Video card for 4K playback.

[docp]

Hi,
I currently have system with Intel i5-4690k with amd 6850 1gb card.
I was thinking of getting 4K tv for personal use and occasional gaming.
I play call of duty kind games.
What card I should get.

Thanks.

 

[xpea]

if you can't wait GTX960 4G, otherwise in 2~3 months next gen 14/16nm models like Polaris 11 and GTX1060 will be available

 

[ShintaiDK]

GTX950/GTX960 or wait for new cards.

 

[frozentundra123456]

I am not an expert in all the video codecs, but isnt the 950 the only card with all the latest 4k playback codecs?

 

[docp]

My motherboard is compatible with crossfire and all. Do you think I can add some card to existing system.

 

[TypoFairy©]

Whats your budget and target time to upgrade? Next generation cards are expected to drop in the june-july time frame. 4k can be quite demanding on gpu's for gaming.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_950/11.html

 

[RussianSensation]

My motherboard is compatible with crossfire and all. Do you think I can add some card to existing system.

Don't buy anything yet. Polaris 10 and GP104 will either outperform every card out now or they will bring superior price/performance or they will force big price drops on existing cards. The other problem you have is 4K resolution requires a lot of GPU power. 950, the best card for 4K video playback isn't even fast enough for 1440p, nevermind 4K. Finally, with your CPU, it should be fast enough for 4K video playback. You don't need a videocard to accelerate video for that.

 

[tweakboy]

Grab a 460 GTX and up for 4k playback my friend.. gl

 

[tweakboy]

IF your a gamer then get a 760 GTX .. or ATI equivalent

 

[docp]

Thanks everyone. I will hold

 

[nenforcer]

Yeah - ^^^^ - what Russian said. All of the new GPU coming to market in the next couple of months from both nVidia and AMD will have native support for HEVC (H.265) video decoding AND the performance required to game at 4K as well.

You want to look for keywords like HDMI 2.0 (4K 60Hz) and DisplayPort 1.3 (4K 60Hz) as well if you intend to actually game on a 4K TV at native resolution. DisplayPort 1.2 only supports 4K 30Hz if I recall correctly.

The GTX 950 / 960 are the only cards which support this video decoding currently but they are not 4K gaming cards at all.

 

[ShintaiDK]

DisplayPort 1.2 only supports 4K 30Hz if I recall correctly.

DP 1.2 supports 4K60Hz.