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Does anyone know if they are going to be bringing 8k monitors out on the gaming market in the next 5 years or sooner ?
Nothing unusual, since 8K is perfectly pixel-dividing (x2, x3, x4, x6) to 2160p, 1440p, 1080p and 720pImagine the graphics power you'd need to run one too for gaming ?!![]()
...8K monitor basically can display *any* previous-gen resolution without blur and as pixel perfect as native monitors did...
Does anyone know if they are going to be bringing 8k monitors out on the gaming market in the next 5 years or sooner ?
Can vs will though... Not all 4k screens do sensible interpolation of 1080p. From what I know, most use bilinear, which results in blurring, when for zero-modulus resolutions they should use nearest-neighbour.
Not sure about "most" or not - only have hands-on Acer XB321HK, and it does proper (sharp) pixel doubling in 1080p. Probably any other monitor with G-Sync scaler would be the same.Can vs will though... Not all 4k screens do sensible interpolation of 1080p. From what I know, most use bilinear, which results in blurring, when for zero-modulus resolutions they should use nearest-neighbour.
8K monitors with gaming features (e.g. fast refresh/adaptive sync) still make sense because:plus if you're talking about running at a lower resolution than 8K for gaming, it kind of defeats the purpose of even wanting 8K for gaming in the first place
A £1200 Titan X when overclocked can't even give you consistent 60fps at 4k
4k is 8.3 million pixels.
8k is 33.1 million pixels!
I'll be amazed if anyone can game at 8k in 5 years time.
"Run" with an average 37-38fps. Not exactly a consistent 60fps which is the point VincentHanna was making. A heck of a long way to go.
Not sure about "most" or not - only have hands-on Acer XB321HK, and it does proper (sharp) pixel doubling in 1080p. Probably any other monitor with G-Sync scaler would be the same.
8k would be a little pointless, even tv makers say there's little momentum because you'd be looking at 80"+ before you noticed much difference from 4k. Probably why they've moved to HDR for now as the next big thing.
1440p ultrawide smashes 4K for smoothness and immersion in gaming, and we'll no doubt see many more 21:9 monitors in due course that only improve upon that (faster panels etc.), but the uneducated will still be jumping all over 4K because of the misguided perception that it's 'the best'![]()