Nvidia 425M -- can I use a 1080P monitor with this card?

Hey guys,

I have a Nvidia 425M GT graphics card in my laptop. I was wanting to buy a new 22-24 inch monitor with 1920x1080 capabilities, but I did a quick google search and found a site that said the max dimensions for my card are...

What is the max resolution of the 2010 Nvidia GeForce GT 425M Notebook graphics card?

Is that true? It seems like a relatively newer card and has been out longer than the big 1080p craze. I figured it wouldn't be a problem at all, but now it has me worried.

Thanks for any help!

 

1600x2560 is larger than 1920x1080, so you won't have a problem.

 

Even though the 1600 is smaller than the 1920 it will not be a problem? That seems backwards lol... but I trust you guys.

Thanks!

 

Wait a second. Oh boy I really should read harder. And proofread too.

Now I'm not so sure. I'd think it should support 1080p just fine, since like you said it's a reasonably newer card, but those specs are making me think again.

Epic fail. Sorry.

 

The GT 425M is based on GF108, right?
It's technically the same as my GPU ( GT 525M ), just downclocked.

My GPU can handle 1080p. So I think your GPU should handle 1080p easily.

Hope that helps, good luck.

Edit : Found an 1080p notebook with GT 425M : http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-N73JQ-Notebook.40939.0.html

 

You should have either a HDMI 1.3 or 1.4 port, which will support 1920 x 1080 regardless. 1.3 Specification goes up to 2560 x 1600 and 1.4 goes up to 3840 x 2160.

 

I appreciate the responses. I have one more question. I was about to order my monitor, but I saw a review for it and this is what the guy wrote:

Is this true? It doesn't make much sense, but I just wanted to get your feedback. Was he just talking about his own specific PC or is that in general?

:Edit:

I'll be using HDMI from my laptop to connect it to the HDMI port on the monitor. That's the reason I believe his quote is similar to my situation.

 

I hope it's not correct. All the laptops I've owned outputted 1920x1080 via HDMI to my TV, including an ION2 powered netbook. If what he's saying is true, someone's been slipping me the good stuff while I've been watching on my TV.

 

I checked my Laptop (It's a Dell XPS L401X) and it has HDMI 1.4 on it. With the earlier post, I am confident that I should be able to get the monitor to work.

The only thing that was worrying me is the website I posted saying my max resolution would be lower than the 1080p resolution (or so it seemed to me), but I've received some good information via the thread and will continue with my purchase.

Thanks guys

 

Even my old ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 could do 1920x1200 so i dont see why the much more modern 425m should have a problem.

 

That doesn't sound right, even the original HDMI specification supported up to 1920 x 1200. For his case, he needs to look at his display driver (nVidia recommends Forceware 260 driver and newer for best HDMI functionality). I can't see any issues as to why your XPS 14 can't drive a 1080p monitor.

 

The 425m can display 1080p no problem. But I wouldn't game at 1080p with that card. Performance would be choppy at best with most current games.

 

Yeah. I don't play a lot of games online. Do you think Diablo 3 would run alright?

I mainly got the monitor because I am going to be doing a lot more work with Photoshop, Maya and some other programs and got tired of messing around with it on my 14" monitor last semester. I just didn't want to go specifically for a 'school' monitor as I will also want to play some games or watch movies in my down time.

I appreciate the help guys. It helped a lot!