Gaming with Titan XP 5k

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

can i play with my titan xp on imac 5k using TB3?
decent performance?

 

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

i mean 5k gaming

 

[amenx]

4k = 8,294,400 pixels
5k = (5120x2880) 14,745,600
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diff: about 75% more pixels

For a rough guestimate, you might probably get half the FPS of 4k benches. I'm sure you can find Titan XP and 4k benches somewhere.

Imo, thats not a worthwhile match of screen to GPU. You are not likely to see a much of a difference between a 27" 4k screen and a 5k one. Personally I would replace it with any 30"+ 4k screen. The 5k imac is just a waste of pixel and GPU power for such a relatively small screen.

 

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

4k = 8,294,400 pixels
5k = (5120x2880) 14,745,600
-----------------------------------
diff: about 75% more pixels

For a rough guestimate, you might probably get half the FPS of 4k benches. I'm sure you can find Titan XP and 4k benches somewhere.

Imo, thats not a worthwhile match of screen to GPU. You are not likely to see a much of a difference between a 27" 4k screen and a 5k one. Personally I would replace it with any 30"+ 4k screen. The 5k imac is just a waste of pixel and GPU power for such a relatively small screen.

i already have 3 imac not for gaming, it s "free" but TB3 connection can cut 10-15% of gpu performance


i only play paladins and overwatch, so i don t know if i can play em at 5k


edit: and imac cpu is a quad core sadly

 

[whm1974]

So isn't the current Titan XP something like $3000? Good grief we can build a fairly high end rig that will last for years for that kind of money.

 

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

So isn't the current Titan XP something like $3000? Good grief we can build a fairly high end rig that will last for years for that kind of money.

i m not sure it can handle 5k gaming actually. tb3 connection is a problem too

 

[Charlie22911]

Are you talking about using a GPU enclosure to connect the Titan Xp externally or using the iMac 5k as a display connected to another PC via TB3?

 

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

Are you talking about using a GPU enclosure to connect the Titan Xp externally or using the iMac 5k as a display connected to another PC via TB3?

you can t use imac 5k as monitor, you can only use eGPU TB3 enclosure

 

[Charlie22911]

What games are you trying to play? Thunderbolt enclosures can incur a pretty hefty performance hit depending on title.

 

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

What games are you trying to play? Thunderbolt enclosures can incur a pretty hefty performance hit depending on title.

thank you, actually i play only paladins and overwatch !

 

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

am i the only one gaming in 5?

 

[whm1974]

am i the only one gaming in 5?

Pretty much. Most people aren't even gaming in 4K yet.

 

[amenx]

Plus theres really no point in 5k gaming with 4k around. Not only is it much more difficult to run, I doubt many can tell the difference on screens smaller than 30".

 

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

Pretty much. Most people aren't even gaming in 4K yet.

it s 2018, console gaming is near-4k , if i buy a pc i want something more (actually i don t use a pc )

Plus theres really no point in 5k gaming with 4k around. Not only is it much more difficult to run, I doubt many can tell the difference on screens smaller than 30".

use it once, then you can have a better point of view.

a 27" screen is near your eyes and you can see better the difference. with a 75" screen i can barely see the difference between 4k and 1080p from the normal distance

 

[Jackie60]

can i play with my titan xp on imac 5k using TB3?
decent performance?

Short answer, not really. 4K was excellent with Titan Xp SLI for me and 1080ti at 4K is good. 5K will not be good in modern games but probably playable.

 

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

Short answer, not really. 4K was excellent with Titan Xp SLI for me and 1080ti at 4K is good. 5K will not be good in modern games but probably playable.

i only play paladins and overwatch, have you tried these games ?

 

[Oyeve]

Been playing Destiny 2 in 4k with decent results. IMO its not worth the hit when 1k and 2k look and play great.

 

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

Been playing Destiny 2 in 4k with decent results. IMO its not worth the hit when 1k and 2k look and play great.

with titanxp?

 

[Oyeve]

with titanxp?

Ahahaha! No, sorry, I missed that bit! Just a plain old PC with an Rx480. Nothing special.

 

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

Ahahaha! No, sorry, I missed that bit! Just a plain old PC with an Rx480. Nothing special.