What graphics card for 4k?
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I was wondering what graphics cards people are using for 4k with Elite? I have been looking for an excuse to get a 4k monitor but will need to improve my AMD 7850 card! I'd prefer an AMD but open to all
4k will punish your system, so you will need to equip your system with the fastest cpu AND video cards you can afford. Currently the gtx980s seem to be the flagship card to get. Oh, and you better make sure your power supply can handle 2 of these beasts.
But I would suggest you do more research on 4k before taking the plunge. I don't think it's worth the huge investment right now. And if you are patient, you'll see a ton of new 4k monitors (and games with native support) coming out this year.
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I couldn't play with framerates below 60. The engine doesn't feel fluid enough.
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No disrespect, but I find this incredibly hard to beleive. You must be running on a 22" tn panel, and even then ED stutters. I get stuttering with my dual 780ti-scs, which produce framerates between - 120-220.
This is good advice. The amount of hardware you need to drive 4k in most games is just insane. You'd have a much better gaming experience for much less cost at 1440p with high refresh rates and especially a variable refresh rate monitor like G-Sync or FreeSync.
There's some good stuff in this thread mixed with optimism.
I run 3600x1600 on two 660Ti's in SLI. My brother has a new 970, and we've studied benchmarks carefully to confirm that is very close to equal the 2x660Ti performance (neat, so card performance has nearly doubled 670->970).
Agree AA is less important at high resolution (luckily) but a little bit (fxaa) still makes quite a difference.
Running 3600x1600 *does* stress the single 970 - my brother is running less and will SLI the 970 when he goes 4k.
To run 3600x1600 on a 970 you have to have a load of graphics features turned down or the game feels stuttery at key moments like when you enter a station. With options set to low I can keep the framerate pegged at my vsync of 60fps. I.e. the card isn't cruising at this framerate, you have to fine tune it. FWIW the temps stay low though.
To clarify an obvious question - this stuttering at high settings isn't caused by my sli. The 970 and sli 660Ti's perform very similarly and ED does an incredibly good job of balancing itself over sli.
So my brother is right - he's using a single 970 at his current resolution (only hd, so he can turn options up high) and he'll buy a second card when he goes 4k.
I run 3600x1600 on two 660Ti's in SLI. My brother has a new 970, and we've studied benchmarks carefully to confirm that is very close to equal the 2x660Ti performance (neat, so card performance has nearly doubled 670->970).
Agree AA is less important at high resolution (luckily) but a little bit (fxaa) still makes quite a difference.
Running 3600x1600 *does* stress the single 970 - my brother is running less and will SLI the 970 when he goes 4k.
To run 3600x1600 on a 970 you have to have a load of graphics features turned down or the game feels stuttery at key moments like when you enter a station. With options set to low I can keep the framerate pegged at my vsync of 60fps. I.e. the card isn't cruising at this framerate, you have to fine tune it. FWIW the temps stay low though.
To clarify an obvious question - this stuttering at high settings isn't caused by my sli. The 970 and sli 660Ti's perform very similarly and ED does an incredibly good job of balancing itself over sli.
So my brother is right - he's using a single 970 at his current resolution (only hd, so he can turn options up high) and he'll buy a second card when he goes 4k.
Hi, I have a Samsung 28inch 4k monitor and a 970, ED looks amazing and moves like silk, (sorry I did not check the frame rate, but will tonight). After doing some research on 4K monitors I picked the Samsung as it can do 60Mhz using the Display Port connection, from what I've read you only get 30mhz from HDMI so your fixed to 30 fps max. I have seen an odd glitch on the Galaxy map with the text blinking, someone else had this and thinks it maybe down to the 4K resolution, not the monitor or graphics card, it's not a problem, but hopefully Frontier will get that fixed, (after the other stuff).
It wasn't cheap, but I've seen 27'' hdmi monitors going for the same price on the high street, I paid 440 for the monitor and 300 for the 970, you might get a fraction off that if you shop around. I was ready for a new monitor and this was a great leap forward, (I do a lot of 3D work so it will pay for itself through that).
R
It wasn't cheap, but I've seen 27'' hdmi monitors going for the same price on the high street, I paid 440 for the monitor and 300 for the 970, you might get a fraction off that if you shop around. I was ready for a new monitor and this was a great leap forward, (I do a lot of 3D work so it will pay for itself through that).
R
Nobody here has yet mentioned the R9 290X. As understand it, the 290X is superior to both the GTX 780 and Titan at 4K and is roughly equal to the GTX 780 Ti.
