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3060 Ti good enough for 3440x1440 monitor? (self.pcmasterrace)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MHcharLEE to c/pcmasterrace

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EDIT: A few days ago I bought a HP X34. It's a 3440x1440 ultrawide with 165Hz refresh rate. Obviously my setup can't hit constant 165fps in all games, but I'm comfortably getting 100+ in most games, 120+ in Forza Horizon 5 or Doom Eternal. Can't complain :)

I'm looking to buy a new monitor, making a switch from two 16:9 to a single 21:9. Everywhere I read the opinions are that on an ultra wide it doesn't make sense to go lower than 1440p, which I guess holds true for 34" monitors.

However, I'm worried my 3060 Ti won't be enough for that many pixels. Right now I'm enjoying uninterrupted framerates playing at 1920x1080.

How much should I really worry about making this switch? My other option is to go for a 2560x1080 monitor that's smaller (29").

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[–] GetsThruBuckner 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll give my personal input..

I play at 3440x1440 with a 3070 and really feel like it's held back by the 3070. Especially when you have to consider all these unoptimized games now. If you're looking at just playing at 60 FPS then you might be alright for a min. I often just lock more demanding games to 60 fps now because otherwise its pushes the card to 99% usage and makes games feel awful

[–] c0mbatbag3l 1 points 1 year ago

Same setup for me and yeah I feel like I'm good to go now especially since I don't really play a lot of the games that are optimized to shit, but an upgrade will need to happen eventually.

I'd suggest a 3070ti at least or go AMD for someone trying to get into entry level 3440x1440.