Is there a FPS difference when playing at a higher resolution?

[RiGGz]

To elaborate more, I'm looking at getting some new monitors for my setup, and I'm wondering if I should get a couple that have a 2K resolution or not. I currently have two 1920x1080 monitors, one of them in which I play games on, and the other one usually has discord, steam, or a web browser opened. My main question is, if I get two new monitors that have a higher resolution than my current ones, will I notice a FPS difference?

My Specs:
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB
CPU: Intel Core i5 6500 (Supports Resolutions up to 4096x2304)
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB DDR4 2400
Motherboard: MSI H110m Pro Gaming

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Of course, higher-res = more pixels to draw.

Res support has nothing to with "is that going to be playable in Games"

And CPU res has nothing to do with anything since that only pertains to the Onboard GPU.

Sure you can run 2K, 4K, 5K, 8K even on a GTX 970, but when it comes to gaming, this GPU will struggle above 1080p. Yes it can run some games well at 2K (1440p) but not all.

[RiGGz]

Bad_Motha の投稿を引用：

Of course, higher-res = more pixels to draw.

Res support has nothing to with "is that going to be playable in Games"

And CPU res has nothing to do with anything since that only pertains to the Onboard GPU.

Sure you can run 2K, 4K, 5K, 8K even on a GTX 970, but when it comes to gaming, this GPU will struggle above 1080p. Yes it can run some games well at 2K (1440p) but not all.

I see now, thank you for the insight. To follow up, would you by any chance know some good thin frame or frameless monitors for under like $200 preferably in 1080p or 1440p? I've had these for a few years now and seeing how newer ones are getting all these new features, I think it's time to upgrade.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Upgrade to what though? It's probably not worth it to just switch over to another 1080p screen.

What are your current Display(s) you've been using?

[RiGGz]

Bad_Motha の投稿を引用：

Upgrade to what though? It's probably not worth it to just switch over to another 1080p screen.

Nicer picture, shorter response time, thin frame, and having the option of playing across two monitors would be nice. I have two different ones and it's weird moving stuff from each other.
I'll check to see if I can find them hold on.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes with Mutli-Displays its always best to use the same Monitor for each one.
This is quite good, for the pricing...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYHZ6R6

[RiGGz]

Bad_Motha の投稿を引用：

Upgrade to what though? It's probably not worth it to just switch over to another 1080p screen.

What are your current Display(s) you've been using?

Couldn't figure out the exact models, but one is from Westinghouse and it was actually mean't to be used as a T.V but I use it as my main monitor to play games, it supports HDMI and I've had it for about 5 years or so now. And my secondary monitor is from AOC, it supports only DVI-D and VGA and I've had it for about 3 years now. I also have them mounted on my monitor stand so it would also be nice if the monitor of interest supports VESA.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

They all say their model on the back.

Best bet for Gaming and Mutli-Displays is using all DisplayPort

[RiGGz]

Bad_Motha の投稿を引用：

Yes with Mutli-Displays its always best to use the same Monitor for each one.
This is quite good, for the pricing...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYHZ6R6

Nice but goes a bit over my budget, and it's nice that it supports FREESYNC, but I have NVIDIA and that wouldn't work out well.

[shiel]

M_RiGGz の投稿を引用：

Bad_Motha の投稿を引用：

Yes with Mutli-Displays its always best to use the same Monitor for each one.
This is quite good, for the pricing...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYHZ6R6

Nice but goes a bit over my budget, and it's nice that it supports FREESYNC, but I have NVIDIA and that wouldn't work out well.

Freesync displays work just fine with nvidia gpus. You just can't take advantage of Freesync.

[RiGGz]

shiel の投稿を引用：

M_RiGGz の投稿を引用：

Nice but goes a bit over my budget, and it's nice that it supports FREESYNC, but I have NVIDIA and that wouldn't work out well.

Freesync displays work just fine with nvidia gpus. You just can't take advantage of Freesync.

I understand that, but if the main feature of the monitor is to support Freesync, then I'd rather get a monitor that supports GSYNC for my GPU so I can take advantage of that as well you know?

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Bad_Motha の投稿を引用：

Of course, higher-res = more pixels to draw.

Res support has nothing to with "is that going to be playable in Games"

And CPU res has nothing to do with anything since that only pertains to the Onboard GPU.

Sure you can run 2K, 4K, 5K, 8K even on a GTX 970, but when it comes to gaming, this GPU will struggle above 1080p. Yes it can run some games well at 2K (1440p) but not all.

Max resolution with my GTX970 with max settings in game...2560x1440 is usually enough. And yes, so long as you can do about 80+ FPS...you should be ok...60Hz with VSYNC will work quite well. It can perfectly perform at those resolutions depending on monitor and of course the game you're running. I can get Half-Life 2 in 4K resolution...and at 120FPS.

[RiGGz]

🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh の投稿を引用：

Bad_Motha の投稿を引用：

Of course, higher-res = more pixels to draw.

Res support has nothing to with "is that going to be playable in Games"

And CPU res has nothing to do with anything since that only pertains to the Onboard GPU.

Sure you can run 2K, 4K, 5K, 8K even on a GTX 970, but when it comes to gaming, this GPU will struggle above 1080p. Yes it can run some games well at 2K (1440p) but not all.

Max resolution with my GTX970 with max settings in game...2560x1440 is usually enough. And yes, so long as you can do about 80+ FPS...you should be ok...60Hz with VSYNC will work quite well.

What kind of games do you play? (titles specifically). The poster you're referring to said not all games run that well with the 970 on 2K resolutions.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

You wouldn't be buying it for FreeSync, you'd be buying it based on all the other features.
You can still use 144Hz via DisplayPort, and get a proper sync using NVIDIA Fast or Adaptive Sync.

Pretty much any screen below that is just going to another poor 60Hz Display.

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

M_RiGGz の投稿を引用：

🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh の投稿を引用：

Max resolution with my GTX970 with max settings in game...2560x1440 is usually enough. And yes, so long as you can do about 80+ FPS...you should be ok...60Hz with VSYNC will work quite well.

What kind of games do you play? (titles specifically). The poster you're referring to said not all games run that well with the 970 on 2K resolutions.

Most modern games like the New Doom and many other current AAA titles run perfectly fine with the GTX970 at 2 and even 4k resolutions. The GTX1060 performs better on paper because it has higher clock speeds..but Higher Clock Speed does not always mean better performance. The GTX970 has a 256bit address bus and 4GB VRAM (512MB of it is buffer cache). The GTX1060 has higher base clock speeds than the GTX970...but does not perform as good as the GTX970 per clock because the GTX1060 only has an address bus of 192bits. The Base clock of the GTX1060 needs to be higher to compensate for the lack of performance due to its 192bit address bus width.

[RiGGz]

🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh の投稿を引用：

M_RiGGz の投稿を引用：

What kind of games do you play? (titles specifically). The poster you're referring to said not all games run that well with the 970 on 2K resolutions.

Most modern games like the New Doom and many other current AAA titles run perfectly fine with the GTX970 at 2 and even 4k resolutions. The GTX1060 performs better on paper because it has higher clock speeds..but Higher Clock Speed does not always mean better performance. The GTX970 has a 256bit address bus and 4GB VRAM (512MB of it is buffer cache). The GTX1060 has higher base clock speeds than the GTX970...but does not perform as good as the GTX970 per clock because the GTX1060 only has an address bus of 192bits. The Base clock of the GTX1060 needs to be higher to compensate for the lack of performance due to its 192bit address bus width.

Interesting, thanks for the info. Could you estimate your average framerate for DOOM and what CPU and Ram you're running?