can my laptop play games at 4k?

[thelivingflesh]

Hello,i just got a 4k screen 60hz so was wondering if i could get 30-40fps at 4K in some of the games like without changing the settings to medium:

gta5
farcry 4
new nfs series

also which cards would you recommend for desktop for maxing out everything in 4k from the amd side...

i did that 3dmark to check it out

http/www.3dmark.com/fs/4825690

thanks

 

[Rogue Leader]

4k would be a stretch with it. You may get 30fps out of some games with that (but probably not GTA V and definitely not on max settings). That 3D mark score is only about 1000 more than my system with 1 R9 280, I run 2 now and get 9522 and 1080p is perfect but I don't even bother with 4k (I don't have the monitor for it anyway).

If you want to max out 4k on the AMD side you want to get yourself 2 R9 290x or 390x, or a new Fury X

 

[RunLuke]

I would say it's a big fat no, even with 980 ti in 2 x SLI GTA is a massive drain on the system, I'd hazard a guess at 15-20 FPS if that on your laptop.

 

[snon200]

why do u want an amd gpu?

 

[JQB45]

I doubt you will get 30-40fps even at medium settings as it takes very high end PC components to do 1440p at high frame rates and high quality settings. This level of performance simply is not available in laptops yet.

You do apparently have a nice laptop however.

 

[RunLuke]

I can try running GTA with my GTX 970 at ultra turbo max settings and 1440p, but the performance will be abysmal.

 

[thelivingflesh]

well i run everything maxed out at 1440p using around 9gb vram and it gives me 40-45fps on laptop!

this was the max possible gpu in sli available in a laptop spec....
so what you guys are saying that there is no laptop capable of playing 4k @ 30fps !
i was looking at the msi titan , it has gtx980 in sli....or i guess its time to build a desktop then!


fury x is not available in laptops yet i think...neither is 390x i checked it out

i can get amd or nvidia doesnt matter...just been using amd for some time now....

 

[Rogue Leader]

well i run everything maxed out at 1440p using around 9gb vram and it gives me 40-45fps on laptop!

this was the max possible gpu in sli available in a laptop spec....
so what you guys are saying that there is no laptop capable of playing 4k @ 30fps !
i was looking at the msi titan , it has gtx980 in sli....or i guess its time to build a desktop then!


fury x is not available in laptops yet i think...neither is 390x i checked it out

i can get amd or nvidia doesnt matter...just been using amd for some time now....

You asked for desktop not laptop.

If you want to build a 4k desktop machine, 2 980ti in SLI is the way to go over the Titan X.

Laptops 4k at 30fps max settings, don't exist and won't for a while. As it is most desktops have a hard time with it with WAY more power and space for cooling.

 

[thelivingflesh]

ok i am good deal here..see if this works out fine ..i am just a casual gamer over the weekend sort of stuff

4770k and gigabyte z87x oc force bundle oced to 4.7
16gb - 8gb x 2 hyper x beast 2400mhz
256gb corsair force gs ssd
thermaltake water 3.0 closed loop cooling
3TB seagate hdd
corsair ax1200i

as for the graphics card i got 5 options . the guys at the dealership say any of these options should give 50-60fps at 4K maxed out

1> Gigabyte GV-N980X3WA

2> crossfire of amd fury x

3> crossfire of R9 295X2

4> quadfire of 290x

5> crossfire of Devil 13 dual core AXR9 290X II

 

[maddogfargo]

well i run everything maxed out at 1440p using around 9gb vram and it gives me 40-45fps on laptop!

this was the max possible gpu in sli available in a laptop spec....
so what you guys are saying that there is no laptop capable of playing 4k @ 30fps !
i was looking at the msi titan , it has gtx980 in sli....or i guess its time to build a desktop then!


fury x is not available in laptops yet i think...neither is 390x i checked it out

i can get amd or nvidia doesnt matter...just been using amd for some time now....

You asked for desktop not laptop.

If you want to build a 4k desktop machine, 2 980ti in SLI is the way to go over the Titan X.

Laptops 4k at 30fps max settings, don't exist and won't for a while. As it is most desktops have a hard time with it with WAY more power and space for cooling.

I have to agree. I don't think there's such a thing as a 4k capable laptop. It requires 2 top end GPUs to achieve 4k reliably. That's at least dual 980 or Fury cards at full power...not their mobile variants.

