1280x1024 GPU question

vrgadin

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So im building a new rig and keeping an old monitor which is max 1280x 1024.

does it make any sense whatsoever to grab a 7870?

im just thinking that with that resolution i could get 60+ frames constantly on anything with a 7790.......thoughts?
 
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Sounds like a plan :) If it helps, adding around 30-45% to any 1080p benchmark should serve as an approximate guide for the framerate that same hardware would deliver at 1280x1024, depending on the game (some are less impacted by resolution changes than others and those games will benefit less from the resolution drop).

vrgadin

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yeh of course...lol but i have no prob playing crysis 3 on high with 40 fps.

but yeh ill go with the 7790 for now, when i upgrade my monitor ill look at the 7870 or better
 
Sounds like a plan :) If it helps, adding around 30-45% to any 1080p benchmark should serve as an approximate guide for the framerate that same hardware would deliver at 1280x1024, depending on the game (some are less impacted by resolution changes than others and those games will benefit less from the resolution drop).
 
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