Gaming on a 3440x1440p with a 980m

I have a question about a 3440x1440p ultra wide monitor, I want this monitor for productivity but I do also play some games(rainbow six siege, overwatch) . My 980m card can't handle ultra settings on that resolution for what I have read... But I have heard that it will be okey for the 2560x1080p resolution... So, will I get a nice image if I don't play at native resolution? It will treat the game as a 2560x1080p resolution? No stretch or something? I have the same question if I play in a 16:9 .

Thanks for the help


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Why not drop some not so obvious ( AA, depth of field, occlusion) graphics settings down so you can try and stay at native res ? I would shoot for that, it's a much bigger difference dropping from native res than it is turning some settings down in the game.

 

Is there even a point to anti-aliasing at resolutions beyond 1080p (or even at 1080p)?
Plus, is there a point to gaming at Ultra settings at any game?
High settings seem to be more than enough in terms of visual prowess (there appears to be little to no difference between High and Ultra - except in minor things that are not even noticeable when you are actually gaming, and the premise that Ultra is far more harder on the hardware vs High).

 

If I could, I would max AA on an 8K monitor today.

 

there's no way a 980M is gonna be able to run games with max settings at 3440x1440. my 1080 even has trouble doing that on my Dell U3415W.

i run everything on a mix of high and ultra settings with AA off. u don't need to worry about AA at higher resolutions.

P.S. - Overwatch still doesn't have 3440x1440 support yet because they're a bunch of dummies. check out 'Flawless Widescreen' and download it if it supports games that u will be playing in ultra wide.

 

I would say it depends on the screen size.

 

Hey, thanks for the answer! Do you know if the settings on the game with the 980m will be in low ? Or they could be just high/medium to get 60fps stable.


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deks i created a thread about this post in there

 

i honestly couldn't tell u because i don't know how powerful a 980M exactly is. u will definitely have to have AA, hair works, etc off to get that magical 60FPS. my guess would be mostly medium settings.

it'll still look great because of the higher resolution, extra immersive feeling, and extra screen real estate. it's not all about gaming with a 21:9 screen. i just love the everyday usability of it.

 

From my experience, a single 1080 is not enough to maxed out demanding games in 3440 x 1440.

 

Thanks again for your answer. I have a question maybe you could help me out.. If I get a monitor that has more than 60hz refresh rate, does my fps in gaming has to be above or same of the monitor ? (100hz/100fps example) or doesn't matter? What about the response time Of the monitor?


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From a fellow ultrawide user, expect to run med/high for most games.

As for your above question, for it to take advantage of the higher refresh rate, yes.

 

Are you talking to run med/high with the 980m ?


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yes

 

Oh thanks, I think I could live like that ! I was watching a BenQ monitor but is 35" with 1080p. And wondering if that resolution is good for productivity? Or is the 1440p going to too small text?

Sorry to ask many questions, but it's a big amount of money for a monitor, and want to feel good with the monitor for quite long time.

Thanks for the answer.


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I have never runned 980m on ultrawide before so I am more or less guessing. I am using a U3415W like the other guy. The DPI on ultrawide 34 is similar with 22 1080p monitor so if you can be ok with that, is good.

I really like my ultrawide and I think its good for productivity, you can effectively run 2 windows with no problem. IMO

 

text shouldn't be too big of an issue because u can turn up the DPI and browser text up to your liking.

productivity will be 10 times better on a 21:9 compared to a 1080p monitor. it's like having dual monitors, but without the borders. there's also programs that u can download that'll help u set custom partions.

 

I think I didn't explain myself better, what I mean by saying BenQ 35" with 1080p, I was trying to say the resolution ultra wide 2560x1080p not the 16:9. Because my graphic isn't that powerful (980m) maybe the monitor with lower resolution will be fine. I just want it to know about productivity with 1080p ultra wide .

Thanks


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For you to take advantage of it, yes. 60fps at 100hz is the same as 60fps at 60hz.