Video card reqs for 4k

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#243943 10-Jan-2019 11:33

I've been given a flash new 28" 4k monitor to use along with my 23" Full HD screen at work. (and maybe the odd spot of gaming if I drag my PC into the office ;) )

The built in video card is running them both, but can see its struggling a bit when using the 4k screen, so a video card upgrade is being looked at.

I'm only running office apps etc, so dont need anything flash, just something that'll handle the 2 screens.

I assume a 2GB Nvidia 1030GT do the trick ?

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#2157451 10-Jan-2019 12:21

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Parents Hp 3310 mini tower cant cope with 4k mp4 videos of grandchildren. Converting 4k to 1080 struggles sometimes with scenes with lots of movement. Drivers no longer updated by manufacturer...

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#2157468 10-Jan-2019 12:43

Just been informed by someone that soon as they hear 4k, they advise min. 4GB video card regardless of its use......... sound like a fair comment ?

Im so outta touch with video cards etc........

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#2157470 10-Jan-2019 12:49

Gaming on a 4k monitor definitely requires more VRAM but since you won't really be doing that you don't need anything like that.

If you'll just be doing standard productivity office sort of stuff, any graphics card that supports 4k should be fine (as in the HDMI/DP ports are the right spec). What is the cpu you are running it off currently?

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#2157471 10-Jan-2019 12:50

The GDDR5 version of the 1030 should be fine for office 4k. Beware of the SDDR4 version that's now available.

Being an office PC, is this a pre built? OEMs don't always provide full spec PCIe power so some GPUs that don't have external power ports don't always work.

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