2 monitor(1280x800) = 1 monitor 2560x1600
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stickmansam
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yep shear number of pixels is what matters, maybe even slightly higher overhead due to output (dunno about this for sure though)
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Your math is (humorously) wrong. When you have one monitor, you have 1280x800 pixels = 1,024,000 pixels. When you have two monitors you have 2x1280x800 = 2,048,000 pixels. What you did is multiply by 2 twice, essentially calculating the resoluton of 2*2 = 4 monitors. 4x1280x800= 4,096,000 pixels. You're off by two million pixels.
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Yes, but his question was if 2 1280x800 monitors would perform the same as 1 2560x1600 monitor and the answer is no, it will perform at probably twice the speed of 1 2560x1600 monitor.
stickmansam
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Dang, I hardly ever check math except in reviews 
but it holds true that x amount of pixels of any configuration would take generally the same computing power
feel like a recording
2560x1600 is quad of 1280x800
but it holds true that x amount of pixels of any configuration would take generally the same computing power
feel like a recording
2560x1600 is quad of 1280x800
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Just FYI,
two monitors at 1280x800 each is the same as one monitor at 1810x1131 preserving the same aspect ratio. No such monitor exists.
2x1280x800 = sqrt(2) x sqrt(2) x 1280x800 = sqrt(2)x1280 x sqrt(2)x800 = 1810x1131
However, two monitors of 1280x800 has about 2 million pixels. One 1920x1080 monitor also has about 2 million pixels, so they are fairly close.
2 x 1280x800 is approximately 1 x 1920x1080
two monitors at 1280x800 each is the same as one monitor at 1810x1131 preserving the same aspect ratio. No such monitor exists.
2x1280x800 = sqrt(2) x sqrt(2) x 1280x800 = sqrt(2)x1280 x sqrt(2)x800 = 1810x1131
However, two monitors of 1280x800 has about 2 million pixels. One 1920x1080 monitor also has about 2 million pixels, so they are fairly close.
2 x 1280x800 is approximately 1 x 1920x1080
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didn''t argue that you are correct. as i said in my post i didn't check his math...all i was saying was a general rule...if you have pixels displayed whether one or two monitors it still takes the same cpu/gpu power to drive them...ie say he have a single display that was 2044800 pixels total (yes its fictional as it doesn't exist) and two displays that total the same...it take same horse power to drive two displays with same total number of pixels as one monitor with same pixel count
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If he is only playing on one monitor then yea, but you can use Eyefinity on two monitors (though I don't know why anyone would want to do that).
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