Is 2GB VRAM,6 core CPU,8GB RAM enough for 2560x1080

[andreasdev]

So, my brothers current rig is:

Nvidia GTX 750ti
FX 6300
8GB RAM
1TB

He is switching from old 1366x768 to 2560x1080.
He is buying LG 29UM58-P with that resolution.
Question is,will he be able to run games with good performance.
Rainbow Six Siege for example. He had 50-60fps on 1366x768 will this performance get worse or will it be same on 2560x1080?
As well what about other games?
Should he buy +8gb RAM? So he can have 16gb? Will that improve it?

 

[WildCard999]

He's going to get worse performance at that higher res however adjusting graphics should make it playable. There's not much he can do to improve performance besides doing a fairly large upgrade (CPU/GPU/MB/RAM). He may be able to overclock the CPU/GPU to get a bit more performance.

 

[artk2219]

So, my brothers current rig is:

Nvidia GTX 750ti
FX 6300
8GB RAM
1TB

He is switching from old 1366x768 to 2560x1080.
He is buying LG 29UM58-P with that resolution.
Question is,will he be able to run games with good performance.
Rainbow Six Siege for example. He had 50-60fps on 1366x768 will this performance get worse or will it be same on 2560x1080?
As well what about other games?
Should he buy +8gb RAM? So he can have 16gb? Will that improve it?

Honestly its going to depend upon the game, but for anything thats relatively modern and semi demanding, no its not good enough. He can push the clocks on that FX 6300 and 750ti to help, but I would still double the system memory and get a better graphics card, probably a 480 / 580 or GTX 1060 should be fine for most things. Either way, he will still be leaving performance on the table with that setup. If he really wants to game at that level he's going to need to spend a bit on an upgrade, or instead of all of that, he can just adjust the game settings and resolution and call it a day :-/.

 

[andreasdev]

@artk2219

Will getting 8GB of ram plus improve performance?
Looking at 2016-17 games?
Because for example he could play all of the newest titles on high/medium. Will with 16GB of RAM performance be like that?
Take Siege for example or Battlefield 1.

 

[artk2219]

@artk2219

Will getting 8GB of ram plus improve performance?
Looking at 2016-17 games?
Because for example he could play all of the newest titles on high/medium. Will with 16GB of RAM performance be like that?
Take Siege for example or Battlefield 1.

Unfortunately its not really a RAM issue, while more RAM would help all around, it will not fix the underlying fact that his GPU simply isnt powerful enough (Honestly the CPU Could use an upgrade as well, or atleast an overclock to 4.2 or so.), and it doesn't have enough of its own memory to really work well at the resolution he is targeting. He could still get that monitor, and use it just fine for browsing, movies, and everyday stuff, but gaming on it will be a real challenge for his system as it is. He will have to knock down resolution and quality settings in games to counter that.

Update: I decided to do some digging for you though. Below I've got an example of an RX 460 trying to run battlefield 1 at 2560 x 1440, I know thats more intensive than your 2560 x 1080, so it should post scores a bit higher at your resolution, but its also a moot point since the RX 460 is usually quite a bit faster than the 750 ti, it also has twice the memory, and its just barely playable. This is without the platform constraints that your brothers current rig is under. I've also included a link to the RX 460 review that shows what the performance difference can be like.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/battlefield_1_pc_graphics_benchmark_review,7.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-460,4707-3.html

 

[WildCard999]

TBH I'd still have him get that monitor though as some of those ultrawides are still really nice and will be good to have when he eventually upgrades his hardware, adjust res/settings to get desired FPS.

 

[andreasdev]

@artk2219

Will getting 8GB of ram plus improve performance?
Looking at 2016-17 games?
Because for example he could play all of the newest titles on high/medium. Will with 16GB of RAM performance be like that?
Take Siege for example or Battlefield 1.

