An important distinction is that most of the features of these
performance graphics cards are not going to be used at all with
typical ham applications.? Almost nothing in the ham application
use 3D graphics.? Instead, it's the 2D rendering performance that
is key but it's not talked about at all in most card reviews.?
This is especially important because there is a complete and total
mess in the higher end graphics market now which may confused and
scare away hams from picking up a very fine graphics card that
would meet their needs.
Fortunately there is a web page that will help guide relative
speeds of graphic cards, both old and newer ones.?
Take note at the G2D column, and sort from highest to lowest.?
Then just go down that list and check whatever graphic card you
have an interest in.
Notice that the fastest card on the list is about 1000 in the 2D
speed.? The card I have in my main PC (GTX 1060) scores 770 - a
card that must be at least 5 years old.? It runs a trio of UHD
monitors here in the shack.? And you can get a similar one for
under $100 on ebay.
I'm not advocating this card, rather mentioning that whatever
card you are thinking of buying can be judged on it's speed by
consulting this list.? And anything that's on the top half (500 or
more) will most certainly be completely fine for ham applications.
Good luck!
73/jeff/ac0c
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
On 3/25/2025 3:13 AM, Richard Hill via
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Henk, thank you.? It is not yet clear to me that my system
will handle 4K monitors.? I need to learn more, but I read
that Dell made several design choices in the XPS 8950 that may
limit resolutions depending on the version of 8950.? Some seem
to have motherboard limitations and DisplayPort version 1.2.?
Some had add on Intel 730 graphics cards that offer higher
performance, or so I read.? I need to learn more.
Thanks for the insight.
Rich, NU6T
On Tue, Mar 25, 2025,
12:12?AM Henk Remijn PA5KT via <pa5kt=
[email protected]>
wrote:
Hi,
The Intel UHD 730 chipset supports 4k resolution.
(Max 4096x2160@60Hz).
Depending on the motherboard you might not need an
additional graphics card.
I use a 32 inch 4K monitor.
Make sure it has all possible inputs: HDMI,
Displayport and USB-C. Then you can use it for future
computers.
73 Henk PA5KT
Op 25-3-2025 om 01:24 schreef Richard Hill via :
I hope this is not too far off topic.? I'm
researching graphics cards and monitors to upgrade
my shack to have more DXLabs and WSJT-X?windows.?
My current monitor is a TV/Monitor that just does
not offer enough room for much more than WSJT-X or
DXKeeper.? I do understand that I do not need all
windows open at once to be able to use DXLabs.? I
gave my daughter my old monitor and it allowed so
much more on the screen while maintaining good
detail.
My problem is I have not yet been able to
define the use case so I can decide which
combination of capabilities is best for ham
radio.? There is a good general reference on this
subject in the DXLab references.? Written by?
Dave, W6DE, it is:? ?
My computer?has an Intel UHD 730 graphics card
(max resolution is 1920 x 1080p but 1360 x 760p is
recommended).? It may well be too basic for a UHD
or 4K monitor (3840 x 2160p), and I'm not yet
convinced that a QHD 1440p monitor will meet my
needs.? I'm seeing UHD graphics cards designed for
gaming or photo editing that seem to cost as much
as a monitor.? I'm doubting that hams need all
that graphics power but I don't actually know what
capability I need to have.? My real goal is to be
able to place most of the DXLabs windows up at
once with enough sharpness to read all the
details.
I'm looking to understand what is needed in a
new graphics card to match a 4K/UHD or a 1440p
monitor without breaking the bank, grin.
Any advice will be appreciated.
Thanks
Rich, NU6T
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