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Does Monitor Resolution increase FPS in Games?

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April 21, 2013 2:48:55 PM

Hello everyone, and im sorry if this is not the right section for it.

My question is if i buy a 1920x1080 Monitor does it increase my FPS like lets say in Starcraft 2/World of Warcraft because in Starcraft 2 i gain 16-23FPS in 2x 200Supply late game 1v1 on the minimum graphic settings.

Also in WoW when theres alot of people and Effects like in battlegrounds or Instances.

My Specs are :
1280x1024 Resolution
Sapphire radeon 6870 Graphics Card
Amd Athlon II x4 640 3.0ghz Processor
6GB Ram
Windows 7
PSU : Be Quiet 530W 80plus



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April 21, 2013 2:53:50 PM

Buying a larger resolution monitor will decrease your FPS because your graphics card needs to generate more pixels.
Instead of 1280x1024 = 1310720
It will need to generate : 1920x1080 = 2073600

Almost double, so expect at least 30% less FPS.
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April 21, 2013 2:56:07 PM

Novuake said:
Buying a larger resolution monitor will decrease your FPS because your graphics card needs to generate more pixels.
Instead of 1280x1024 = 1310720
It will need to generate : 1920x1080 = 2073600

Almost double, so expect at least 30% less FPS.


So i guess im lagging because if my processor?
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April 21, 2013 3:06:22 PM

Probably so - starcraft is extremely CPU bound; the graphics hardly matter. WoW is similar; the CPU determines your minimum fps.
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April 21, 2013 3:08:13 PM

Smaller the screen the better your GPU will perform therefore you can play on higher graphic settings...but obviously on a smaller screen :p 
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April 21, 2013 3:09:52 PM

Alright thanks everyone :) 
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April 21, 2013 3:11:02 PM

ihsaan96 said:
Smaller the screen the better your GPU will perform therefore you can play on higher graphic settings...but obviously on a smaller screen :p 


Careful with that. A 46", 1080p TV is just as easy to render graphics for as a 15" 1080p laptop monitor.

It's the resolution that matters, NOT the physical size.
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April 21, 2013 3:11:05 PM

Zekayn2 said:
Novuake said:
Buying a larger resolution monitor will decrease your FPS because your graphics card needs to generate more pixels.
Instead of 1280x1024 = 1310720
It will need to generate : 1920x1080 = 2073600

Almost double, so expect at least 30% less FPS.


So i guess im lagging because if my processor?


Probably, OC your CPU and check if it improves. If not then its not your CPU.
You can also use resource monitor to check, if 2 of your CPU cores max out then its your CPU limiting your GPU.
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April 21, 2013 3:14:02 PM

DarkSable said:
ihsaan96 said:
Smaller the screen the better your GPU will perform therefore you can play on higher graphic settings...but obviously on a smaller screen :p 


Careful with that. A 46", 1080p TV is just as easy to render graphics for as a 15" 1080p laptop monitor.

It's the resolution that matters, NOT the physical size.


Yeah I meant the resolution size sorry haha
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April 21, 2013 3:20:00 PM

ihsaan96 said:
Yeah I meant the resolution size sorry haha


'Figgered that's what you meant, but I see a lot of new builders not realize that, so I thought I'd say something. :) 

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April 21, 2013 3:21:14 PM

DarkSable said:
ihsaan96 said:
Yeah I meant the resolution size sorry haha


'Figgered that's what you meant, but I see a lot of new builders not realize that, so I thought I'd say something. :) 



Don't worry I'm not a newbie ;)  I prefer smaller screens / resolution anyway. Need to move your eyes less

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