Why Can't I Run 2K / 1440p On My 4K Monitor? | Quick Tips

You can! But it won't be the best quality.
4K resolution is exactly 4 times the amount of pixels on a 1080p display, but it's 2.25 times the amount of pixels on a 1440p display. So scaling down to 1440p when your monitor has a 4K native resolution will result in slightly weird and blurry graphics 😄
Watch the video for a real quick explanation! 😁
-
👇👇 Contact Me! 👇👇
🔵 cataclysmcomputers
🌐 cataclysm.com.au/collections/gaming
📸 cataclysmcomputers

[@mohammad-zabih]

never thought someone could actually answer my question this clearly :O Ty sir subbed instantly

[@CataclysmComputers]

Thanks for the sub! 😁

[@RafaelDemirdjian]

Same here !!! Thank you bro !!!

[@jaysonevangelista6641]

I did the exact same thing

[@spencersmith2542]

You earned a new subscriber! Straight to the point and very clear. I'm well knowledgeable with computer hardware. But display hardware is not as strong a subject base for me and this really helped! Keep making content like this and you will sky rocket!

[@CataclysmComputers]

Thanks for the sub Spencer!

[@franktank1984]

@@CataclysmComputers Yea me too, thanks for answering clearly and quickly .... But what if I have a 4k monitor that I am using in 1440p and I use DRS/DL to render at some super high resolution that is like 4 times 1440p and THEN play at that 5120x2880 resolution on the 4k monitor --- will that offset the issues you are bringing up?

[@tyutyu9331]

Loved the example with the clear calculation. I instantly knew what is going on when you showed 4K devided by 1080P equals 4. Thank you.

[@sniperz123]

Great vid!! Clear vid resolution. Straight to the point and clearly explained. You got yourself a new sub.

[@helgefrederiksen4102]

Wow, even though English isn't my best foreign language, I understood it the first time. Slowly spoken and well explained and no b.s. background noise/music. Many thanks, you helped me a lot...

[@simplyMK23]

Clear and concise, thank you very much.

[@ricarditoo]

makes sense, well explained! thanks for the video.

[@Pr0ject2]

Ha this is just what I needed to see. I've got this weird issue where when I set cod to 1440p on my 4k monitor it LOOKS like a massive frame drop while still reading at high frames on the counter. This could explain it!

[@rexholes3269]

Great content. I have to say, just set up my new 4k monitor. My current pc can't run much at 4k, but that will change with my new build. However, the picture quality scaled down to 2k is noticeably better than when it is scaled down to 1080p

[@lauritsgodtliebsen]

A lot of things happened in the gpu world especially for nvidia with down- and upscaling in 2023. Although everything he says is entirely correct, Dlss 3.5 (And other driver updates) changes the game for this exact scaling problem. Note: i’m an amd fan myself, but i’ve to give credit where credit is due

[@seapearl3175]

Very crisp and on point. Thank you

[@BVninja3]

Nah this was clutch, much appreciated my guy you got a sub.

[@CataclysmComputers]

Glad it helped Brandon!

[@davidmertes6308]

Good thing is that most Games today come with FSR or/and DLSS and let you render a 1440p and just upscale to 4k without big performance loss.

[@taidee]

Nicely explained, thanks man.

[@EBackwards]

At last, a clear run down on scaling. Every other video is "click this button". Well done, SUBBED!

[@CataclysmComputers]

I appreciate it!

[@Fester_]

You have just saved an old man a rather annoying time - thank you. Happy New Year upside down fella.

[@jakejames2377]

great vid straight to the point and understandable. good job

[@JG6ix]

You deserve a lot more subscribers very well put together video straight to the point no ads. Thanks +1

[@CataclysmComputers]

Thanks Jay! I appreciate that 😁

[@JG6ix]

No problem which 1440p monitor would you recommend? (Not curved)

[@CataclysmComputers]

@@JG6ix The LG 32GN600-B is cheap in Australia, 1440p, 165Hz, flat panel, 32" - I'd just get that personally

[@tbote]

Oh wow had no idea. Thanks! Now subscribed 😊

[@blackraven3720]

I know this old vid but thanks for this, after lot googling only answer ever got was might effect quality, but no explanation why! Thanks for this

[@JoshuaChang]

Nicely explained!

[@robbycoker84]

Back in late summer 2020, I got an Asus VP28UQG 4k monitor paired with a Geforce RTX 2070. My plan with this setup was to watch movies in 4k; and game in 2k at 60 hz. Early on, 2k didn't look the best with the way the display scaled in Windows, but during the 4th quarter of 2021, Nvidia released drivers that improved scaling. With GPU Scaling on present Nvidia drivers, 1440p now looks quite good on this monitor.

