Should be same to do 3440x1440 as well with black border all around to maintain 1:1.

40" 4k is same ppi as 34" 3440x1440 ultra wide.

 

Anyone have an idea how to do this with an AMD card? Specifically change the resolution while maintaining 1:1 aspect ratio?

 

Just guessing, but perhaps CRU would work. Also make sure the TV/monitor is in 1:1 mode if it supports that option.

 

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Originally Posted by BillyMays14

Anyone have an idea how to do this with an AMD card? Specifically change the resolution while maintaining 1:1 aspect ratio?

Try this:

1 - Right click the desktop and open the AMD Catalyst/Vision Control Center.

2 - In the upper-right corner, select "preferences". Make sure "Advanced View" is
selected.

3 - From the tabs on the left-hand side, select "My Digital Flat-Panels."

4 - From the list that drops down, select "HDTV Support (Digital Flat-Panel).

5 - There should be a list of "HDTV modes supported by this display." Choose the one relative to your monitor's native specifications. Since my monitor's native specs are 1920x1080 @60hz, I choose "Add 1080p60 format to Display Manager (NTSC)."

6 - Click the green apply button.

If you now see one or two resolutions listed in the "Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats" section, you may be ready to go. Open the game and see if your native resolution is now listed.

If you're still not seeing anything, or if you'd like to add a new resolution, continue on.

7 - You should now be able to click the "Add" button next to the list of "Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats." Go ahead and click it.

8 - From here, you can create a custom resolution. When you're done, click accept.

9 - Click the green apply button again.

 

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Originally Posted by digitalforce

Try this:

1 - Right click the desktop and open the AMD Catalyst/Vision Control Center.

2 - In the upper-right corner, select "preferences". Make sure "Advanced View" is
selected.

3 - From the tabs on the left-hand side, select "My Digital Flat-Panels."

4 - From the list that drops down, select "HDTV Support (Digital Flat-Panel).

5 - There should be a list of "HDTV modes supported by this display." Choose the one relative to your monitor's native specifications. Since my monitor's native specs are 1920x1080 @60hz, I choose "Add 1080p60 format to Display Manager (NTSC)."

6 - Click the green apply button.

If you now see one or two resolutions listed in the "Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats" section, you may be ready to go. Open the game and see if your native resolution is now listed.

If you're still not seeing anything, or if you'd like to add a new resolution, continue on.

7 - You should now be able to click the "Add" button next to the list of "Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats." Go ahead and click it.

8 - From here, you can create a custom resolution. When you're done, click accept.

9 - Click the green apply button again.

Tried this but it wouldn't let me go higher than 1080p. I'll try it with the utility above and update. Thanks anyway.

 

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Originally Posted by jason4207

Just guessing, but perhaps CRU would work. Also make sure the TV/monitor is in 1:1 mode if it supports that option.

So I tried out CRU and it worked perfectly! I created a custom resolution of 3840x1620.

Tried it on a few games (Witcher 3, CS: GO, BF 4) and it worked flawlessly. The best part is that I can run the desktop in full 4k but have access to that resolution in-game for ultrawide mode. Nice boost in fps too. Thanks for all the help in this thread!

 

Thanks for the tip!!! I was waiting for an ultrawide 144hz gsync monitor, but now I'm just going to get a swift. This works better for me since I'm not gsming all that much and I'll have the extra vertical pixels when I need them.

 

Does the ultra wide resolution on a 4k monitor works only in windowed/borderless mode in games?
So far that's how i can only get it to work.

 

I would like an answer on this too. Since I returned my X34 I'm thinking about jumping on the Crossover 404K boat so this is fairly important to know for sure. Does it depend on the scaler in the monitor?

 

FYI, it is wiser to use a resolution height that is a multiple of 8 since some games actually give worse performance otherwise (though most games work perfectly fine).

So for simplicity sake you might as well stick with the typical 3840x1600 and 1920x800 (2560x1080 is fine as it is however).

I'm also kind of disappointed that TC didn't mention CRU since I've used that with AMD GPUs for years now, and it works great for all kinds of displays: CRTs, HDTVs, internal laptop displays, you name it.

 

Hmm... I'm having the same issue. I assumed the games would think I had a 21:9 2560x1080 monitor, but they just load full screen. Then I can select play in a window which lowers fps right?