Graphics card for 3440 x 1440 and 60 Hhz. Non-gaming machine.

[twitter007]

Hi, What would be the least expensive graphics car which card which can drive a dell U3415w monitor at 60 Hz for business and general purpose use ( no gaming). My current card can only do 30 Hz but it could be simply because it has not displayport output.

 

[greens]

It is possible your graphics card is already capable. How do you have the monitor connected to the graphics card? What graphics card is it?

 

[king3pj]

Even Intel's integrated graphics on most of their CPUs support up to 4K at 60Hz if the motherboard has a DisplayPort output. Unfortunately it sounds like yours does not.

I did some searches on Amazon and so far the cheapest option I have seen is this R7 250x for $69.99. It supports resolutions up to 4096x2160 and it has a DisplayPort.

https://smile.amazon.com/XFX-Radeon-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-R7-250X-CGF4/dp/B00JM5XU1K/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1481234101&sr=8-6&keywords=r7+250

One thing to point out though is that it does require a PCIe 6 pin cable from a power supply. If you are using something like a prebuilt Dell PC it most likely won't have the necessary power cable available.

If you need a GPU that doesn't require a power cable I think you are going to need something like this GTX 1050 for $109. It is low power enough that it can get everything it needs directly from the motherboard. It runs on Nvidia's newest architecture and it supports resolutions up to 7680x4320.

https://smile.amazon.com/ZOTAC-DisplayPort-Dual-Link-Graphics-ZT-P10500A-10L/dp/B01M4MIU94/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481234706&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+1050

You certainly don't need that much power but I had a hard time finding something that meets your requirements without requiring a PCIe power cable.

 

[twitter007]

IIRC, it's GTX 480. Yes, it's connected using HDMI and works fine at 30 Hz. Mouse movement in a bit jerky but it doesn't have any flicker etc. I'm concerned about eye fatigue with 30 Hz refresh rate, so thinking of upgrading the graphics card to something which can support 60 Hz. Also, my monitor has displayport, hdmi and mhl ports but no DVI ports.

 

[king3pj]

IIRC, it's GTX 480. Yes, it's connected using HDMI and works fine at 30 Hz. Mouse movement in a bit jerky but it doesn't have any flicker etc. I'm concerned about eye fatigue with 30 Hz refresh rate, so thinking of upgrading the graphics card to something which can support 60 Hz. Also, my monitor has displayport, hdmi and mhl ports but no DVI ports.

If your power supply is strong enough to support the beefy GTX 480 it should have no problem with the R7 250x that was my first recommendation. From what I have seen that is probably your cheapest option. Someone else might be able to chime in with a better suggestion though.

 

[greens]

? A GTX 480 obliterates an R7 250X. Why would you suggest he purchase a new, less powerful GPU? I can't figure it out.

He just needs to use a DVI cable. Problem solved! The GTX 480 isn't explicitly rated for 1440p, but only because it wasn't really around then.

 

[twitter007]

Hi Greens, correct me if I'm wrong but a single DVI can't support max resolution for my monitor. And that's probably why my monitor doesn't have any DVI ports. There are some dual-DVI to displayport adapters but cost about $100.

So, I may have to buy a new graphics card just to get the right connector :-(

 

[greens]

Hi Greens, correct me if I'm wrong but a single DVI can't support max resolution for my monitor. And that's probably why my monitor doesn't have any DVI ports. There are some dual-DVI to displayport adapters but cost about $100.

So, I may have to buy a new graphics card just to get the right connector :-(

Dvi-D supports 1440p at 60hz.
Don't know what adapters you're looking at, but here is a Dvi-D to DP cable for 8 bucks...
https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16812423121&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile-_-pla-_-Cables+-+DisplayPort+Cables-_-N82E16812423121&gclid=CJmTzq7V5dACFVFafgod-30I6w&gclsrc=aw.ds

You should be up and running for under $10 USD.

 

[king3pj]

? A GTX 480 obliterates an R7 250X. Why would you suggest he purchase a new, less powerful GPU? I can't figure it out.

He just needs to use a DVI cable. Problem solved! The GTX 480 isn't explicitly rated for 1440p, but only because it wasn't really around then.

When I first suggested the 250x I had no idea that he had a 480. He asked for the cheapest GPU that would support 3440x1440 at 60Hz and that was the cheapest option I found.

Hi Greens, correct me if I'm wrong but a single DVI can't support max resolution for my monitor. And that's probably why my monitor doesn't have any DVI ports. There are some dual-DVI to displayport adapters but cost about $100.

So, I may have to buy a new graphics card just to get the right connector :-(

Dvi-D supports 1440p at 60hz.
Don't know what adapters you're looking at, but here is a Dvi-D to DP cable for 8 bucks...
https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16812423121&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile-_-pla-_-Cables+-+DisplayPort+Cables-_-N82E16812423121&gclid=CJmTzq7V5dACFVFafgod-30I6w&gclsrc=aw.ds

You should be up and running for under $10 USD.

His monitor isn't standard 1440p (2560x1440). His monitor is 3440x1440. According to Wikipedia DVI-D supports up to 2560x1600 at 60Hz. If that is true your DVI-D to DisplayPort cable suggestion will not work.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface

 

[greens]

? A GTX 480 obliterates an R7 250X. Why would you suggest he purchase a new, less powerful GPU? I can't figure it out.

He just needs to use a DVI cable. Problem solved! The GTX 480 isn't explicitly rated for 1440p, but only because it wasn't really around then.

When I first suggested the 250x I had no idea that he had a 480. He asked for the cheapest GPU that would support 3440x1440 at 60Hz and that was the cheapest option I found.

Hi Greens, correct me if I'm wrong but a single DVI can't support max resolution for my monitor. And that's probably why my monitor doesn't have any DVI ports. There are some dual-DVI to displayport adapters but cost about $100.

So, I may have to buy a new graphics card just to get the right connector :-(

Dvi-D supports 1440p at 60hz.
Don't know what adapters you're looking at, but here is a Dvi-D to DP cable for 8 bucks...
https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16812423121&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile-_-pla-_-Cables+-+DisplayPort+Cables-_-N82E16812423121&gclid=CJmTzq7V5dACFVFafgod-30I6w&gclsrc=aw.ds

You should be up and running for under $10 USD.

His monitor isn't standard 1440p (2560x1440). His monitor is 3440x1440. According to Wikipedia DVI-D supports up to 2560x1600 at 60Hz. I don't know I f that is true or not but if it is your DVI-D to DisplayPort cable suggestion will not work.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface

**** you are 100% correct, didn't notice it wasn't standard 1440p. I don't think it will work either.
You're going to need a new GPU. I'd at least go with a GTX 950 to see some improvement in performance, should be low cost and will support HDMI 2.0.

WQXGA (2,560 × 1,600) @ 60 Hz with CVT-RB blanking (269 MHz) (This is for high end monitors when operating at greater than 24 bits per pixel.)
WQUXGA (3,840 × 2,400) @ 33 Hz with GTF blanking (2 × 159 MHz)

 

[twitter007]

Thanks greens and king3pj. Will look at GTX950 or better.

 

[king3pj]

When you look at 950s also compare their pricing to the 1050. Part of the reason I recommended that specific 1050 I linked to earlier is because at $109 it is comparable in price to most 750 Ti and 950 models.

You don't really need the 1050's extra performance over the 950 but if they are about the same price you may as well go with the newest option. Also the 1050 is energy efficient enough that it doesn't even require a cable from the power supply.

Edit: I do think the R7 250x would probably get the job done though. Yes, it is much less powerful than a GTX 950 or 1050 but if you are just driving a monitor for office work I'm not sure that will matter.