[@robbycoker84]

@Central Based Agency In Nvidia Control Panel, go to Display -> Adjust desktop size and position. Go to section 2. In the Scaling tab, go to "Perform scaling on". Selection "GPU" in the pulldown list. Make sure scaling mode is set on Aspect ratio.

[@hiimunranked8663]

@@robbycoker84 tried it for 2k to 1080p , still looks blurry

[@megatrazor]

That's exactly what I'm planning to do. I'm gonna get a 4K monitor for movies but also want to play games at 1080p. Good to know the downscale in nvdia driver is improved now

[@TodorTashev]

Great video. Straight on point. Clear explanation. I have a question: isn't everything much smaller at 4k much and how do you reconcile this? Do you change the Scaling and layout in Windows OS?

[@neonomad6639]

Thank you man I had never though of this. actually right now I'm using a 49" TV as PC monitor (after my 1440p monitor died). my TV can support 1080p at 120hz refresh rate but only 60hz for 2160p. what I expected to see was working on 120hz or 100hz at 1440p but then I realized that it only give me 60hz and maybe what you said is the reason. now I'm using it at 4k/60hz and run my games in windowed mod with 1440p resolution.

[@Yussif420]

Oh wowwww, you explained that perfectly, never in my life I would think that someone would give me an answer for this, in fact a clear answer as well, thank you you solved it for me

[@CataclysmComputers]

Glad I could help! 😁

[@Dooblecaine]

In the context of use as a computer monitor, What does 1080p look like on a 4k tv versus 1080p on a 1080p tv?

[@diamonshade7484]

This is why I'm here

[@shadowrxmpxge8905]

Dog shit like what I experienced as stated in the video

[@iNaneek42]

Super helpful, thanks! To clarify, if I buy a 4k monitor and run 1080p it’ll work just fine? I want to buy a 4k monitor for programming but I want a 1080p for gaming. Also, if display through windows at 4k but through a game at 1080p would that work the same?

[@CataclysmComputers]

If the game is fullscreen the game will be 1080p 😁

[@davidabraham2913]

Does this apply for consoles too? I am runnin' a series s with a 4k hdr samsung tv. Often, I find hat the pictures are only enjoyable when I sit atleast 8 feet away from the screen. Should I got get a 1080p gaming monitor for my series S or should I change my console picture settings to 1080p even if it is still hooked to a 4k TV.

[@johndotes]

That clearly explains it, thanks! I have a question about my laptop with 2880 x 1800 native resolution. I get 'playable' (competitive) experience if I set the games (in-setting) to run at 1080p (16:9) Have you encountered changing the laptop's *active signal mode*? I cannot override said settings even if I set my *display resolution* to 1920x1080 -- it stays at 2880 x 1800. Will I get even better gaming experience if my native resolution will be changed to 16:9 1920x1080? If so, how do I change 'active signal mode'? I could not find any guide on how to change it. Native resolution seems to be changed accordingly, however that one won't. Thank you.

[@CataclysmComputers]

Change to 1920x1200 because that's 16:10, like your native resolution 😁 Sounds like you're on a MacBook anyway, in which case you need third party apps to change your actual resolution Play in fullscreen and choose 1920x1200 and you'll get better FPS than 2880x1800

[@johndotes]

@@CataclysmComputers Insightful! I guess I should just leave my native resolution to 2880 x 1800 because even if I change it to 1920 x 1200 -- active signal mode stays 2880 x 1800. I will now play games by setting their resolution to 1920 x 1200. Do you have any tips for OBS Video Settings? Not sure how to rescale this

[@user-ft6on1gi7n]

Fantastic explanation

[@KuriZero]

Ty this is very informative

[@nanoblackz]

Weird things is we can run 720p on 1080p on most TV or monitor (supported by default). If we divide the results of 1920x1080 with 1280x720 will give us 2.25 too. I know 720p on 1080p will looks blurry.

[@CataclysmComputers]

In the PC world 720p was never a thing really - we used 1366x768 instead, which is exactly half the pixels of 1080p 😄

[@nanoblackz]

@@CataclysmComputers So true, back then in HD era, why they made 720p as a standard HD broadcast res, since there was almost no TV / Monitor has 720p native res? CMIIW. It's a bit odd to me. Should be 768p as standard, IMO. Even "HD READY' TVs back then have native res of 768p.

[@CataclysmComputers]

@@WCGwkf Not always - most games have just the most popular options; 1920x1080, 2560x1440 or 3840x2160

[@carlosnobrega8308]

@@CataclysmComputers Half of 1080p would be... 540p?

[@HoveringAboveMyself]

@@carlosnobrega8308 It's almost half of the total pixels of 1080p but yeah, it is the multiplier per axis what matters when it comes to scaling. In that case 768p is 0.71x of 1080p not half.

