Now "4k" TVs are more and more common, I was wondering what kind of hardware would be required from a PC to actually output at this resolution at 60 FPS?
I currently have a rig with a 980ti in but I'm pretty sure even that won't be enough (it can do 1080@120 fine and 1440@60 fine - but 4k@60fps is a MASSIVE step up!).
Posted Nov 4, 2016, 11:25 AM UTC
1080 TI will probably do it. Or 1080 2-way SLI.
I think 2 new 1080s would be out of my price range, I've just bought property and furnished it so already spent way more than I anticipated for 2016!
One 1080 is doing it. You won't play in ultra but high with some options off works ok on most AAA title. If you want ultra grab a sli and hope that the AAA titles you want to play support it, problem is that atm the cpu will bottleneck your sli 1080.
I run a single 980ti as well, and for the games I play, it's usually enough at high-ish settings. I get about 130fps in 4k in Warframe, with depth of field and AA off, 220ish in league, which isn't hard to run, and around 100 in paladins? BF4 is around 70 at high with no AA as well. I guess I just don't play intensive games, but it's worked well enough for me thus far.
True, with 4K I guess you can turn AA right off - didn't think of that.
I will have a play with my settings and see what'll work.
I would recommend getting another 980ti because they can be really cheap and sli is a lot easier than you think
I've a GTX1080 and a 4k screen. A fair few things run fine in 4K at 50-60 with it's overclock, so it's not terribly far off. I'd say the 1080Ti?
That's good to hear - but after spending a fair amount on the 980TI, I dunno if I'd want to upgrade and lose that card so soon!
I would think about SLIing the 980ti but that means A) buying another TI and b) SLI-ing, which I've never done before.
No no, hold onto your 980Ti a while and instead get a more reasonably priced 4K screen and 4k capable GPU.
Mind, running games in 1440P looks pretty alright on 4K screens.