Right now I simply have all scaling turned off but when I work up the energy I dial in all the applications and games to my liking. Another thing to note here is that you can turn scaling off for either or both monitors, all or specific applications.
CAN YOU USE GRAPHICS CARD FOR 4K TV 1080P
You will be able to game perfectly at 1080p on a 3840x2160 monitor. All that I could perceive was this very slight difference and that was only while looking at them 2" from the screens. Whereas the 4K monitor's pixels (though invisible to me) are squarer and more defining. The pixels on the 1080p monitor are slightly more rounded, thus, for lack of a better term, blending with surrounding pixels more. This difference has to do with the squareness of the individual pixels. I say nearly because as someone else pointed out on another thread there is a very slight difference. I compared what I was seeing in game on my PB287Q(27"3840x2160) and my VG247QE(24"1080p), which were nearly identical. I though "Oh no! They were right! Native will always be better!" But, after simply turning of scaling my games looked great. Being new to 4k, even though I was familiar with scaling and how it worked, I forgot about it a few times and even underestimated it's extension into games! So, when I fired up Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, and Alien Isolation to test out my theory of seeing s nice 1080p image on my 4k monitor I was disappointed to see blurry menus and subpar visuals in game.
The first thing to be aware of (of course) is Windows scaling. Let me say right here this was indeed the case. My idea was that even though my single 4GB 980 wouldn't be able to handle most AAA games at 4k with decent settings, I could simply play in 1080p in those, and 4K in less demanding situations thanks to the exact 1/4 pixel ratio. I also splurged and bought this 4K monitor even though I swore I'd hold out for a monitor offering 4K, GSYNC and IPS (which was just announced!!! yay!!). I used EVGAs step up program from an ACX SC GTX780 for around $60 USD + $50 USD in shipping.
CAN YOU USE GRAPHICS CARD FOR 4K TV UPDATE
I jumped on the 4k bandwagon with an ASUS PB287Q and a reference gtx 980 (time to update my profile and signature). How do gtx 980s fair in real-world 4k use? There are also a few side notes of my experience with this specific card and monitor.ĭo games running at 1080p on a 4k monitor appear blurrier than they would on a native 1080p monitor? I've seen a lot of misinformation on this subject so I thought I'd share my experience to help others with similar questions.