[@John-lr3ix]

Shouldnt it in theory be possible to render games at exactly half the resolution of 4k ? I know there are no monitors with that resolution, but for setting a resolution in game it shouldn‘t matter, right ?

[@gamer47unknown]

Amazing...Only Video Regarding the Topic...

[@bhatrules8597]

This is what I was looking for

[@cvpiguy]

Finally my questions have been answered.

[@Mangomaniac]

Very nice video. This might be an obvious question but what about the other way around. Like if you bought a 1440p monitor and tried to play games on 4k. Would it even display 4k or would it just stay the exact same?

[@CataclysmComputers]

1440p monitor refers to the maximum resolution it can display, there's not enough pixels on a 1440p monitor to display 4K 😁

[@chandanipatel9938]

@@CataclysmComputers sir I have i7 12700 K 3070 ti..... Which monitor should I get......... please reply sir.... love from India 🥀🥀🥀💐💐

[@CataclysmComputers]

@@chandanipatel9938 Hey! Check out this video I made of the RTX 3070 Ti with only an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X hitting 220+ FPS in COD Vanguard in 1440p, and 180ish FPS in 4K: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKakn4CAotGabrc I would get a 1440p 165Hz monitor for your PC 😄

[@chandanipatel9938]

@@CataclysmComputers thanks for your great reply...... love you thank you 💐💐💐

[@daddypoochie]

nicely explained video but what if i already have a 4k monitor? mine is 4k60hz and i got it for my ps5 but i just built a budget gaming pc, and the gpu is rx 5600 xt. I’m guessing my gpu won’t be able to run 4k, so i’ll prob have to downscale to 1080p, what are the options for that? some ppl said to use DLSS and FSR

[@TheLegend0Killer]

This is pretty useful, I recently got a RX 6800 Sapphire Nitro paired with a 13600K running DDR5, next thing I'm going to buy is the monitor and I'm indecisive between a Gigabyte M27Q-X 1440P 240 HZ or a M28U 4K 144hz, mainly because of the image clarity of the 4K resolution but I'm not sure if my gpu can keep single player games at higher than 60 fps. Would you recommend downscalling some games like Cyberpunk (as an example) to 1080P with AMD FSR or just get the 1440P monitor, both monitors are at the same price range and I don't really play competitive FPS like CSGO or Valorant, mostly League of Legends and Fortnite and single player titles. Thanks in advance.

[@TheUnrider]

there are really not that many games on the market that you cant play 60fps 4k without upscaling with a 6800. And all the newer games will have the new upscaling methods that makes lower res not that bad. You could play CP2077 easy on 1440 with that (without raytracing of course), or just use FSR on the 4k.

[@floatyseagull9472]

downscaling is not gonna help performance. You will get the same fps as playing a 4k game, but the image will be downscaled to 1080p.

[@turtlefeet7722]

thanks, helpful with my decision

[@CataclysmComputers]

No problem! Glad it helps 😁

[@gandalfearth5336]

Very nice video, man.

[@CataclysmComputers]

Thanks! More videos like this coming soon! 😁

[@UdayAggrawal]

Thanks man!!! So basically 1080p upscaled to 4k would look better than 1440p upscaled to 4k..pls correct me if I'm wrong.

[@psaltis21r]

downscale he says

[@cancerbero40]

hi!! great video, What do you think is the RX 6800 enough for 4k?

[@CataclysmComputers]

It depends on the games, but you'd be able to sit around 150 FPS in COD Warzone in 4K with high(ish) graphics settings, I would prefer 1440p personally for the higher FPS 😁 Do you already have an RX 6800?

[@cancerbero40]

@@CataclysmComputers yes , i have an Rx 6800 and 4k 28" monitor

[@Flowave-cc5ul]

does size matter ? for example .... playing 2k on a 4k tv 75" vs 2k on 4k 55" do I get worst image on bigger one 75" or doesnt matter ? thanks

[@shantiaudio]

nice and clear

[@heythenameiselliott2673]

I just bought a 4K monitor because I got a 4090! Love my 1440p monitor! Can’t let it go so gonna use that at the side for KZbin and discord and so on. The bottleneck on a cpu for the 4090 is too much in 1440p so you pretty much have to go 4K with the 4090. Gonna try it 1440p sometimes on my 4K monitor but if it looks bad I’ll stick to 4K

[@CataclysmComputers]

You have a 4090, you can just play everything in 4K, no point playing in 1440p on that - it'll just look terrible 😁

[@heythenameiselliott2673]

@@CataclysmComputers yeah it does look bad, luckily I have two monitors connected my native 2k and 4K so could just switch between the two if I wanted :)

[@crashtestdummy87]

lol, you could simply lock it at a max framerate to not throttle your cpu

[@CataclysmComputers]

@@crashtestdummy87 The only helps if heat is the problem 🙂

[@K0J0K]

Bro, is gaming 1440p on 4k monitor really that bad? Like is there a big difference between native 2k and downscaled 2k from 4k?

