People tend to exaggerate what you need in 1440P but you don't need a 500+ dollar GPU just to experience 1440P.

Posted by Final_Western_3580@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 662 comments

I know that some games are being unexpectedly demanding or unoptomized. Just been seeing YT comments that claim that cards like 7700 XT/7800 XT/4070/3080 are already 1080P cards just because they can't run a certain cherry picked game @1440P ultra 60 FPS. Just because they struggle in that XXXX setting, doesn't make them less of a 1440P option or isn't a reason to not put them on a 1440P monitor. Not a fan of fear mongering that you need a high end card to have decent access to 1440P and make it sound like your budget new gen gpu is going to be a potato within a year or two soon unless there is some sort of outlier that you need a 6080 in order to play Silent Hill 4 Remake at 1080P. Play your games, don't freak out too much if it drops around 55 fps, slightly lower your settings that don't impact much visuals, set realistic expectations in accordance to your budget, consider features like Quality Intel Xess, DLSS, and Frame Gen to get the right delta of FPS and visuals you want. Not saying that a card that is 1440P oriented will be a 1440P card forever, it will still depends on what games you play and what you find acceptable. Those who have higher expectations can say that you should go for 4070 Ti Super if you want decently long term 1440P, yes, it is true, but those who are in the budget can still tolerate a cheaper card. One's standards aren't going to be universally true to anyone. So what you actually need in 1440P gaming still depends on you.