play it on a 60hz monitor you can play it on a 144hz monitor. 

 

You can see the difference with even 50fps and the fact you don't know that shows you have never used one. 

 

And no, required isn't the same thing as wanting or needing more power. That's not even close to the meaning of the word. 

 

I'm required to do something VS. I want to do something. 

 

They are not the same thing. 

[FernandoTeixeira]

isn't easier to say ... if your video card can hold 60fps, you'll see it at 60hz... if your video card hold 144 fps or more , you'll see it at 144hz. 
 

another point, I don't know if it's clear in the comments above... but if you have a 7970 and it's running bf3 above 120fps at 60hz monitor, it will run at  above120fps at 120hz monitor 

[A/C]

Seriously?

 

You get the same FPS on a 60hz monitor as you do on a 120hz monitor. Not sure where you heard this from but it's dead wrong. Sure you need more power to get more FPS but a 120Hz monitor doesn't affect FPS one bit. 

 

-This post, I like it.

 

And AFAIK there aren't any 144Hz 1440p monitors available.

[Guest]

Does it require more GPU power? not power supply power.

I plan to buy a 1080p 144Hz monitor from ASUS.

To use a 144Hz monitor, it requires no more GPU power than to use a 60Hz monitor. However to take full advantage of the monitor, you will need more GPU power as you'll be rendering more frames a second to be displayed. Whether you actually notice the difference between 60Hz and 144Hz is a different story and often ends the way of Intel Vs AMD, AMD vs nVidia and PC vs Mac threads. 

[leipero]

The whole purpose of 120Hz+ is to GET RID of the vertical synchronization, that way you reduce input lag, get more smooth frames, and eliminate (or reduce) tearing.

 

With 120Hz+ displays, (ideally) you will be able to play games from 30 to 120 FPS without affecting your perception, so short answer is, NO, you don't need more GPU power. However, if for some reason you want to play with synchronization (at locked 120FPS), you will need more than double GPU power, and more CPU power.

 

But this is scenario where 120+Hz display comes handy. You play game that have AVG frame rate of 60FPS, however, some times it goes bellow 50, and sometimes it goes above 60, problem is, when it do go above 60FPS on 60Hz monitor, in that case, you will have tearing effect, while with 120Hz, you will be fine, even if it goes close to, or above 120Hz.

[FluffyNuggets]

The whole purpose of 120Hz+ is to GET RID of the vertical synchronization, that way you reduce input lag, get more smooth frames, and eliminate (or reduce) tearing.

 

With 120Hz+ displays, (ideally) you will be able to play games from 30 to 120 FPS without affecting your perception, so short answer is, NO, you don't need more GPU power. However, if for some reason you want to play with synchronization (at locked 120FPS), you will need more than double GPU power, and more CPU power.

 

But this is scenario where 120+Hz display comes handy. You play game that have AVG frame rate of 60FPS, however, some times it goes bellow 50, and sometimes it goes above 60, problem is, when it do go above 60FPS on 60Hz monitor, in that case, you will have tearing effect, while with 120Hz, you will be fine, even if it goes close to, or above 120Hz.

Completely correct. This is what people still fail to realize with 120Hz monitors. Sometimes I wish people would stop commenting about products they have never used because they are spreading false information to people. 

 

120hz/144hz monitors are smoother when gaming. It doesn't matter what your FPS is because you will still feel the difference. If a game is unplayable on 60hz then it's unplayable on 120/144hz. All it does it make gaming better, it doesn't hurt or increase your performance. 

 

I personally feel that buying a GPU that can do over 60fps and locking it down to 60fps is just a waste of money. You don't get those extra frames for free, you paid for it. So essentially you are paying for something that you wont use. Kinda like buying a Ferrari and driving around in a school zone!