[@KobeLoverTatum]

I’m getting a 4090/7950x3D for gaming and work, I want to get a 4k monitor for work and movies and streaming sports and single player games but would like the option to convert down to 1080p only when I want to play a multiplayer game competitively and get high frames or if a new game releases and doesn’t run at a high enough FPS for my liking, is that a good idea? Will there still be the same latency after converting? Also do you have a recommendation for the type of monitor I’m looking for? Great at 4k display, low latency, highly competitive, great visuals, 240hz

[@CataclysmComputers]

If you have a 4090 you can just game in 4K 🙂 The 4090 can get higher FPS than 4K monitors can even display, so you'll be fine, that's the simple answer 😄 The Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 is the only 4K 240Hz monitor right now; but my advice is to just get a 4K 144Hz / 165Hz monitor and you're done 😄

[@vanlendl1]

Is there a simple way (upscale device ?) to show HD ready (notebook) signal or Full HD (bluray) signal on a 4k monitor?

[@Grumpy12]

idk if you read the comments... but i am on a 1440p monitor I have the taskbar looking better but the top bar or menu bar is there a way i can make it a little bigger ??? i have to have the zoom at 140% it looks like crap any idea ?

[@indo3052]

Came across your channel. Buying a ps5 . Was gonna get a lgc2 but some dude is telling me to get a 1440p monitor, he said it will look better because the game rendering res will downscall .

[@MuqriBlue]

When it comes with 4K gaming monitor, it makes 1440p graphics a slightly clean and they have some system that supports 4K like PS5.

[@inguspodnieks5040]

Im just gonna get 32 or 34 inch 4k monitory for non competative games/ movies, and my 280hz 1440p for competative games , and just the smoothness in general, even with the new 4k 240hz monitors downscaling is not the best ?

[@liujohnson7938]

the explanation was so clear and acceptable, thanks

[@CataclysmComputers]

Glad I could help!

[@besmart9624]

best answer on the question i'm searcing!

[@jamesforte5379]

Hey man I’m looking to maybe get the msi gp66 3070ti. Would like to play over watch halo and story games like Witcher 3 , star field when released etc. the msi do this with a 4K monitor like the lg gn950 for example? Or would it be best to just get 1440 p? I think on a review I seen it can get to 120hz on a 4K monitor?

[@CataclysmComputers]

Hey James, no, don't get a 4K 120Hz monitor for any laptop - unfortunately the 3070 Ti laptop version is nothing like the desktop version, it won't be similar. 3070 Ti laptops are fine on 2K though, just avoid 4K, it's the quickest way of making your new laptop feel old 😄

[@jamesforte5379]

@@CataclysmComputers hey I just seen this for some reason. Thanks for getting back to me. Why do you think content creators who review laptops are saying you can use the laptops to output on a 4K display like a PlayStation 5 or series x? Wouldn’t a 3070ti be able to keep up with a PlayStation 5? I thought it would? I need a new laptop for my music and was thinking to get all in one but maybe better to just get a MacBook Air and a ps5 n tv/monitor? I dunno

[@21hoboman]

@@jamesforte5379 sorry for the late reply but laptops have lower power versions of graphics cards. So a laptop 3070ti has Been made smaller and less power so that it could work within a laptop

[@jamesforte5379]

@@21hoboman I see perhaps better to get a cheaper laptop for my music and console n 4K monitor/ tv.

[@psaltis21r]

i played with 3070 rtx on resident evil village max settings on the Lg c2 42" and its very good !! very smooth like 60-90 fps at the most of times

[@TalTheBest]

Hey man thanks for that. So if I buy a 4k monitor and downscale it to 1080p and play games like that, will the FPS be equivalent to a native 1080p monitor?

[@passiongamerzlounge4946]

Yes FPS will be equivalent to native 1080p

[@CataclysmComputers]

Yep - it'll be rendering at 1080p, so it'll use the same amount of performance as a 1080p monitor. Just be aware that most monitors run slower when they're not at their native resolution; a 4K monitor running 1080p will be slower than a native 1080p monitor.

[@TalTheBest]

@@CataclysmComputers Confusing, how much slower? Slower in terms of output delay or FPS?

[@CataclysmComputers]

@@TalTheBest Not FPS - FPS is just tied to the rendering resolution - it'll be a slower response time, more like 3ms vs 1ms

[@electric1150]

No need for 4k monitor. Just buy 1080p one or if you have good graphics you can buy 2k one as well

[@cizzlebot]

FINALLY I understand why 2k resolution looks off on my 4k monitor.. So it's essentially being scaled down to 2.25k, instead of a true 2k. Welp.. live and learn! lol.. Thanks for the very helpful video!! :)

[@electric1150]

How much inch your monitor have?

