Question If a display is limited to 1080p and 60 FPS.....

[Imacflier]

Hi, All,

If I want to play games on a TV which can only display 60 frames/sec and has a maximum resolution of 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high, is there any point to having a GPU/CPU combination which can exceed those performance specifications? For example: would an RTX 5090/I9-14900 play any better than an RTX 3050/I9-9900? And if so, why?

It is not a silly question if one is building a TVPC.

TIA

Larry

 

[Lutfij]

is there any point to having a GPU/CPU combination which can exceed those performance specifications?
Nope, the highest you'll be able to effectively see is 1080p at 60FPS. If you've dropped all your money on a high end system but don't have any to spend on a display, but have a 1080p 60Hz display at hand, you make do with it until you can amass funds for a new higher resolution and higher refresh rate monitor/display.

Ofc, if you have a high end system hooked up to a lackluster monitor, there's the chance you can max out all details in the game you're playing.

Moved thread from Graphics cards section to Displays section.

 

[beyondlogic]

Hi, All,

If I want to play games on a TV which can only display 60 frames/sec and has a maximum resolution of 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high, is there any point to having a GPU/CPU combination which can exceed those performance specifications? For example: would an RTX 5090/I9-14900 play any better than an RTX 3050/I9-9900? And if so, why?

It is not a silly question if one is building a TVPC.

TIA

Larry

There's a few reasons if your planning to crank every bell and whistle on it and play with ray tracing yes it matters. 3050 would struggle with keeping even 60 on most modern platforms.

 

[LordVile]

Hi, All,

If I want to play games on a TV which can only display 60 frames/sec and has a maximum resolution of 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high, is there any point to having a GPU/CPU combination which can exceed those performance specifications? For example: would an RTX 5090/I9-14900 play any better than an RTX 3050/I9-9900? And if so, why?

It is not a silly question if one is building a TVPC.

TIA

Larry

That spec with a 5090 would be a waste. You could go higher to like a 5060Ti for example which would give you longer longevity and if you cap your frame rate would run cooler, quieter and draw less power. Plus more headroom if you changed display. In fact rather than a 5090 you could get a solid new 4K OLED TV and a 5080 system.

Also I wouldn’t get a 9900. It’s on a dead platform and doesn’t perform that well compared to mid range parts that are current like the 7600X/9600X

 

[Imacflier]

Just a note to thank all who participated.
I am afraid most of you missed my question, though, My question was an educational question (for MY education, not a system design question): I was trying to confirm that the "A chain is no stronger than its weakest link" theory (bottleneck theory) applied to monitors. As Lutfij confirmed for me: Yes, your GPU/CPU need be no more powerful than your monitor can display....at least unless you intend to upgrade your monitor.

My special thanks to Lutfij for confirming what I had believed.

Larry

 

[Lutfij]

Yes, your GPU/CPU need be no more powerful than your monitor can display....at least unless you intend to upgrade your monitor.
There's a term for that, building a balanced system and if we used proverbs, cut your cloth according to your need comes to mind. With that in mind, the others who had responded to your thread are also right, not just me.

Lastly, the term bottleneck has been widely misused, that needs to stop for the sake of sanity.

Regardless, thank you for awarding my post as the Best Answer.