How many monitors 4k Resolution with Nividia Geforce 1070 are possible with good Frame rate?

Question

I have a Intel i7, 64 GB Memorie, Geforce 1070 GTX 8 Gb and would like to use 3 Monitors with 4k Resolution, but the Framerate dorps and the Programm stucks.

What is your Maximum or best advise in Hardware configuration ?

Is there a need of a second Computer?

Thanks

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The setup here has an i7-6850, Asus Rampage V 10 mb with two nVidia GTX 1080's connected to three 4k monitors. The 1080's are connected in SLI mode with the 4K monitors all on the primary 1080. A fourth monitor is connected to the second 1080 (used for monitoring temperatures, core usage, etc.). Frame rates with X-Plane v11 run 12 - 16. This isn't much different from when I run a single monitor - the program (w/OpenGL) is CPU core limited.Other programs, e.g. Witcher 3, will run 40 - 60 FPS depending upon settings (60 FPS is the monitor refresh limit).

Answer 1

Hi docnidi,

I am not associated with Laminar Research but I follow the comments on this forum and have my favourite You-Tube sites as well.

I understand that XP10 and now XP11 is designed around the use of 1920 by 1080 monitors and or screens.

If you have a look at the technical specifications of your graphics card resolution you will see that it is only capable of running one screen.  At the best with some of the latest GTX 1080Ti cards you may be lucky with two screens linked together as one.

Have a look some of the videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/col2mab/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0  produced by Michael Brown.  Michael is the Principal of the computer company X-Force PC, the recommended PC supplier in the USA.

In addition have a look at the following video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAVWkPp9hu0  The bottom line is you will waste your money on 4K.  In an earlier posting Michael has suggested swapping your old large size 1920 by 1080 television with the new 4K planned monitor for best benefit. 

There are others in earlier postings within this forum who have not had any success with 4K. 

If you connect and then link your 3 screens together through the Nvidia software, on the single 1070 card then you will not need to run a second computer.  The card should have sufficient screen connection points. 

Hope this helps.

Glenn

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Thanks will try to figure out if there is any difference between 4k and HD Resolution when flying with the x-plane 11

thanks again nidi