video card for 4K

I am thinking of adding a GTX 1060 6gb to my PC, its a good few years old with an i5 2500K CPU, 8gb ram, I have a 4K tv and would like to run Assetto Corsa at 4k, I presently have a R7 260X and running at 1080p with low to mid settings. I could not afford a more expensive Video card and i am not wanting to upgrade my Pc, any body running 4k with this sort of spec or would it not be capable?

 

You'd be better thinking of adding a 1080 if you expect to hit 4K.
Even then your CPU maybe what ends up letting you down.
Someone who is running a 4k rig should be able to set expectations for you.

 

The Memory Bandwidth of 192 GB/sec might be a limiting factor for 4k, its got the memory to render that res, but I doubt its got the grunt to run smooth, rough guess 20-30 fps, no option to sli.

here`s my 1080:

Display]
Operating System: Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
DirectX version: 12.0
GPU processor: GeForce GTX 1080
Driver version: 375.95
Direct3D API version: 12
Direct3D feature level: 12_1
CUDA Cores: 2560
Core clock: 1759 MHz
Memory data rate: 10410 MHz
Memory interface: 256-bit
Memory bandwidth: 333.12 GB/s
Total available graphics memory: 16351 MB
Dedicated video memory: 8192 MB GDDR5X
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 8159 MB
Video BIOS version: 86.04.17.00.CF
IRQ: Not used
Bus: PCI Express x16 Gen3
Device ID: 10DE 1B80 119E10DE
Part Number: G413 0000

the 1080 will blitz AC, and I know it might be out of your price range.
(could be a good interim stop gap, for when you decide to upgrade the mb/processer with in a 2yr cycle.)

The 1070 has a Memory Bandwidth of 256 GB/sec, hope some one with a 1070 can confirm ac running @ 4k.
if you do decide you might want to slap in an extra 8gigs of ram for the Shared system memory, and make sure you have a high speed HDMI cable (18Gbps) .

Hope this is so sort of help.

Best wishes

TLDR

I very much doubt it.

 

Thanks for the replies, all useful information, shame there is nobody else with the GTX 1060 to comment, maybe a second hand GTX 1070 at the right price, but still looking expensive.

 

I have the same RAM and CPU config like you. I ran a 1070 with triples (2560*1080) and I had everything maxed out, even injected the highly demanding 4*SGSS AA with NVIDIA inspector. AC still ran at a smooth VSYNC 60 pretty much all the time.

But a 1060 - no. The difference between these cards is quite big. You don't happen to have a SLI/CrossFire mainboard? Because 2 RX480s have huge performance I read. If you pick them up 2nd hand you can make a proper bargain.

 

I did a Benchmark for you with the KFA² GTX 1070 EX. CPU is i5 6600

AC VERSION: 1.10.2 (x64)
POINTS: 13144
FPS: AVG=89 MIN=64 MAX=100 VARIANCE=0 CPU=48%

LOADING TIME: 14s
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (3840x2160)
OS-Version: 6.2.9200 () 0x100-0x1
CPU CORES: 4
FULLSCREEN: ON
AA:1X AF:16X SHDW:2048 BLUR:0
WORLD DETAIL: 5 SMOKE:3
PP: QLT:4 HDR:1 FXAA:0 GLR:4 DOF:5 RAYS:1 HEAT:1

I have everything in Reflections pretty much maxed out, so this uses a lot of power. If interested i can do a benchmark with lower settings.

 

I guess you should be fine, AC is not that demanding even at high/ultra settings.
I am on OCed 980 and it doesn't even break a sweat doing 60fps/4k
http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/i...ts-food-for-thought.28103/page-17#post-735199
Same goes for Dirt Rally.

Having said that, for other titles (Doom, BO3, IW, FH3) in order to run at Ultra I have to use 1440p, so upgrade is in order, as soon as 1080Ti is available.

 

That's interesting as the 1060 appears very similar in performance to the 980 in reviews I have read, I mainly play AC on my PC with occasional IRacing.
Also there are settings that I would imagine are not needed in 4k such as AA which must help the performance?

 

Nobody here with a GTX 1060?

 

Check this thread, plenty of 1060 users
Here's one
http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/i...ts-food-for-thought.28103/page-22#post-786999

 

A guide: at 5760 x 1080 (which equals 6.2M pixels) my frame rate with the 919 on the start grid at Paul Ricard is ~ 130fp with settings high to max.

4k resolution is ~ 8.3m pixels which = 33%more pixels.

Therefore with my spec (pretty high end) you could expect ~85FPS @ 4K with a 1080 GTX.

A 1060 is about half to two thirds the performance level of the 1080. So for everything else equal (CPU / disk memory) assume ~ 50fps.

But with an older CPU, assume 35-40fps @ 4k.

 

LOL - just done a test with my spec at 4k on a single screen and I get 101FPS.

 

Thanks for that, someone there with a GTX970 running quite smooth, interesting.

So a fair bit better than expected, so maybe a bit better on the 1060 than expected, I would be happy with a steady 60fps, I would probably lock it at 63fps if that was possible on this video card....AHHH really unsure.

 

If you can stretch to a 1070 over a 1060 you will notice where the extra money went.

I moved from a R9 280X up to a 1070 EXOC edition earlier this year and the improvement was very noticeable. If you check my sig you will see the rest of my rig is basically last gen hardware now (bought Aug 2014) - next build upgrade will be CPU RAM and MB and I shouldn't need to splash out on a GPU for quite a while.

Point being: consider future upgrade paths - going cheaper on a GPU just means it won't be competitive for as long with new more demanding games coming out.

 

Yes I think you are 100% correct, but I really don't think I want to spend that sort of money on my PC, I am thinking about buying the video card on boxing day, hoping I may get a bit of deal, I would like the 1070 it does make sense and I would not have needed to start this thread, but its a lot of money and I primarily game on my xbox...I am still unsure as to what to do, if the 1060 would do it I am prepared to buy it but not sure about spending more than that on my old PC.

 

If you have 2500k think about OC-ing it. My 3570k (very similar) at 4.0 (with lowered voltage to keep it cool) is fast enough for practically all new games. But 1060 seems not enough for 4K. Maybe 1070 would be ok.

 

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Cool, thanks.

 

I am not sure my motherboard supports over clocking, I will look into it, its a Matx board.

 

If not, upgrade should be really cheap including mobo and cooler. 2500k is still alive