Does monitor size impact fps?

Drtro

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Would running at game with the same video card at 1080p with the same settings have different FPS benchmarks whether it was on a 17" monitor or a 27" monitor? I currently have a triple 27" monitor set up but when I use my cockpit, I'm sitting further away from the desk and it feels different, like I'm actually racing on a smaller monitor. I was wanting to buy a triple 40-50" TV set up with the new 4K 120hz TVs that are out now. Would my FPS suffer from using a larger screen?

I'm running a Titan X.
 
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No, resolution is what will impact your performance of your computer's grapics card in games. The higher the resolution, the lower the average FPS will be. And don't get confused in the difference between 120Hz TVs and 120Hz/144Hz monitors. TVs are not capable of supporting a native refresh rate above 60Hz directly from the input source (e.g. your computer). The TV takes the original 60Hz signal and buffers it and artificially creates a 120Hz (or higher) output onto your TV screen. This allows for effects such as motion blur and true tracking to occur. However, the side affect of this is that input lag is greatly increased. This makes gaming on TVs, especially games that require quick reflexes such as first person shooter (FPS)...

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No, the physical size of the display has no impact on the stress on the GPU and the resulting frame rate. however, the resolution the monitors run at will. 1080p will run at the same frame rate weather its on a 15" display or a 10' one.
 
Screen size makes no difference but resolution makes a huge difference. As far as I know there isn't a GPU setup that can handle 3x4k at reasonable settings, even a single 4k setup requires dual cards if you want 60fps, a single 980Ti can manage 40+ but not at max settings in the latest games.

Also 120hz TV's do not display 120hz, they still only display 60hz unlike 120hz monitors which actually display 120 frames per second. You really need to research this more as I suspect your expectations are way too high especially for a single TitanX
 

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I don't play those fantasy kid games that take a toll on GPUs. I play iRacing, Counter Strike, Crossfire, WarFrame, etc. Which most of the games I play aren't even 4K. I was just using 1080p as an example. My current set up is 3 Asus ROG 27" monitors at 4K. After doing some searches, I may go for BenQ 32" 4K monitors or Dell UltraSharp 34" 4K monitors. I have no idea how that would work out in a triple set up, as they are curved. I may go with Ben Q instead.
 

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No, resolution is what will impact your performance of your computer's grapics card in games. The higher the resolution, the lower the average FPS will be. And don't get confused in the difference between 120Hz TVs and 120Hz/144Hz monitors. TVs are not capable of supporting a native refresh rate above 60Hz directly from the input source (e.g. your computer). The TV takes the original 60Hz signal and buffers it and artificially creates a 120Hz (or higher) output onto your TV screen. This allows for effects such as motion blur and true tracking to occur. However, the side affect of this is that input lag is greatly increased. This makes gaming on TVs, especially games that require quick reflexes such as first person shooter (FPS) games, less ideal than on a true gaming monitor. Unlike TVs, gaming monitors are capable of rendering at the same rate as the input source. The faster the refresh rate, the lower the response time and input lag depending the type of panel (e.g. IPS, TN, AHVA, PLS, etc). Regardless of the application, TVs are not well suited for fast action PC gaming and are more ideal for the slower games such as RTS, RPG, sports, player vs. player fight/combat games (Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Tekken, etc), and driving games.
 
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That TV does not support Chroma 4:4:4 @ 60Hz. Only supports Chroma 4:2:2 @ 60Hz. This is yet another reason to wait for the 4th generation 4K TVs that will be released in the fall. Some of the 4th gen TVs will also be equipped with at least one DisplayPort 1.3 port as well. Here's a great article that will help convince most to just have patience and wait:

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-4k-monitor-doesnt-exist/

For me, the perfect 4K TV is one that will have:

1) Native support 120Hz @ 4K Chroma 4:4:4 @ 10-bit
2) At least one DisplayPort 1.3 port
3) At least two HDMI 2.0 ports (or later specification)
4) Built-in 802.11ac WiFi MU-MIMO

Unfortunately, it looks like I'll be waiting a long time as the TV industry continues to drag their perverbial asses...