Higher Resolution=Slower Games?

[gabrielorie]

Hi there, today i sold my old 17" HP Monitor and i'm looking to upgrade. I want to buy an Asus VW246H (24", 1920×1080 resoloution) but i was wondering if this new resoloution size will decrease the fps in my games, i like to max games out, and record with fraps so i'm guessing this will be a problem in the performance? And I have an Ati Radeon HD 5770 that i don't plan on overclocking or running in crossfire.

 

[chesteracorgi]

It depends, if you set your resolution higher then the answer is yes. If you run at your current res then why buy the new monitor?

You will either have to also buy a new GPU to increase performance or have lower fps,

The 6000 seroes of AMD and 500 GTX series have come down in price significantly.

 

[kajabla]

Yes, a higher resolution takes more graphics power to render and will therefore have fewer frames per second on the same hardware.

 

[gabrielorie]

@Chesteracorgi That sucks cause i plan on using this monitor to it's full extent... I bought this GPU last year and i hardly got to use it, it's been packed down cause of heating issues, i'd love to sell it and buy a 6870 but i don't know where to sell it :/

@kajabla Do you know how much frames fewer? My old resoution was 1280x1024 and i used to get 80-100 fps in Need For Speed Shift 2 on high settings, how much frames i might lose if i use the same settings but the new resolution?

 

[kajabla]

Well, here's a benchmark with the 6790, which is roughly comparable to the 5770: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1148/pg8/sapphire-radeon-hd-6790-graphics-card-review-shift-2-unleashed.html
You should be somewhere around the high 50s, or comfortably above 60 with slightly lowered settings, which I recommend.

 

[davemaster84]

Of course, I remember playing crysis 2 on ultra with a gtx 460 1gb, at 1920 x 1080 it just ran awful, but at 1024 x 780 it ran perfectly.

 

[gabrielorie]

@kajabla Ok thanks, i don't care for high fps, i just want over 30, nothing more, nothing less

@davemaster84 Damn, i don't plan on playing crysis but in the future when games like Tomb Raider 2012 come out i won't like to think how my card will perform, since the card you have is better than mines i think. Mabye i should overclock it but then i might burn something, well when i have the courage to do so i'll open a new thread

I really want to buy this monitor, but if i play games on a lower resolution, for example 1600×900 will i get grainy effects?

 

[proxy711]

I really want to buy this monitor, but if i play games on a lower resolution, for example 1600×900 will i get grainy effects?

In my experience with LCD monitors, playing a game outside of the native resolution makes the games look god awful.

 

[kajabla]

Godawful is right. Trust me: you'll be happier with lowered settings on 1920x1080 than with maxed settings on a lower resolution.

 

[rdc85]

Yes, U will need to drop the detail of the game...
or u can just lower the resolution as long as it's 16:9

Try what is the best for u, lower the detail or lower the res

 

[gabrielorie]

Thanks guys, well i'll just lower the AA and keep the resolution and everything else on the higest, thanks for all your replies, much appreciated

 

[gabrielorie]

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