[@imnutrak130]

can custom resolution help with that? So that its exactly 2x less?

[@DoubleDrastik]

I use my 4k 60hz native tv to game on with my rog ally i cap the fps to 60 and make the output 1080 and it works wonderfully now wanna go for a newer native 120hz screen so i can use my mini itx build on it for some high refreshrate 4k gaming

[@absolutGMG]

@Cataclysm Computers please I really need your help on this subject, I have a 4k laptop and I want to use a 2k external monitor and I tried it but the quality was bad, (my laptop is an oled gigabyte aero 15 xD can't disable optimus) 'please how can I get a native image quality knowing that this laptop has a mini display port ? will this make the image worse or i'll get a native 2k from a laptop ?

[@TheSMSpider]

I have a 4k monitor that I got for my ps5 since it HDMI 2.1, I am upgrading my PC and getting a 3060. Which Ill be gaming in 1080p. Will that be okay to play 1080p resolution on a 4k monitor?

[@bluepanthergaming6907]

This was a great video but I have a question. I have a 4k 60hz monitor and want to enable 4k but there is no option for anything other than 1920x1080. I'm not sure if it has to do with my graphics card which is an Nvidia GT 610 or my version of windows which is windows 10 home, or if it's my processor which is a AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor - 3.50 GHz with a 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor. I want to be able to run 4k on a gaming pc I will soon buy that has an i7 12700f and a RTX 3070. Could you perhaps tell me if it's my monitor or something else? Thank you.

[@CataclysmComputers]

What's the exact model of the monitor?

[@bluepanthergaming6907]

@@CataclysmComputers it’s a Samsung - A700 Series 32" LED 4K UHD Monitor with HDR - Black it’s 60hz 4k

[@ailin0603]

GT 610 can't do 4k，because it's too old to do so. You just need a new graphics card like the one you mentioned or even some cheaper cards like 960or970 can do 4k

[@bluepanthergaming6907]

@@ailin0603 yeah, found that out after I posted the comment. I don’t know if my 3070 came overclocked or what, it was pushing 700 fps on rocket league 4k and everything maxed

[@ailin0603]

Just the power of money(3070 is strong enough to run 3A games at 4k60fps)

[@springsteen-games5134]

Very cool. My question is why aren't 2k monitors actually half of what 4k I. Probably the same reason 4k isn't 4 thousand pixels across

[@andersonrolim7212]

Because 1440p its not 2k, people say it is but its not

[@isketcholic]

is a 1440p with 32 inch good for artists?

[@maks9644]

Very nice video, but I was wondering, there are a lot of different resolutions the games can perform on, is there a resolution that has exacly 2 times less pixels than 4k?

[@MeelisKalme]

Even if there would, it would not help you, because the point of this is basically that 1 GPU output pixel is shown by using 4 pixels on 4K screen. If you would have resolution that had 2 times less pixels than 4K it would still mean it would have to split the pixels so in this regard video maybe could be more specific - it does not matter if after doing the dividing you get even number, what really matters is that the answer has to be 4. If it is then there is no pixel splitting, if no - bad news and picture will be blurry. And the next level of going lower to a resolution that would not split pixels would be 960x540 - 518 400 pixels - now 16 (so 4x4) times less pixels on screen than 4K.

[@1PX]

if i have 4070 Ti and 17 12700 , i play story games and fps games , do you think the 4070 Ti enough for 4k ? or the 2K better ?

[@CataclysmComputers]

RTX 4070 Ti can do 4K easy 🙂

[@1PX]

@Cataclysm Computers ohh but when i play fps games i need the 2K , can i play 2k on 4k monitor or its gonna look bad ? , thanks for replaying man ❤️

[@Acconda]

so how about using DLSS and upscaling 1440 to 4k while waiting to get anew PC/GPU ?

[@tysoncamaro9408]

When I set my tv to 2K resolution, I don't get 60 frames unless I set it to full hd resolution or 4K resolution.Please Help

I would say just go for a 4k monitor and use DLSS/FSR or RSR if your pc can't support a few games in 4k resolution

[@Cryptolorian]

I have just bought a laptop which has 3200 x 2000 resolution which is 16:10 aspect ration. The GPU wouldn't be able to perform well running this resolution when gaming. Can someone please tell me which lower resolutions would this high res scale down to? 1600 x 1000 is what I'm thinking but not sure if that's even a valid resolution LOL! Or should I just buy a 1080p 165 hz monitor and play on that with the laptop display turned off? Thanks peeps

[@kaylannaicker6543]

Hey bro, can a mid range/low end pc run a 4k display smoothly? And also how do you change the resolution of the screen

[@CataclysmComputers]

