I know there are a lot of you out there that understand this already - but for those that don't, this 4K obsession is something that needs to go away, - at least for the time being.
You see, I just built a new PC around an i7-10700K and an RTX 3080. I have a 4K/60 display, and a 1440p/144hz display. Which would I rather game on? The 1440p display, by a mile. In fact, anyone I've shown these two displays to running Doom, Forza etc - they ALL prefer the 1440p display, and in movement they're convinced the 1440p display is the 4K display. Why? Because a 1440p display running at over 100fps is so much sharper/clearer than a 4K display running at 60fps. You can see people more easily as you're panning back and forth - in Doom/PUBG etc, - the corners of the track in Dirt Rally 2.0 are more easily discernible due to reduction in blur, and reduced input latency is unbelievable at 144fps - just 6.97ms, whereas at 60fps it's 16.667. The lag reduction is real, and you can absolutely feel it. Would I rather 4K at 144fps? Absolutely! But we're not there on the latest games quite yet, and at 4K even on a 3080, some titles see frame rates drop way too much.
Much has been made of the 3080 being the first "true" 4K/60 card out there. Why is that a major achievement? The best thing about the 3080 is that it's the first true HFR graphics card for 1440p with max graphics options turned on, and you just have to experience it to understand it.
In addition, it seems this upcoming console generation is going to be focusing on 4K over higher frame rates, but I really hope every game has the option of 60+ FPS at 1440p, because there's no doubt in my mind this is the sweet spot. 1440p/60 trumps 4K/30 every day of the week.
Thanks for reading.
You see, I just built a new PC around an i7-10700K and an RTX 3080. I have a 4K/60 display, and a 1440p/144hz display. Which would I rather game on? The 1440p display, by a mile. In fact, anyone I've shown these two displays to running Doom, Forza etc - they ALL prefer the 1440p display, and in movement they're convinced the 1440p display is the 4K display. Why? Because a 1440p display running at over 100fps is so much sharper/clearer than a 4K display running at 60fps. You can see people more easily as you're panning back and forth - in Doom/PUBG etc, - the corners of the track in Dirt Rally 2.0 are more easily discernible due to reduction in blur, and reduced input latency is unbelievable at 144fps - just 6.97ms, whereas at 60fps it's 16.667. The lag reduction is real, and you can absolutely feel it. Would I rather 4K at 144fps? Absolutely! But we're not there on the latest games quite yet, and at 4K even on a 3080, some titles see frame rates drop way too much.
Much has been made of the 3080 being the first "true" 4K/60 card out there. Why is that a major achievement? The best thing about the 3080 is that it's the first true HFR graphics card for 1440p with max graphics options turned on, and you just have to experience it to understand it.
In addition, it seems this upcoming console generation is going to be focusing on 4K over higher frame rates, but I really hope every game has the option of 60+ FPS at 1440p, because there's no doubt in my mind this is the sweet spot. 1440p/60 trumps 4K/30 every day of the week.
Thanks for reading.
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