Monitor size vs Graphics card will it matter?

[Farkle333]

OK so I am happy with my current graphics card is a MSI ddr5 GeForce GT 640 it seem to run all games just fine.
Now my old monitor is 20" and its looking bad so I just ordered a Asus 23" LED Widescreen Monitor (VS239H-P Black) IPS
Now My question is now I have a larger monitor am I going to have to upgrade my video card to keep the same FPS or is it not that much a difference?

 

[Xivilain]

I don't know what resolution your old 20" monitor is. So it depends on that so far. But it also depends on what games you play. Some games are more GPU intensive than others, and at higher resolutions, they can demand more power, VRAM, etc.

What was your 20" monitor make and model? That'll tell us the resolution.
What games do you typically play? Any future games you plan on playing soon?

 

[Farkle333]

OK I am playing Crysis 2 Maximum Edition on a Dell E207WFP and my screen rez is 1680x1050 and it looks great for me.
Games I am going to play Crysis 3 type games I don't pay for the newest games to much money I wait for them to get a little
older and pick em up cheap, and some of the bugs get worked out.

 

[Xivilain]

Honestly I'm surprised you're able to play that game at all. But a bump from 1680x1050 to 1920x1080 adds a good amount of additional pixels, which in turns requires processing by your GPU in order to display an image of that size. So, if you continue to use the GT 640, you may have to turn down your graphics settings to be able to play on the new 23" screen.

With that in mind, I would recommend upgrading your Graphics card to a GTX 750 Ti or equivalent, so you can continue to play these sort of games.

You can use this chart to compare the GTX 750 Ti to the GT 640:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

Hope this helps!

 

[space6011]

To my knowledge, the physical size of the monitor won't make a different. What you need to look at is the resolution, higher resolution will require more processing power. Of course you can turn down the resolution, but not having the resolution at the monitors native resolution will make the picture look a bit fuzzier than normal.

 

[Jefffritz12]

It can matter sometimes because their is a resolution difference between monitors and the jump from your old resolution to 1920x1080 is a bit high. but if its a higher resolution it'll have a harder time running at that resolution because it has render more pixels etc. If you notice poor performance its time to upgrade. And a GT 640 isn't that good anymore for modern games I would expect some lag.

 

[Farkle333]

OK ya that's what I thought. Bummer I just bought this card a few months ago,but with rebate I only paid $40.00 so not that much of a loss. Right now I notice no lags or hangs with this card.
Now my monitor is 20 inch at 1680x1050 the new monitor will be 23 inch at 1920x1080 does not seem that much more. Is it going to be a little difference or a huge difference?

 

[space6011]

Well it's only about 17% more pixels, I would think that it's a relatively small jump and that you will be fine. I had 720p and skipped 1080p entirely so I'm not sure of how much of an effect it will have, but it doesn't look like it would be too much.