Would 2k and 4k textures be pointless to use with Skyrim on my 1920X1080P Monitor?

[Ferrariassassin]

I know that if you play a 1080p game or video on a YouTube video that it will dumb it down to what resolution the Monitor is if i am correct so should i not mess with 2k and 4k textures?

 

[i7Baby]

Yes

 

[Ferrariassassin]

Yes

So it would be stupid to do it?

 

[LostAlone]

I know that if you play a 1080p game or video on a YouTube video that it will dumb it down to what resolution the Monitor is if i am correct so should i not mess with 2k and 4k textures?

In general terms - Yes, that's right. You only want the textures that you are actually going to use and having additional textures won't have any difference in most games. If you are set to 1080p, then it'll only load the relevent textures to that resolution.

However-

There are some games which use a technique called Supersampling to initially render assets with higher quality textures than could physically be displayed, then downsampling to 1080 (or whatever resolution) which producers higher perceived quality at the expense of vast GPU overhead. I don't think Skyrim has that capacity, but if it can then you'll need a lot more graphics power to make use of it.

 

[BustaRhymes]

2k and 4k mean different things when it comes to textures.

the pixels that make up a texture aren't 1:1 with the pixels on your monitor. 2k textures are nice. 4k are a lil more resource heavy than is really worth it IMO, unless you just have plenty of extra graphic power.

 

[bystander]

Using the higher level texture packs does improve the textures when you are really close to them.

 

[i7Baby]

But then again - being pointless doesn't seem to stop anyone. Have a try and if you don't like it, just put it back how it was.

 

[Ferrariassassin]

Ill just stick with 1080p textures because all 2k and 4k is for is for rich people who want to brag about something no one can tell the difference in unle you have your eye balls touching the screem Im sure my i5-4690 and MSI R9-280X can run RealVision ENB atleast 20FPS i hope and with HD textures. I just recently moved from my PS3 to the build i have now, lets hope i made a good decision here lol

 

[bystander]

I do not think you are correct on that. Though I have not tested this in a long time, but from what I recall, there is a big difference when you get close to objects. The highres texture pack, which was automatically patched in through Steam and checked in my data files, shows a lot more detail when you get near objects. The way I believe it works is the baseline textures look similar at say 20 feet away from an object, but when you get near them, they become very grainy, as if they were stretched to fit the surface.

I recall it was extremely obvious, as in, you'd have to be blind if you could not see the difference, when you walked up to armor tempering bench. You could see a big difference on floors if you looked down, particularly wood.

As long as you have enough VRAM, there is no performance penalty to use them. You might as well check them out. At least the highres ones that Steam patched in. 3rd party ones may use too much VRAM.

 

[Ferrariassassin]

I do not think you are correct on that. Though I have not tested this in a long time, but from what I recall, there is a big difference when you get close to objects. The highres texture pack, which was automatically patched in through Steam and checked in my data files, shows a lot more detail when you get near objects. The way I believe it works is the baseline textures look similar at say 20 feet away from an object, but when you get near them, they become very grainy, as if they were stretched to fit the surface.

I recall it was extremely obvious, as in, you'd have to be blind if you could not see the difference, when you walked up to armor tempering bench. You could see a big difference on floors if you looked down, particularly wood.

As long as you have enough VRAM, there is no performance penalty to use them. You might as well check them out. At least the highres ones that Steam patched in. 3rd party ones may use too much VRAM.

Ok i have 3GB of Vram and would it effect Real Vision ENB?

 

[BustaRhymes]

I would get the 2k texture pack, if it kills your framerate then drop it but skyrim original textures are 512x512, so you can imagine how much better 2kx2k is.

4kx4k is prob too much unless you got a titan or something.

 

[bystander]

I don't have Real Vision ENB installed. Just read what the install says. Most likely, you just have to have the texture pack at the top, but all these mods have specific instructions on mod orders. I think there are even install managers that will make sure they are installed correctly.

I personally would just test them out. Some of these higher res packs don't improve things, others improve things a lot. It is all about the quality of the textures.

 

[bystander]

I would get the 2k texture pack, if it kills your framerate then drop it but skyrim original textures are 512x512, so you can imagine how much better 2kx2k is.

4kx4k is prob too much unless you got a titan or something.

Hmm. Maybe I am recalling the original vs highres, which may be 1kx1k. I may have to test this again.