Unfortunately its not really a RAM issue, while more RAM would help all around, it will not fix the underlying fact that his GPU simply isnt powerful enough (Honestly the CPU Could use an upgrade as well, or atleast an overclock to 4.2 or so.), and it doesn't have enough of its own memory to really work well at the resolution he is targeting. He could still get that monitor, and use it just fine for browsing, movies, and everyday stuff, but gaming on it will be a real challenge for his system as it is. He will have to knock down resolution and quality settings in games to counter that.

Update: I decided to do some digging for you though. Below I've got an example of an RX 460 trying to run battlefield 1 at 2560 x 1440, I know thats more intensive than your 2560 x 1080, so it should post scores a bit higher at your resolution, but its also a moot point since the RX 460 is usually quite a bit faster than the 750 ti, it also has twice the memory, and its just barely playable. This is without the platform constraints that your brothers current rig is under. I've also included a link to the RX 460 review that shows what the performance difference can be like.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/battlefield_1_pc_graphics_benchmark_review,7.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-460,4707-3.html

Thanks for actually doing a research for me!
I checked benchmarks and 480 own benchmark and i am quiet surprised! I was actually expecting more from 480 (4gb).
He was really into the new monitor and whole new resolution (Basically from his childhood he was on 1366x768 he never actually played on any higher resolution).
One last question. Like i really do appreciate that you are trying to explain this to us and help us out with it!
So,we searched around web and we found Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB Dual (ASUS DDR3).
If he get that one and later on he gets 8GB + he should be able to play without a problem on 2560x1080,right?
That should cover it up i think!

Thanks again!

 

[artk2219]

@artk2219

Will getting 8GB of ram plus improve performance?
Looking at 2016-17 games?
Because for example he could play all of the newest titles on high/medium. Will with 16GB of RAM performance be like that?
Take Siege for example or Battlefield 1.

Unfortunately its not really a RAM issue, while more RAM would help all around, it will not fix the underlying fact that his GPU simply isnt powerful enough (Honestly the CPU Could use an upgrade as well, or atleast an overclock to 4.2 or so.), and it doesn't have enough of its own memory to really work well at the resolution he is targeting. He could still get that monitor, and use it just fine for browsing, movies, and everyday stuff, but gaming on it will be a real challenge for his system as it is. He will have to knock down resolution and quality settings in games to counter that.

Update: I decided to do some digging for you though. Below I've got an example of an RX 460 trying to run battlefield 1 at 2560 x 1440, I know thats more intensive than your 2560 x 1080, so it should post scores a bit higher at your resolution, but its also a moot point since the RX 460 is usually quite a bit faster than the 750 ti, it also has twice the memory, and its just barely playable. This is without the platform constraints that your brothers current rig is under. I've also included a link to the RX 460 review that shows what the performance difference can be like.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/battlefield_1_pc_graphics_benchmark_review,7.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-460,4707-3.html

Thanks for actually doing a research for me!
I checked benchmarks and 480 own benchmark and i am quiet surprised! I was actually expecting more from 480 (4gb).
He was really into the new monitor and whole new resolution (Basically from his childhood he was on 1366x768 he never actually played on any higher resolution).
One last question. Like i really do appreciate that you are trying to explain this to us and help us out with it!
So,we searched around web and we found Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB Dual (ASUS DDR3).
If he get that one and later on he gets 8GB + he should be able to play without a problem on 2560x1080,right?
That should cover it up i think!

Thanks again!

The 480 isn't bad, but I would avoid the 4GB model, and the prices for them, the 470/570, and Vega are just attrocious currently, even if you can find them. A GTX 1060 and more RAM should definitely help smooth things out, but I also recommend bumping the clocks on the FX 6300 to 4.2+ if possible, this should help reduce your systems CPU bottleneck. I would try to get the 1060 6gb model, it is more expensive, but even now there are games that give the 3gb model problems since it just doesn't have enough memory. At the end of the day though he's going to need to move from that FX 6300 to either AM4 or LGA 1151, that CPU is already starting to hold back that 1060, and it will unfortunately only get worse as time goes on, so thats just something to keep in mind. Below is a guide for FX overclocking, I'm not sure if you have an Asus board or a board that readily supports it, but its a good general reference as is. I'm glad I could help!

http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard