MSI GEFORCE GTX 1050 Ti 4GT OC

[velocci]

Hi all, for those who have the MSI GEFORCE GTX 1050 Ti 4GT OC, can you verify that it does 7680 x 4320? the specs on their site say it does, but all other specs and reviews always imply that this card does 1080p at most. I won't be playing games with it, I'm using this for photoshop and I have a 4k monitor.

 

[doubletake]

The resolution you listed is 8k. "4k" is 3840x2160, which, yes, the GTX 1050Ti can do for desktop use. I think you may have been looking at reviews or comments from people who were talking about its gaming performance, in which case it would be accurate to say that the card is only suitable for 1080p gaming.

 

[velocci]

so it does 4k in windows, but when gaming it will only go upto 1080?

 

[doubletake]

No, I mean that it will only have adequate performance at up to 1080p. 4k is just too monumental a task for such a low-powered graphics card.

 

[velocci]

hmm... I sense some sarcasm there. 😉 I bought the MSI 1050 Ti 4G OC. so far so good.

thanks everyone

 

[doubletake]

No, there's no sarcasm there. You saying "when gaming it will only go up to 1080" sounded to me like you perhaps thought that the card was somehow physically limited to the lower resolution for gaming. Depending on your age and experience with computer hardware, that wouldn't be a nonsensical assumption to make as there was once an era where 2D and 3D acceleration were independent capabilities and required independent hardware.
If that's not what you were assuming, then it was just simple misunderstanding and miscommunication between us.

 

[velocci]

I had to give my gigabyte RX460 4Gb video card to my son. so I bought this MSI 1050 Ti 4G OC which can do 4k in Windows 10. when I move sliders in photoshop, the effects of the sliders in the picture is still choppy. I guess this new video card is not much better than the RX460?

 

[doubletake]

From what I remember, most of the effects in photoshop outside of the 3D-specific ones are still primarily CPU-bound (and to a certain extent, memory speed/capacity), so if these are the effects you are mostly working with, even a GTX 1080Ti wouldn't make a difference.

 

[velocci]

ok thanks. I needed a video card anyways.