10bit (8+FRC) - Display Settings in Win10 / Nvidia

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  HighAndDry on 23/08/2018 - 12:26

  +2

  https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/55oq07/tech_support…

  Nvidia consumer class cards (Geforce GTX) can only output 10 bit color in a Direct X11 exclusive fullscreen mode. To get 10 bit color output on the Desktop in a way professional applications use it you need a Quadro card and drivers. Nvidia is blocking this for Geforce cards, regardless of the control panel setting a Geforce card will not process/output proper 10 bit color output.

  To test 10 bit output in DX11 exclusive fullscreen you can try this:

  http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=172128

  Games that I know that can render in 10 bit with a Geforce card if your Monitor supports it:

  GRID 2, GRID Autosport, Alien: Isolation. There may be more now.

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    dcep on 23/08/2018 - 14:02

    Thanks! Guess that's purely for market segmentation / $$$ as usual.

    Also found that Nvidia CP 10bit option only avail on DP connection ; no love for HDMI.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/5b9kft/gtx_1070_10b…

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      HighAndDry on 23/08/2018 - 14:23

      Guess that's purely for market segmentation / $$$ as usual.

      Yup. There's a reason Quadros retail for like 10x (rough guess…) the price of GeForces, and it's certainly not because they cost anywhere near that to produce.

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        dcep on 23/08/2018 - 14:35

        +1

        No wonder ppl hates Nvidia ; contrary to AMD who allows 10bit OpenGL on consumer cards.

        https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/6vm2mk/why_is_10bit_gr…

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      DarthAntz on 23/08/2018 - 15:05

      ill give it a go this afternoon, i have a DP to hdmi connector, and running through a 4k tv with 10bit. I dont think im going to notice it, and if i do, i'll just want a 12bit next.