Yep! But if you're gaming it just won't run very well in 4K at all, the minimum graphics card for 60+ FPS in most games at 4K would be an Nvidia RTX 2060 Super / RTX 3060, below that you're going to struggle on some AAA games. If you want to play Valorant, CSGO, Minecraft etc then the RTX 3060 will actually get you well over 100 FPS easy, but something like Read Dead 2 in 4K just isn't running at even 60 FPS on those graphics cards. In short, it completely depends what you're using the PC for, if it's just browsing then most computers, even with integrated graphics, will run 4K on KZbin etc completely fine - it's when you're gaming that you need to consider a better graphics card 😄

[@nicolasarcuri7619]

CAN i run movies and workload (excel, word,…) with my laptop’s integrated graphics (r7) on a 4K monitor ?

[@durantapscott1297]

What if your res is 1920x1080 240 hz but it only gives 120hz hd even with the correct cables?

[@21hoboman]

Hey thank you this video is very helpful but I have a question. I need 1 moniter for my ps5 and my laptop. I want to get a 4K moniter so i can enjoy my ps5 at full value but I’m not sure how the 4k moniter will do with my laptop, the only game I really play on pc is lesgue

[@CataclysmComputers]

You can just set the resolution to 1080p when you're on the laptop 😁

[@21hoboman]

@@CataclysmComputers thank you for the reply man ! Do you think the 1080 on my laptop will still look good on a 4k moniter ?

[@CataclysmComputers]

@@21hoboman yeah it looks fine 😄

[@aqv4]

Another tip to run 1080p on 2k monitor without ruined the experience is to set it at window screen 😊

[@FerYokota]

Does this happen with OLED panels?

[@dreyb1801]

Interesting explanations. So increasing a game's resolution to 1440p on a 1080p screen would be like zooming in on a 1440p monitor about 1.8 times. So it would appear a bit blurrier than on an actual 1440p monitor? Is this correct? B'cos I do that on my laptop with Vita3k. I'm not sure if I observe any changes btw 1080p & 1440p resolutions.

[@dreyb1801]

@@paradigm010 Alright thanks

[@vpau010]

I have a RTX 3070 and currently have a 1080p144 24” monitor. I play story mode games like GTA V, RDR2, Hitman, so I prefer quality over FPS. I wanted to get a 4K144 28” for my birthday but I am really afraid of wanting to play a game on 1440 or 1080 and have problems. 😢

[@CataclysmComputers]

I wouldn't personally play in 4K with an RTX 3070 - RDR2 will run slow on that graphics card at 4K, but get 1440p instead and you'll be very happy 😁

[@ailin0603]

But as he say in his video, you will get worse 1440p performance on a 4k monitor than a 2k monitor，so I suggest you get a 1440p144hz 27”monitor，you will get the best experience if you don't want to upgrade your graphic card.

[@Joshi0815]

Hey, I'm using a wqhd monitor with my ps5. Unfortunately at the moment I can only select 720p, 1080p or 4k. I just read that sony wants to enable the 1440p support on the ps5. Will 4k on my wqhd monitor look worse than wqhd? Sorry if that's the 100th time someone asks, but I'd be really happy if you could answer that question ^^

[@CataclysmComputers]

Hey Joshi! You can't run 4K resolution on a QHD monitor, only QHD / 1440p, but Sony has been saying for a long time they want to put 1440p support into the software but it's most likely not going to happen unfortunately, I think it's all talk

[@Joshi0815]

@@CataclysmComputers thanks a lot man. I read so much nonsense in the internet that I was absolutely confused whether I'm the idiot or the others😂. I'll sub to ur channel👍

[@CataclysmComputers]

@@Joshi0815 Thanks! Yeah you were right then 😂

[@oogaboogachomp]

1440p it is. Thanks for the quick information bro. subbed 👍🏽

[@CataclysmComputers]

Any time! Glad it help 😄

[@pure274]

Buying it for ur Xbox S?

[@XMoldyMe]

If you have AMD graphics. Don't worry and just buy a 4k monitor. Then go to AMD drivers and turn on FSR there. Both 1440p and 1080p will look good and you will still get FPS almost like on a 2K/1080 monitor. Very simple

[@cyberwarrior8382]

You can use FSR on GTX / RTX GPU too, love AMD ♡

[@irishchancer2687]

My 4k TV says it doesn't support 1440p with my ps5 , is the TV faulty ?

