Monitor resolutions

[peepee]

So I currently have a 1080p monitor and looking to upgrade to 1440p. I was doing research and read online that running any resolution that isn't your native one will result in bad picture quality. (for example, someone said running 1080p on 1440p would actually make it look worse than if it was on a 1080p) Is this true?

If it is, do you just hope the game you want to play has 1440p and can only play those games, or do you just put up with bad quality?

I am just checked hollow knight and it goes from 1920 x 1080 then straight to 2715 x 1527 and no 1440p but someone said it had 1440p support?

Is there something i am completely missing or have been informed wrong? Sorry for the noob question I just have no expierence in monitors and want to make sure upgrading is actually worth it lol. :)

[𝔇ave]

Running full screen 1080p on a 1440p monitor will look terrible.. most games don't show you resolutions above your monitors capability. Also you want to make sure your GPU has the power to run 1440p. I recommend at least a GTX 1080 for this

[rezo]

Resolution is never an issue when it comes to any application, all resolutions are support and its more of the aspect ratio where issues occur. Obviously 16:9 and 4:3 being the most common and most supported by applications. Its when you get into 18:9 and 21:9 where issues occur.

I have a 1440p 144hz monitor and may I say its far better than my old 5760x1080 (triple display) setup. The higher DPI makes thing much clearer so id definitely recommend it. I can run basically all games easily on my RX 590 at ultra (aside from the very demanding ones such as AC odyssey). I recommend a 1660ti, 1070 or faster.

1080p on a 1440p monitor would be awful because it wouldnt scale properly and obviously the resolution is lower. there are ~1.7x more pixels at 1440p then on 1080p so it has to try fit 1 square pixel into 1.7 on a 1440p display which wouldnt work as you can only have integers when it comes to pixels so it would look warped and blurry.

[peepee]

Thank you for your help makes sense now :) I have a GTX 1080 but I didnt spend out on a processor and got a I7 7700k so idk if its holding it back lol, do you think this will be okay?

[𝔇ave]

the 7700k will be fine. at higher resolutions you will become mostly GPU bound.

[peepee]

ah nice thank you :)

[Autumn_]

1080p doesn't look AS BAD as people say it does on a 1440p monitor, then again, I'm used to lower trash settings, so ehhh.

But, you've got a 1080, so it's enough for 1440p, just turn other settings down if you need higher FPS.

Every game I've seen has 1440p support, as Rezo said, it's more likely that games would have a problem with aspect ratios, most of the games I've seen support everything. (From 4:3 to 32:9)

And, I assume you're using DSR to increase the res higher than your monitors, because 2715x1527 sounds like some janky ass DSR res.
So, don't worry about it. It's perfectly fine.

[Obsessive Power]

Originally posted by Dave:

Running full screen 1080p on a 1440p monitor will look terrible.. most games don't show you resolutions above your monitors capability. Also you want to make sure your GPU has the power to run 1440p. I recommend at least a GTX 1080 for this

Saying it will look terrible is a little harsh. Sure, it won't look as good, but it depends how good the display is at scaling at lower resolutions. I play some games at 1080P on my 4K display. They look a little softer, but they're not 'terrible'.

[Cathulhu]

1080p on 4k is pixel perfect scaling.
1080p on 1440p is not. Which makes a very big difference. 1080p on 1440p will look worse than 1080p on 4k. Due to the necessary interpolation information is lost leading to a degraded image quality.
In laymen's terms, it will look smudgy and/or a bit blurry.

[_I_]

4k is exaxtly half the height and width of 4k in pixels
each pixel of the 1080p image will be exactly 4 (2x2) pixels on the 4k display and look sharp

2160 = 1440p x 1.5, is not even scaling
but 720p looks sharp on 1440p since its exactly 2:1