Here is a link to a test on HardOCP (an overclocking/hardware website)
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013...ti_vs_radeon_r9_290x_4k_gaming/7#.VLgAmi7oHno
Here is a link to a test on HardOCP (an overclocking/hardware website)
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013...ti_vs_radeon_r9_290x_4k_gaming/7#.VLgAmi7oHno
Yeah, agree. If you want all the graphical bells and whistles, all of the time, then any single GPU will struggle at 4k.
I have a R9 295X2, but the lack of a Elite crossfire driver profile means AMD users currently see no benefit from dual GPUs. Hopefully that will change, but until it does I think 4k would involve too much frame rate compromise for me.
Running in 1 GPU mode (effectively a 290X), I'm going to go for 1440p or ultrawide when the free-sync monitors appear instead.
FWIW, all this doom and gloom about needing 2 cards for 4k is overblown.
I run 3 monitors, so 5760x1080 all off of 1 GTX 670 and I have no significant framerate issues.
Now, I don't run ABSOLUTE highest everything, but most stuff is at high detail and no real problems.
So I think 4k can be run quite fine off of 1 more modern card.
I run 3 monitors, so 5760x1080 all off of 1 GTX 670 and I have no significant framerate issues.
Now, I don't run ABSOLUTE highest everything, but most stuff is at high detail and no real problems.
So I think 4k can be run quite fine off of 1 more modern card.
I am sure it's a very good card ... only my experience with Radion drivers of old puts me off.
Maybe one day I will give them another try.
Thanks for the link though - interesting read
I am sure it's a very good card ... only my experience with Radion drivers of old puts me off.
Maybe one day I will give them another try.
Thanks for the link though - interesting read
Glad you found it interesting. HardOCP is a good site--very reputable in the circles I hang out in.
I know some peope like the AMD drivers, while others like the Nvida drivers...I really don't have much of an opinion about it as I've not had a whole lot of experience with Nvida cards since the DX9 days
Can we stop calling it 2K resolution please. 2K is a format used in the cinema and is very close to FHD (1920*1080 vs 2000*x depending on aspect ratio). It is as close to FHD as 4K is to UHD (3840*2160 vs 4000*x). UHD is what all those new TV's and displays actually use.
What u guys mean is 1440p and better described as 2.5k. I know I am being a smart ass but it just sounds very dumb IMO.
Hey gang. This has been a dead thread for a couple of years but I am running in to a problem and am hoping for some sage advice.
My home setup is a dual xeon 16 core beast, running 4 34 inch 4K LG monitors. I had two R9 390's both lose a fan and ran into a change from the vendor going from shippingg replacements to demanding RMA for repair.
I can't be down that long so I said screw that and bought what I coudl get my hands on quickly - two XFX RX-480's. Works fine in crossfire mode but I'm rarely getting even 30 FPS. So what should I use? Are there settings tweaks I should do? THe machine is not CPU bound at all so It has to be either game settings or the cards themselves. IF I spend more money on this rig, I want the cards to be somewhat futureproof as I am rebuilding the box in February.
My home setup is a dual xeon 16 core beast, running 4 34 inch 4K LG monitors. I had two R9 390's both lose a fan and ran into a change from the vendor going from shippingg replacements to demanding RMA for repair.
I can't be down that long so I said screw that and bought what I coudl get my hands on quickly - two XFX RX-480's. Works fine in crossfire mode but I'm rarely getting even 30 FPS. So what should I use? Are there settings tweaks I should do? THe machine is not CPU bound at all so It has to be either game settings or the cards themselves. IF I spend more money on this rig, I want the cards to be somewhat futureproof as I am rebuilding the box in February.
I was wondering what graphics cards people are using for 4k with Elite? I have been looking for an excuse to get a 4k monitor but will need to improve my AMD 7850 card! I'd prefer an AMD but open to all
I wonder if temporal AA being added to ED would be of greater benefit than people running it at 4K?!
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4 x 4k monitors... are you joking?
i would say nothing is capable of that....
if you REALLY want to give it a go i would say 3 GTX1080 Tis in tri sli.
tri sli scales really badly and is for those with more money than sense (imo) but you are essentially looking to run in 8K :O
edit.. if you just want to run 1 of those screens at 4k then imo a single 1080 Ti will be better than a multicard set up in general.. but then that is just me, i am not a fan of sli myself and would rather pay more for 1 powerful card over 2 weaker ones.
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i dunno, i think there is nothing wrong with bringing back an old thread if it is on point.. .as this one is.
Something like a gtx1070 will just barely keep 4K 60fps on ultra settings so I'd probably concider that the minimum for a viable 4k experience. You'll find anything down on planet's to be the most taxing on the GPU, so if you don't want horizons you could probably go for a lower spec card for 4k.
*Dammit, didn't see the necro..... disregard the above.*
*Dammit, didn't see the necro..... disregard the above.*
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