[@oriee8093]

Hi bro I recently picked up a 240hz 1440p monitor my pc ain’t the best but not worst, I’ve got a 2070 and i7 11th gen 16gb 3200, I never run anything in the background while on warzone I get around 100fps on average but when I lower my render resolution to 80 2052x1125 I think that’s the resolution it is on 80, I get around 130-150 is this a good option to do or does it cause any sort of input delay or other hitches? The game still feels fine and looks beautiful while also having decent fps, a good balance? but need someone’s opinion on this as I’m not sure if it’s helping or hindering me? Or do I do a custom nvidia resolution 🤔 really not sure and lost 😂

[@CataclysmComputers]

Hey mate! Simple answer is the 80% render resolution setting isn't related to your monitor, so there's no input delay at all, it's all good 😄 Just make sure you're running at the full resolution of your monitor. This is kinda the reason I rarely recommend a 1440p 240Hz monitor to anyone; even if you buy a $15K+ PC it's not going to max out 1440p at 240+ FPS on every game, even Warzone at max settings wouldn't be over 240 FPS always with an RTX 3090 Ti haha. You already have the monitor though, so just enjoy it, they still look great! But the issue is your GPU, aim for 150ish FPS at 1440p and you're all good, it'll look nice. The RTX 2070 can't do that on many AAA games though. An RTX 3070 Ti onwards will 😄

[@oriee8093]

@@CataclysmComputers thanks a lot for the reply it’s kinda a upgrade for the future really appreciate the reply 😊 I’m happy to play on 80% with around 130-150 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Param4954s]

well if the answers to division was 1 4 9 instead of 1 2.25 and 4, we can run all resolutions on the monitor with more resolution which could be possible with any monitors with resolution higher than 4k

[@madhaze0126]

Or buy the Neo g7 32 inch , and have native 4k , use the ultrawide game mode for ultrawide 1440p and create a custom resolution in nvidia control panel for 1080p . All on one monitor :)

[@chloechong5459]

Thank you for the wonderful video! Just want go get your opinion, I do 3D modelling work, currently contemplating if i should be getting 27inch 2k or 27inch 4k. Im abit worried that if i get the 4k, it’ll take up some time to load or maybe cause lag while loading so much pixels.

[@CataclysmComputers]

No problem, glad it could help! What's the graphics card you've got?

[@chloechong5459]

Currently having 3060

[@CataclysmComputers]

@@chloechong5459 What monitor are you currently using, 2K or 4K? Or are you just using 1080p right now?

[@chloechong5459]

@@CataclysmComputers im currently using 2k laptop.

[@chloechong5459]

Currently using Asus Zephyrus G15, AMD Ryzen 5900HS with Radeon Grapics, 16gb RAM, 2k screen with 165hz. Regarding the scaling issue, will that be an issue to scale up if using a 4k monitor? As you’ve mentioned that they aren’t scale perfectly from 2k to 4k, so just worrying that it will consume the GPU even more.

[@TheFurymaker]

so w hat is stopping us from using a custom resolution instead?

[@oogafoo]

my issue is that i can get 1440 to run on my tv, its just stuck at 30fps. this is from trying to change it in the nvidia control panel. and it looks fine, its just 30fps.

[@passiongamerzlounge4946]

Hello sir. Will 1080p look more clear and sharp on a 4k monitor? Because 1080p monitor has around 60 ppi. 1440p monitor has around 100 ppi and a 4k monitor has around 150ppi on average. So will that Higher ppi make 1080p look more clear and sharp on a 4k as compared to 1080p panel

[@CataclysmComputers]

No - the native resolution will always look best, and a native 1080p monitor will always look better than a 4K monitor running 1080p 😄

[@100Bucks]

Integer Scaler converts 1 pixel into 4 pixels. That's the reason why Integer Scaling works so well.

[@strangeengine16]

@@CataclysmComputers but it's that bad the 1080p on 4k?

[@tonyduong9263]

hi, i’m using a laptop which has a 2k display and i’m connecting it to an external monitor via hdmi which is 1080p and it is super blurry and causes jaggies, any fixes?

[@CataclysmComputers]

What's the monitor model?

[@hiimunranked8663]

is this actually true? im trying 2k downscaled to 720 and its still blurry as hell

[@jakebuster522]

can you downscale a 1440p to 1080p

[@aryatgv3722]

I want to buy 16inch qhd laptop , so if i want to watch or play 1080 content on it , it does look bad? In 16 inch screen is it noticable or not? Would you rather to buy fhd or qhd laptop?

[@CataclysmComputers]

It will still look fine, but preferably play in the native resolution

[@aryatgv3722]

@@CataclysmComputers thanks bro

[@John117M63]

I am completelly mind blown that you can open the calculator app 3 times 😂. I never knew that lol

[@CataclysmComputers]

Haha just middle click it in the task bar!

[@HeShoeTooBig]

So if i'm understanding this correctly, if I have a system that can handle 4k, but the videos I watch are mostly 1080p, it'll still look okay and not blurry? And if there are some games I want to play at 144FPS, I can play them at 1080p on the 4k monitor and it wont look bad? Because I'm building a new PC (cost me $4,000 but it's also a workstation, not just for gaming) and i'm trying to figure out what I should get because I play a lot of old games that don't go up to 4k. And I can't imagine trying to play Cyberpunk fully modded with 144FPS at 4k or even at 60FPS, but maybe...I'm getting a 4080 Super. Also went with a 4090, but I figured i might upgrade to a 5000 series when that comes out.

