Can 1080 Ti handle an ultra wide 1440p and standard 1440p monitor setup?

[statz-el]

So I'm possibly buying a new monitor in a few months, but before I do I wanted to ask:
Can a single 1080 Ti handle an ultra wide 3440x1440 (100 Hz) and a standard 2560x1440 monitor? Mostly used for gaming. Set up would be using the ultra wide as the main monitor and then have the 2560x1440 as a secondary for other programs running while gaming in fullscreen. I looked around at other forums but didn't find anything that gave me a definitive answer to this. Thanks for any help!

 

[richiestang_78]

Its the most powerful gaming card available so there's not much of another choice. SLI wont really do any good either since so few games actually use it right and some even perform worse with it on. I think as long as you arent using the secondary monitor for gaming you should be fine.

 

[ddferrari]

Yes, the 1080 Ti will be fine. But here's a thought: don't run other programs while gaming.

 

[richiestang_78]

I should also say it depends on what you have going while you are playing, itll cost next to nothing GPU wise but it will eat up CPU resources, especially if you do streaming or recording(depending on what program you use and resolution)

 

[statz-el]

Yes, the 1080 Ti will be fine. But here's a thought: don't run other programs while gaming.

That's kind of my prerogative isn't it? But by other programs I mean monitoring software- things that are already running when I'm gaming as it is. I would just like to be able to see them without switching out of my game.

 

[ddferrari]

Yes, the 1080 Ti will be fine. But here's a thought: don't run other programs while gaming.

That's kind of my prerogative isn't it? But by other programs I mean monitoring software- things that are already running when I'm gaming as it is. I would just like to be able to see them without switching out of my game.

Sorry, I wasn't tying to sound snarky. I have a 120 Hz ultrawide 1440p and a 1080 Ti, and on some newer titles the GPU and CPU definitely have their hands full. I can't download in the background, for example- but that may be my i5-3570K showing its age.

I would think it will be fine for things like monitoring software, but I'm not speaking from direct experience here. I also have a "leftover" 2560 x 1440p monitor after my upgrade, but my current desk isn't big enough to handle both.

Cheers