Are the latest graphics card compatible with 1440p monitors?

Inbox4

Active member
Hi,

I have a 1440p, 165Hz, Freesync monitor (a Gigabyte FI27Q).

I'm interested in the new AMD RX-6800XT card but I'm confused over compatibility.

During the launch, AMD showed frame rates for a selection of games running at 1440p that exceed the frame rate my monitor is capable of.

If the card is generating frames faster than the monitor can display them, would this lead to tearing or other artifacts? If so, can anything be done about it or is this new generation of cards best used with 4K displays?

Thanks for any advice.
 

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
The 6800 would likely have you covered for your needs but if you wanted to spend the extra then that would be fair to give a little more oomph to the setting selection. Any of the new AMD cards have you covered for your monitor.

Going over the monitors refresh rate isn't an issue, it's just wasted power that's all. All are fully compatible with any consumer grade monitor.

Not having a synchronised display can and will lead to tearing. Freesync should keep that in check as it's only properly noticeable when the framerates drop below the 100 mark (in general).
 

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Hi,

I have a 1440p, 165Hz, Freesync monitor (a Gigabyte FI27Q).

I'm interested in the new AMD RX-6800XT card but I'm confused over compatibility.

During the launch, AMD showed frame rates for a selection of games running at 1440p that exceed the frame rate my monitor is capable of.

If the card is generating frames faster than the monitor can display them, would this lead to tearing or other artifacts? If so, can anything be done about it or is this new generation of cards best used with 4K displays?

Thanks for any advice.
Is this a PCSpecialist system?

Can you post your full specs from the order page?
 

Inbox4

Active member
Is this a PCSpecialist system?

Can you post your full specs from the order page?
Hi,

The keys specs of my system are:

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Noctua NH-U14S Cooler
Sapphire RX5700XT
64GB RAM (Vengeance 3200MHz)
1TB Seagate Firecuda 520
Corsair RM750x

I agree with Scott's comments that an RX 6800 would be sufficient for my system. However, I'm more tempted by the RX 6800XT as it would better suit a 4K monitor if I decided to upgrade in the future.

Just to confirm, Scott is suggesting an RX6800XT card would go beyond my 165Hz refresh rate but tearing or any other out of sync issues would not be viable at these high refresh rates? Is this the general consensus?

This is good news but I can't help but wonder whether seeing every frame at a slower rate maybe better than missing some.

All comments and thoughts appreciated.
 

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Hi,

The keys specs of my system are:

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Noctua NH-U14S Cooler
Sapphire RX5700XT
64GB RAM (Vengeance 3200MHz)
1TB Seagate Firecuda 520
Corsair RM750x

I agree with Scott's comments that an RX 6800 would be sufficient for my system. However, I'm more tempted by the RX 6800XT as it would better suit a 4K monitor if I decided to upgrade in the future.

Just to confirm, Scott is suggesting an RX6800XT card would go beyond my 165Hz refresh rate but tearing or any other out of sync issues would not be viable at these high refresh rates? Is this the general consensus?

This is good news but I can't help but wonder whether seeing every frame at a slower rate maybe better than missing some.

All comments and thoughts appreciated.
So long as you’ve got a freesync screen, tearing is a non issue as the screen synchronises the refresh rate to the GPU.
 

Inbox4

Active member
No, the GPU would run way over 165FPS, those would just be lost frames. But there wouldn't be any tearing.
How can there not be? Are you able to explain that me?

When I bought my monitor and GPU, matching fps and monitor hz seemed to be the common advice and the purpose of freesync which has worked well for me.

It's reassuring you and Scott are saying the same thing but it is counter to what I thought I'd learnt. An explanation or link to sources would be helpful. I've not been able to find anything that explains why a card and monitor running at different speeds would work.

Why did you want to see my system specs? Did they show you what you were looking for?
 

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
How can there not be? Are you able to explain that me?
The frames just wouldn't be shown, they just wouldn't be shown on the monitor. Hz = FPS. But at max Hz, you'd just enable VSync anyway to eradicate tearing. VSync locks the cards FPS to the max of the screen.
Why did you want to see my system specs? Did they show you what you were looking for?
We're not allowed to give advice on non PCS builds.
 

Inbox4

Active member
Is it worth me doing that now? Is there any further comments you'd make if I were to post the specs?
 

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Is it worth me doing that now? Is there any further comments you'd make if I were to post the specs?
No, we know what we're dealing with for this, just in the future, if asked you need to list the full specs from the order page. Saves a lot of time and hassel.
 

Inbox4

Active member
Do you think Vsync at 165Hz with the 6800XT would be superior to a variable refresh rate with Freesync using a 5700xt?
 

Inbox4

Active member
So my original premise stands, these cards work best with 4K monitors and would be a compromise on 1440p due to their speed?
 

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
So my original premise stands, these cards work best with 4K monitors and would be a compromise on 1440p due to their speed?
They wouldn’t be a compromise, you’re just not using the card to it’s abilities, it’s a waste of money. It will offer no improvement over one suited to the monitor you have.
 

Inbox4

Active member
It would offer raytracing though which the 5700Xt doesn't have.

Thanks for your thoughts and advice.

It's been a pleasure chatting to you.
 
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