is anti aliasing needed at 1080p 21.5"

[Akram Ali]

anti aliasing seems to drain fps in modern games..so my question is do I really need anti aliasing at 1080p for a small monitor like my 21.5" Asus VX229H monitor?

 

[Sleetz]

No majority of people turn it off.

 

[Geek Jed]

For gamers out there that have big, hefty graphics cards, I bet they have it on.

 

[warhead0]

1080p can benefit, I don't really go over 4x.

The higher you go the more it will affects FPS.

As your resolution goes higher you typically will need less AA for a crisp image.

 

[chriscornell]

I would never game without any form of AA on - no matter the resolution.

Pixellation ruins the immersion for me.

 

[Geek Jed]

I would never game without any form of AA on - no matter the resolution.

Pixellation ruins the immersion for me.

I agree, damn it!

 

[Cryio]

You can use FXAA/MLAA/SMAA for cheap AA option that virtually removes all aliasing for 1 FPS drop. I've been using it since Nvidia/AMD introduced them in 2011 or so.

 

[theonerm2]

It's up to you. I usually keep MSAA on 2X or 4X depending on how the game runs. Sometimes I just use FXAA which seems to do a pretty good job. I also have a 21.5 Asus monitor. I have the VE228H. I also play games on my 42 inch TV sometimes.

 

[Akram Ali]

But i have hd7750..so gpu processing power is limited. thats why I'm asking. AA just smooths game's graphics object edges right?

 

[Geek Jed]

For your GPU Akram, I would just leave it off.

 

[Aladdad]

anti-aliasing just makes everything better i can't play without it being on

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Heck, I run 8X MSAA on 1440p when I can. If you have available processing power on the GPU, why not!