Dual 1440p Setup on a single 970

[Ando Lei]

I am considering upgrading my 2 1080p monitors to 2 1440p monitors, yet I am not sure if a single EVGA GTX 970 card (the one ?I currently have) can handle a dual 1440p setup. I play games like CSGO, LoL, D3, and FFXIV, plus I watch a lot of streams and YT videos. Can a single GTX 970 card handle the workload I regularly do on a dual 1440p setup, or do I have to upgrade my card?

PS. 60Hz or more

 

[JP7PlaysMC]

I am considering upgrading my 2 1080p monitors to 2 1440p monitors, yet I am not sure if a single EVGA GTX 970 card (the one ?I currently have) can handle a dual 1440p setup. I play games like CSGO, LoL, D3, and FFXIV, plus I watch a lot of streams and YT videos. Can a single GTX 970 card handle the workload I regularly do on a dual 1440p setup, or do I have to upgrade my card?

PS. 60Hz or more

The games you listed aren't that demanding, but I can't really assure you 60 fps at all times. It should handle it pretty well though (I just wouldn't expect to play the latest AAA titles on the highest settings 😛).

 

[redgarl]

No, you need a second one. Your FPS are going to drop around 30. If you were not playing games, then one 970 would be enough.

Keep in mind that we are talking about 1440p X 2 which is really close to 2160p.

 

[geofelt]

With dual monitors, you will be gaming only on the primary monitor.
The second adds little load.
I think you will be fine.
For a long while, I used a GTX780 with two 2560 x 1600 monitors and did well enough with civ 4 and 5 which are capped at 60fps.
You will always have the option to reduce the resolution if you need to for a very demanding game.

If you have the desk space, why not just upgrade one to 1440P or 1600P and use your 1080P monitors as side monitors.