Radeon 6870: Running Battlefield 4 on a 50" Plasma

[Cleavethegreat]

I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question. I searched the forum and couldn't find a similar thread. My current setup is as follows:

Mobo: Asrock Z77 Pro3
CPU: i5 2500K
Video Card: XFX Radeon 6870
HD: Samsung 840 SSD
Monitor: LG W2252TQ (1680x1050)

Currently I am able to run Battlefield 4 on medium settings and get between 70-80 fps. I am considering running it on a 50" Samsung 1080p plasma from 2009. Would the 6870 struggle due to the larger screen size? I've never used anything other than a traditional lcd monitor with my pc so I'm not sure how screen size affects the strain on a video card. Any insight would be appreciated.


EDIT: I apologize if this should have been in the video games section. Wasn't sure exactly where to put it

 

[Mattyice47]

At 1080p it most likely will struggle, if you drop it to 720p it shouldn't have a problem.

 

[RealBeast]

Since you are going from 1680x1050 to 1920x1080 I would expect lower frame rates, but you might as well hook it up and try it out -- all it will cost is some time. You may want to color balance your Samsung first if you never did though -- you can usually find good settings at either CNET or TweakTV.

 

[lonewolf7]

If the native resolution of your TV is 1920 x 1080 then it should hold up. You just needs to use it with HDMI cable.

 

[AdioKIP]

I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question. I searched the forum and couldn't find a similar thread. My current setup is as follows:

Mobo: Asrock Z77 Pro3
CPU: i5 2500K
Video Card: XFX Radeon 6870
HD: Samsung 840 SSD
Monitor: LG W2252TQ (1680x1050)

Currently I am able to run Battlefield 4 on medium settings and get between 70-80 fps. I am considering running it on a 50" Samsung 1080p plasma from 2009. Would the 6870 struggle due to the larger screen size? I've never used anything other than a traditional lcd monitor with my pc so I'm not sure how screen size affects the strain on a video card. Any insight would be appreciated.


EDIT: I apologize if this should have been in the video games section. Wasn't sure exactly where to put it

The size of th screen doesnt have any effect at all. A 27 inch screen at 1680x1050 would run EXACTLY the same as a 50 inch screen at 1680x050. The difference is in the resolution. In this case you're jumping up to 1080p from a lower resolution so you will see a frame rate drop compared to your current monitor. If the frame rate drop is too much you can either lower the resolution, or dial back your settings some more.

 

[Cleavethegreat]

Thanks for the replies. I will try it out and see how it goes. If it isn't to my liking, maybe I will buy myself an early Christmas present in the form of a Radeon 7970. And RealBeast, I used CNET's settings a while back to color balance my TV, thanks.

 

[RealBeast]

Thanks for the replies. I will try it out and see how it goes. If it isn't to my liking, maybe I will buy myself an early Christmas present in the form of a Radeon 7970. And RealBeast, I used CNET's settings a while back to color balance my TV, thanks.

You are good to go, so spend a couple hours (or less) moving things around and attach the TV, you may be surprised at the awesomeness of of big screen for gaming. It's raining where I am so it would be no time lost from the "honey-do" list.