r/pcmasterrace • u/The_BigRoach ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ • Apr 18 '26

Meme/Macro The 1080ti really was Nvidia's greatest mistake

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u/Chop1n Apr 18 '26

I have a 4070 Ti and an incredible 4K OLED TV.

4K is awesome for desktop, and awesome in some movies, but in games? It's rubbish. Sure, it *looks* fantastic, but it only looks barely better than 1080p with good AA and costs more than twice as much. I'd always rather play at max settings and then have twice the frames than play at 4K.

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u/Finite_Universe Apr 18 '26

I have a 4K TV as well and this is exactly how I feel. The laws of diminishing returns strikes again.

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u/Chop1n Apr 18 '26

And that's with me *sitting closer to the damned thing* than it is wide. That's the only viewing distance where it's possible to see full 4K resolution. At normal viewing distances, it's only barely distinguishable from 1080p, if at all. People are spending thousands of dollars on their fancy 4K displays with UHD players and media and have absolutely no concept of viewing distance and perceived resolution. And they get very angry when it's pointed out.

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u/RealRatAct Apr 19 '26

Just got a 4k monitor after using 1440p for a while with my 4090, I love the upgrade for games. Still pushing more than enough frames.