What is the best resolution for Asus NVIDIA GTX 970 STRIX

Deano68 · 22 Oct 2015 at 11:38

Hi
I am thinking of buying a new monitor for my new rig and was wondering if 2560x1080 would be to much for my single card to handle. I am currently looking at the LG 29UC97C 29" 2560x1080 IPS WideScreen Super-Wide Curved LED Monitor or should I just stay with the 1920x1080

i5-4690k 3.50GHZ
Asus NVIDIA GTX 970 STRIX Graphics Card - 4GB OC
16.0 GB
Windows 10
Gigabyte Z97X gaming 3 motherboard
Thanks in advance

Wucked · 22 Oct 2015 at 11:49

This is a question about the capabilities of a graphics card, so probably best asked in the Graphics Cards forum.

But I'd say anywhere between 1080p and 1440p is fine, as long as you remember that at the higher end you'll probably need to turn a few settings down in demanding games.

Amatsubu · 22 Oct 2015 at 11:53

Depends on the game, I have the exact same card and at 1506mhz it can cope with everything pretty decently but, for example, I had to turn down post processing in MGSV to high to avoid dips below 60fps. The game will still dip sometimes if I point the camera close to Snake's feet while crawling (the dust kills it but I didn't want to sacrifice effects quality).

1080p will certainly allow you to push higer settings but 1440p is doable on a 970 if you're willing to turn down some stuff in certain games. Some titles run beautifully, Mad Max maxed (lol) stays locked at 60fps and I can pretty much play GTAV comfortably almost maxed/custom SweetFX/increased traffic at 60fps with dips to 45fps in really grassy areas. Witcher 3 runs at around 45-50fps.

That's at 2560x1440 though, 2560x1080 should be a wee bit less demanding.

But to be honest I wouldn't bother with ultrawide at 29", it looks weird at this sort of height.

Deano68 · 22 Oct 2015 at 12:59

I am slightly concerned about the amount of games that support the 2560 x 1080/1440 and the drop in frame rate with the 1440
I do like my games settings to be maxed so I may go with the 1080
Thanks for your reply's

smilertoo · 23 Oct 2015 at 11:40

You'll find 2560x1440 better supported as its a normal res/aspect, it also gives a lot more desktop room.

djxput · 23 Oct 2015 at 12:54

smilertoo said:
You'll find 2560x1440 better supported as its a normal res/aspect, it also gives a lot more desktop room.

This ... although I just got a 4k monitor so will still run it at 1440p when gaming

joeyjojo · 23 Oct 2015 at 13:21

Amatsubu said:
That's at 2560x1440 though, 2560x1080 should be a wee bit less demanding.

Not even a wee bit, should be 33% faster.

Deano68 - you could consider a 2560x1440 monitor and run your games at 2560x1080 (if supported in game) for the extra performance if you like the aspect. Would have black bars but look more "cinematic".