[@a-s7179]

Oh I see , but I already bought a 4k 120hz tv , I want to play 2k because my gpu not that strong for 4k . Can I make my tv 2k ? Is it from game setting or from tv thanks . Also how bad the image going to be close to native 2k or much worse ….❤

[@CataclysmComputers]

That's what this whole video is about 😁

[@Madachu1]

I have a RTX 2080 with a alienware 4k 240hz monitor and for some reason I don’t have a option for 1440p? Yes, before watching this video I thought getting a nice monitor then buying a higher quality pc later was the best option. Does that mean my 4k monitor can’t display 1440p due to the uneven pixel number, or is there a setting on my monitor i’m not seeing? I normally play at 1080p anyway, but it’s weird to me the option isn’t there.

[@ailin0603]

Do you get the newest drive？

[@Madachu1]

@@ailin0603 Yes! when I play my games the only options are 1080p or 4k. I don’t understand even if the pixels are uneven like the guy said in the video you would think there’d at least be some option for it.

[@meadfrodo75]

disse is the way

[@jonnydazzels1565]

hey what do you think; dell alienware m17r5 with 17.3" monitor uhd with 120hz or with qhd and 165hz? its the amd setup. rx6850m xt 12gddr6 video card and 64gb ddr5 ram. ryzen 9 6900hx cpu

[@CataclysmComputers]

QHD 165Hz for sure, the 6850M is great but it won't get 120 FPS in 4K But drop that RAM to 32GB if you have the option - you're never going to use 64GB and it's probably like $300 haha

[@jonnydazzels1565]

@@CataclysmComputers oh okay. eh i dont get it. isnt higher everything better, even if it doesnt get maximised. ill keep the 64gb ram if i get the laptop.

[@CataclysmComputers]

@@jonnydazzels1565 No, higher isn't better, you're going to use under 20GB - it's just money in the bin 🙂

[@jonnydazzels1565]

@@CataclysmComputers yeh okay but if i get 1, im going to try to get the best of everything. im never going to get another computer again. besides, computers are quickly outdated. question; if i take photos and look and edit them on a laptop, is the 4k better or will that show the quality of the picture to be lower cos you can see things more clear, such as moon photos?

[@CataclysmComputers]

@@jonnydazzels1565 That's my point, if you're going to get the best of everything, just get a 3080 Ti laptop - the RX6850M isn't the best mobile GPU. If you don't want to spend for the 3080 Ti laptop, don't spend the $300 or so on the 64GB RAM. You will get a 0% benefit in all situations with the 64GB. You'll get a very obvious benefit with the 3080 Ti Mobile GPU. 4K will always look better, but you aren't going to get 120 FPS in 4K on an RX 6850M on most games. Gaming will be much worse, photos will look slightly better.

[@shotghn]

I’m using a Xbox series S with a 1440p 165hz LG ultra monitor and it came with a display port, but I’m on next gen Xbox so I can’t use the display port, but when I switch to 1440p it say “hdmi out of range”

[@jodeenmako9777]

Try changing your color bit to 8 bit or use the display port

[@johnsherly2689]

Thanks for this bro, im choosing between 2k and 4k for gaming, mostly single player games that have nice graphics and some occasional competitive battle Royale games, but I don't know if I better wait and make money for the high resolution 4k or go with the 2k in a short period of time asap, at the end I will end up going with the two, 2k for competitive and 4k for single player classic games... the thing is that I don't know which one I should buy first 😭

[@CataclysmComputers]

What graphics card have you got John?

[@johnsherly2689]

@@CataclysmComputers Im on consoles for now 😅, exactly an xbox series X, so I want to take full advantage of the 4k resolution of the series X, but I have to wait to buy a good, decent 4k monitor for it, suddenly I want to do the translation to PC, maybe in a year or two (it is really expensive) and grab a 2060-3060 graphic card... I don't know if I should start now playing in a 2k monitor or wait and go first with the 4k, guess Im gonna have to do it that way, but what you think?

[@langers503]

I initially wanted to buy a 27” 2k monitor for my ps5 and use with a intel nuc 11 enthusiast which runs a 2060 card. Should get ok performance at 1440p with adequate frames (60 I’m hoping). But more demanding tithes I figured scaling back to 1080 to get a jump in frames might be ok. I’m a little concerned how this will look if I do. Will DLSS assist? Can’t make up my mind which way to go. Or maybe just stick to buying a 1080 but I guess it’s defeating the purpose of having a ps5 to a degree.