Should I turn down resolution or graphic quality to reach 60fps?

[o0Shadow0o]

My system:
- AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz (turbo ratio goes up to 4.1~GHz)
- EVGA Geforce GTX 760 SC EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB (EVGA PrecisionX 16 overclocked)
+ Power Target: 115%
+ GPU Temp Target: 95'C
+ GPU Clock Offset: +50MHz
+ Mem Clock Offset: +300MHz
- 8GB RAM
- MSI 760GM-P34(FX) (MS-7641) Motherboard
- EVGA Bronze 600W PSU

This is for new-gen games, it appears that my PC just enough to handle new-gen games (AC Unity, Shadow of Mordor, Watch Dogs,...). In order to reach 60fps, I need to turn down some graphic setting. In this case, should I turn down the resolution to 1600x900p or keep 1920x1080p and turn down graphic quality (Texture Quality, Shadow, Lightning,...). I did turn down AA so don't worry about AA. Thank you.

Note: I really like to enjoy good graphic visuals though

 

[gilbadon]

How large is your monitor? If it is big, use the settings, else use res but it is something purely based on opinion.

 

[Calnin]

I think it's easier to just turn down some textures. High isn't too much more impressive than medium in my opinion. Turning the resolution down might give a slightly uglier picture than just having a lower texture. Easiest way to find out which one works best is just to do them both and see which one you like better.

 

[o0Shadow0o]

How large is your monitor? If it is big, use the settings, else use res but it is something purely based on opinion.

I'm using my 40 inches TV (not a really fancy TV) for my PC. I prefer big screen somehow xD

 

[gilbadon]

Drop the quality. You can get large boosts from disabling shadows and stupid things like draw distance which most people do not look at anyway. Keep the resolution @ 1080p if you can.

 

[Rit_86]

Drop the level of details. New games have wonderful graphics even on medium detail levels and you won't notice the difference between high and medium detail in most games unless you look extremely closely for a minute, and that rarely happens during gaming. Also, dropping the details will give you a better performance boost than dropping resolution. Lastly and maybe most importantly, dropping resolution will give you a relatively muddled image no matter how high your detail levels are, whereas dropping details will be hardly perceptible to the naked eye.