Good monitor paired with Rx 480

[Mo1st Seabearz]

I am planning on getting an rx 480 graphics card and I am now looking into a monitor. My price range is around $200 dollars for a monitor. I think I want to get a 1080p 144hz monitor because I play a lot of fps games. My question is would this be good? And also would this cause screen tearing if I didn't get freesync?

 

[Lucky_SLS]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FZJkcf/acer-xf240h-240-144hz-monitor-umfx0aa001
no worries abt screen tearing with that one 😉

 

[raisonjohn]

Screen tearing would most likely occur when your graphics card is rendering more frames than what your monitor can show. For example: your RX 480 rendering 75fps but your monitor is only 60Hz.

If you get a 144Hz monitor, but your graphics card only renders less than 144fps, those adaptive sync techs (FreeSync/G-Sync) synchronizes your monitors refresh rate to match what your graphics card can output. However, there are some issues when the graphics output is relatively low to what the minimum refresh rate of the monitor can display (stuttering).

The RX 480 is best for 1080p/60Hz Ultra settings gaming. If you are looking at 1080p/144fps Ultra, I would suggest the GTX 1070 (or even a GTX 1080, depending on your in-game settings and the actual games you play).

 

[Saga Lout]

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Question from Mo1st Seabearz : "Monitor paired with rx 480"

I am going to get a amd rx 480 graphics card and was wondering if a 1080p 144hz would be good for this card. Any answers and suggestions would be helpful. My budget on a monitor is around $200

Yes, 1080P at any refresh resolution honestly will work great.

I've heard of screen tearing would that be a problem with this?

Remember that RX 480s are designed to be 4k cards 3840x2160 resolution. Now for around 200 you can get a good 1440p res monitor or a very cheap 4k monitor that's smaller. Sure it would work great, amazing even with a 1080p 144hz monitor, but framerate isn't everything and to be honest I notice very little difference about 60Hz unless you're a big CS:GO player. I would spring for a higher res monitor.

I've heard of screen tearing would that be a problem with this?

You can adjust screen tearing in your catalyst control settings, but screen tearing is usually a very minor problem and pretty easily fixable with newer high ends cards like this.

Remember that RX 480s are designed to be 4k cards 3840x2160 resolution. Now for around 200 you can get a good 1440p res monitor or a very cheap 4k monitor that's smaller. Sure it would work great, amazing even with a 1080p 144hz monitor, but framerate isn't everything and to be honest I notice very little difference about 60Hz unless you're a big CS:GO player. I would spring for a higher res monitor.

AMD marketing slides do not make reality. The RX 480 is a very good 1080p card. At 1440p you start having to lower settings quite a bit. At 4K you are going to get a slideshow with any newer AAA title. In fact there are very few 4K benchmarks for the 480 due to how poorly it performs. It's just a waste of time.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/10446/the-amd-radeon-rx-480-preview/4

http://www.techspot.com/review/1198-amd-radeon-rx-480/page2.html

The only true 4K card is the 1080 Ti. ( and ( Pascal ) Titan ).

This FreeSync equipped monitor with Low Framerate Compensation would be a great choice:

http://aoc-europe.com/en/products/g2460pf

http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/freesync

Usually to be had for right around that $200 mark.....

EDIT Another Choice:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DHTWZRQ/?tag=pcpapi-20

Remember that RX 480s are designed to be 4k cards 3840x2160 resolution. Now for around 200 you can get a good 1440p res monitor or a very cheap 4k monitor that's smaller. Sure it would work great, amazing even with a 1080p 144hz monitor, but framerate isn't everything and to be honest I notice very little difference about 60Hz unless you're a big CS:GO player. I would spring for a higher res monitor.

Uh.......... what? They can run 4K but that does not guarantee that they will perform well in 4K. Remember that a $250 card, which the RX480 is, does not equal a $700 card in terms of performance on 4K or 144Hz.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Screen tearing would most likely occur when your graphics card is rendering more frames than what your monitor can show. For example: your RX 480 rendering 75fps but your monitor is only 60Hz.

If you get a 144Hz monitor, but your graphics card only renders less than 144fps, those adaptive sync techs (FreeSync/G-Sync) synchronizes your monitors refresh rate to match what your graphics card can output. However, there are some issues when the graphics output is relatively low to what the minimum refresh rate of the monitor can display (stuttering).

The RX 480 is best for 1080p/60Hz Ultra settings gaming. If you are looking at 1080p/144fps Ultra, I would suggest the GTX 1070 (or even a GTX 1080, depending on your in-game settings and the actual games you play).

having freesync takes care of the screen stuttering right? yes, rx480 cant produce 144fps in aaa titles, same case with 1060 or even 1070 which ight go upto say 120 in new games. but freesync sets the refresh rate dynamically to suit lower fps too right?

 

[raisonjohn]

having freesync takes care of the screen stuttering right? yes, rx480 cant produce 144fps in aaa titles, same case with 1060 or even 1070 which ight go upto say 120 in new games. but freesync sets the refresh rate dynamically to suit lower fps too right?

To a certain extent, yes, especially if the fps output of the graphics card on a given in-game setting/resolution would be within the monitor's variable refresh rate range. Monitors have different variable refresh rate ranges. If fps drops below the FreeSync monitor's minimum variable refresh rate range, stuttering may show (unlike Nvidia's G-Sync).

"Both systems also start to suffer when the framerate isn’t consistently within the monitor’s refresh range. G-Sync can show problems with flickering at very low framerates, and while the technology usually compensates to fix it, there are exceptions. FreeSync, meanwhile, has stuttering problems if framerate drops below a monitor’s stated minimum refresh rate." http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/nvidia-g-sync-or-amd-freesync-pick-a-side-and-stick-with-it/

"NVIDIA’s implementation today is superior when you are working under the minimum panel refresh, using the embedded controller and module in the panel to force frame multiplication at certain frame rates. And as it turns out, the transition between a variable refresh rate that is smooth and consistent to a tearing or stuttering frame rate (depending on the VSync setting) can be quite jarring if it happens frequently. We found an area in Assassin’s Creed Unity for example that by simply running across the rooftops to a mission marker would push frame rates between 35 FPS and 60 FPS, often crossing that 48 Hz minimum VRR window. When it makes the transition the effect is immediate and I think that some gamers will like that even less than normal stutter or tearing options. Obviously the ideal scenario would be to game ONLY inside that VRR window on FreeSync displays, but that seems unlikely in this case." https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Displays/AMD-FreeSync-First-Impressions-and-Technical-Discussion/Gaming-Experience-FreeSync-

So, with an RX 480, which is ideal for 1080p resolution, using it at higher resolutions (1440p) would most likely drop its fps output lower than the FreeSync monitor's minimum range of variable refresh rate. Getting a more powerful GPU to increase the fps output at that 1440p resolution is ideal. Sadly, no single AMD card can do this (as of today). The OP's option is to get either a single GTX 1070 or GTX 1080 for 1440p gaming producing higher fps than the RX 480 can - but has to opt for an Nvidia G-Sync-enabled monitor. If OP wants FreeSync 1440p 144fps, he might have to opt for a CrossFire setup to eliminate going below the FreeSync monitor's minimum rated variable refresh rate range and prevent stuttering.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

then my personal fav here https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wNcMnQ/lg-monitor-25um58p would most probably be the right choice for the rx480 😉
doesnt come with freesync but v sync should be fine for these fps.