Also, Rogue Leader, your sig almost matches my old rig...was a 1090t @ 4.0GHz + dual HD 7950 GHz ed.

 

[thelivingflesh]

well i run everything maxed out at 1440p using around 9gb vram and it gives me 40-45fps on laptop!

this was the max possible gpu in sli available in a laptop spec....
so what you guys are saying that there is no laptop capable of playing 4k @ 30fps !
i was looking at the msi titan , it has gtx980 in sli....or i guess its time to build a desktop then!


fury x is not available in laptops yet i think...neither is 390x i checked it out

i can get amd or nvidia doesnt matter...just been using amd for some time now....

You asked for desktop not laptop.

If you want to build a 4k desktop machine, 2 980ti in SLI is the way to go over the Titan X.

Laptops 4k at 30fps max settings, don't exist and won't for a while. As it is most desktops have a hard time with it with WAY more power and space for cooling.

I have to agree. I don't think there's such a thing as a 4k capable laptop. It requires 2 top end GPUs to achieve 4k reliably. That's at least dual 980 or Fury cards at full power...not their mobile variants.

Also, Rogue Leader, your sig almost matches my old rig...was a 1090t @ 4.0GHz + dual HD 7950 GHz ed.

checkout the specs i mentioned, select a graphics card package from the 5 so i can finalize the deal and move on to 4k gaming brv!

 

[ccampy]

Phahhahahaha. Desktops can only just manage 4k laptop's won't for at least 2-3 years

 

[Rogue Leader]

ok i am good deal here..see if this works out fine ..i am just a casual gamer over the weekend sort of stuff

4770k and gigabyte z87x oc force bundle oced to 4.7
16gb - 8gb x 2 hyper x beast 2400mhz
256gb corsair force gs ssd
thermaltake water 3.0 closed loop cooling
3TB seagate hdd
corsair ax1200i

as for the graphics card i got 5 options . the guys at the dealership say any of these options should give 50-60fps at 4K maxed out

1> Gigabyte GV-N980X3WA

2> crossfire of amd fury x

3> crossfire of R9 295X2

4> quadfire of 290x

5> crossfire of Devil 13 dual core AXR9 290X II

Crossfire the Fury X.

That said this is a MASSIVE amount of money for a "Casual gamer", those 2 cards alone are gonna cost you almost $1200

 

[Rogue Leader]

Also, Rogue Leader, your sig almost matches my old rig...was a 1090t @ 4.0GHz + dual HD 7950 GHz ed.

LOL cool. I still love mine plays anything I toss at it no problem. I am an AMD guy and I just haven't seen a reason to upgrade yet. Maybe next year when Zen comes out, so that its actually worth it.

BTW I think we may have had this discussion in another thread lol.

 

[thelivingflesh]

there is another problem now!

my tv has hdmi 2.0 only...its 60hz when you plug an hdmi 2.0 into it.

which graphics card supports hdmi 2.0? only 980Ti so my best option is to Sli 980Ti for now and if required go quadsli 980Ti later on! agreed?

is the alienware laptop using 2.0 hdmi out?

 

[thelivingflesh]

did a new 3d mark to hope to hit the 4k pc section lol

http/www.3dmark.com/3dm11/10088436

 

[Rogue Leader]

there is another problem now!

my tv has hdmi 2.0 only...its 60hz when you plug an hdmi 2.0 into it.

which graphics card supports hdmi 2.0? only 980Ti so my best option is to Sli 980Ti for now and if required go quadsli 980Ti later on! agreed?

is the alienware laptop using 2.0 hdmi out?

Most current graphics cards support HDMI 2.0 as they support HDCP 2.2 as well, not just the 980Ti. My R9 280 supports it and its only a mid range card. And yes currently there are no TVs with anything higher than HDMI 2.0 . If you want higher refresh rate you need to use display port which is only on monitors and very expensive screens.

did a new 3d mark to hope to hit the 4k pc section lol

http/www.3dmark.com/3dm11/10088436

That looks much better. Still not going to do 4k like you want.

 

[velo3100]

I would say no as most high end desktops struggle with this. I would stick with 1080p for laptops until desktops can handle it. Also there is always the scaling issues with windows and sometimes bad drivers for games at that high res.

 

[thelivingflesh]

got 2 x 980Ti gb ...going fine at 4k without AA, farcry 4, everything else set to max