most recent 30 from superuser.com 2010-03-21T06:39:18Z http://superuser.com/feeds/question/70644 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://superuser.com/questions/70644/will-a-bigger-monitor-with-the-same-resolution-have-an-impact-on-performance 2 Post http://superuser.com/users/18060 2009-11-14T22:02:19Z 2009-11-15T14:55:22Z

<p>I'm aware that when you increase the resolution of a monitor you tend to see a drop in frames per seconds when running 3d applications (like games, for example), but do you also see a drop in performance if you get a bigger monitor but stay at the same resolution?</p>

http://superuser.com/questions/70644/will-a-bigger-monitor-with-the-same-resolution-have-an-impact-on-performance/70646#70646 2 ChrisF http://superuser.com/users/289 2009-11-14T22:06:57Z 2009-11-15T14:55:22Z

<p>The performance is primarily tied to the resolution of the image not the size of the screen used to display the image.</p> <p>You should get the same frame rate for a 1024 x 768 image displayed on a 21" monitor as you do on a 20" monitor (for example), assuming that if they are LCD monitors they have the same native resolution.</p> <p>You might get more blurring on one monitor rather than the other due to the speed at which it can respond to changes in the image - this is the monitor's response time.</p> <p>You should always run LCD monitors at their native resolution as this gives the best quality image.</p>

http://superuser.com/questions/70644/will-a-bigger-monitor-with-the-same-resolution-have-an-impact-on-performance/70652#70652 0 davpen http://superuser.com/users/10762 2009-11-14T22:25:01Z 2009-11-15T04:41:39Z

<p>3D (or any other) performance will be completely unaffected by a change in monitor size if the resolution is unchanged.</p>

http://superuser.com/questions/70644/will-a-bigger-monitor-with-the-same-resolution-have-an-impact-on-performance/70656#70656 7 Michael Kohne http://superuser.com/users/1878 2009-11-14T22:28:21Z 2009-11-14T22:28:21Z

<p>The physical size of the monitor is of no consequence to your computer. The signal that comes out of your computer does not change depending on how physically big the display is, only on the resolution (640x480 or 1024x768) and refresh rate (60Hz, 50Hz, 72hz) of your display. You can use a 17 inch LCD display @1024x768 or a projector putting an image out onto a 10 foot wide movie screen, it's still the same signal.</p> <p>The only thing that matters is how much data it has construct for every frame. Given a constant frame rate (say, 30 fps in a game) a 640x480 display requires a lot less data per frame than a 1024x768 display. </p> <p>Now, if the computer doesn't have enough CPU to calculate everything in the time given (1/30th of a second), then it's not going to be updating the frames on time (30 times per second), and you might notice it. If it happens seldom enough, or it's constant enough, you might not.</p>