For the user who is ready to DIY a whole machine, it is also necessary to consider what specifications of the display. If your target graphics card is RTX 4070, then start with 2K monitor or 4K monitor, this question is to consider. This article will test the actual gaming performance of the RTX 4070 graphics card in 2K and 4K resolution to make it clear whether the appropriate display resolution for the RTX 4070 is 2K or 4K.

The game tested four AAA titles: Forza Motorsport Horizon 5, Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

The first is Forza Motorsport: Horizon 5. The quality Settings are: select preset extreme quality, turn off VSync, and run Benchmark. The average framerate measured at 4K was 103 frames; The game measured 165 frames at 2K resolution.

This was followed by Cyberpunk 2077, with the graphics set to: Select Preset Raytrace: Super, turn DLSS3 on, turn VSync off,Run Benchmark. At 4K resolution, the game averaged 69.96 frames; At 2K resolution, the game was measured at 117.38 frames.

Second is Red Dead Redemption, with the graphics set to: Select the highest preset level (focus on quality), turn DLSS on, turn VSync off, and run Benchmark.The average framerate measured at 4K was 93 frames; At 2K resolution, the game measured 119 frames per frame.

Finally, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, set the quality to: select the preset highest quality, turn on RTX DLSS, turn off VSync, and run Benchmark. At 4K resolution, the game averaged 118 frames; At 2K resolution, the game measured 203 frames per frame.

From the actual game performance point of view, RTX 4070 game performance is still relatively strong, even in 4K resolution, also can provide a good game experience.

However, it should be noted that although many games can break 90 frames in 4K resolution, some games are still just above the pass line. For example, Cyberpunk 2077, if the picture quality is changed to ray tracing: overload, the game frame rate in 4K May be lower than 60 frames, which is not a very good experience.

So, if you don't want high quality games and can live with the first tier, you'll have no problem choosing a 4K monitor, even if you're running games like video card Killer, which will provide a good experience in the first tier.

If you want very high picture quality, want to be able to pull it all up, and you want a high frame rate, then a 2K display makes sense. The RTX 4070 provides a decent gaming experience at 2K resolution, even for graphics card killer games.