Does my Monitor upgrade require a graphics card upgrade as well?

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I am looking at upgrading my current ASUS PA246Q monitor to an ASUS PA329Q. My current custom built desktop has an NVIDIA GT740 graphics card in it and it currently handles two of the PA246Q monitors with no problems. I want to know if it will handle two of the monitors that I am proposing for upgrade - PA329Q - or would I need to upgrade the card to something like an Nvidia GTX 1080 series?

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wow GT740 to GTX 1080, quite the jump there in processing power...

1. do you game on your computer?
if yes then since your PA329Q is 32" 4K UHD(3840 x 2160) then I would suggest 1070 to get full potential.
if not, that monitor is overkill for business applications. get a 1920x1020 and continue using your GT740.
2. since you other monitor is 1920x1020 that will not affect your video card performance.

 
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A gt740 only supports 4k @30htz.

It's no good foe one of those 4k screens let alone 2.

You need a more modern card with hdmi 2 or displayport (or both if you're buying 2x4k screens)

Assuming youre not gaming ??

A gt1030 or rx550 will do the job fine.

@The Paladin - I use a 4k screen solely for photographic work & video editing (it allows me 4 full 1080p resolution windows on 1 x 32 inch screen) - I couldn't imagine a practical use for 2 x 4k screens though admittedly.
 
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Paladin, thanks for your response. As far as the graphics card is concerned, I was just asking based on suggestions made about a graphics card update I read in a monitor review of the PA329Q as I am quite short of knowledge in this area. A GTX 1080 series was suggested as a requirement to get the full benefits of the PA329Q monitor. I will look into your suggestion of a 1070.

To answer your question - no, I do not game, but I do a lot of image editing using applications such as Photoshop and Lightroom. I am looking for more "real estate" to be able to see larger representations of my images on screen. I could move up to a 27" monitor, but I don't feel the benefits gained over my current 24" monitor, are necessarily that great, compared to upgrading to a 32" monitor.

I need the "colour" rendering that a PA329Q will provide - one of the reasons I got the PA246Q in the first place. The increased resolution will also be of considerable value. I have looked at a number of different brands, Acer, LG, NEC (way too much money), Dell, etc. and the ASUS PA329Q keeps coming out on top in the $$ range I can afford.

Any further suggestions you would have will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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An nvidia gt 1030 or an amd rx550 will be fine for desktop & image/video editing.

You have no need to spend more than that , they both support 4k 60htz with 10 bit colour absolutely fine via dp & hdmi 2 connections.

A 1080 would only be of benefit if you were gaming or doing heavy duty cad /video rendering with cuda support.
 
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madmatt, thanks for your reply. You assume right - I am not gaming - I am primarily doing photographic work with Photoshop and Lightroom. I will definitely check out your advice on possible graphics cards.

I find 2 screens very useful in my work as I often will have Photoshop/Lightroom running on one screen and a web-based instruction screen with graphics running on the other. I also find the second screen quite helpful for sharing images with others when I am working in my digital darkroom. Also, if one screen fails, which probably doesn't happen that often, I at least have a backup if necessary.

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Thanks for the information. It is appreciated.

You might be interested in this - https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/a...7-NVIDIA-GeForce-GPU-Performance-899/]http://

They note that they still advise using at minimum a GTX 1060 6GB or possibly the GTX 1050 Ti 4GB. Even if you don't feel that you need the extra performance from one of these cards, the 4-6GB of VRAM can be very useful for your system as a whole. Photoshop itself won't need it unless you work with very large images - like the 360MP image we used in our testing - but it does allow you to comfortably use multiple monitors or a 4K monitor without any problems. If you want to use multiple 4K monitors, you might stick with the GTX 1070 8GB or above to ensure you have enough VRAM and raw power to drive those displays.

From what I have read, Adobe has also made it clear that they will continue to improve the "graphics" capability of the software.

The other thing to be aware of is that most of the references that I have come across refer to requirements for Photoshop CS6 or earlier, but not the more recent editions of Photoshop CC such as Photoshop CC 2018.

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