Is 1440p gaming to 4K gaming a worthy upgrade?

[Dobke]

Hi, I've been gaming on 1440p for some time now and I was blown away upgrading from 1080p. I've never played PC games on a 4K monitor, but I did play PS5 games on a 4K TV and honestly don't see a big difference on the TV maybe because it's played from afar.

If you play games on a 4K monitor how do you recommend upgrading to a 4K monitor? Is it much better or nah?

PS: I am planning on getting the newer generation cards from AMD and wondering if I should get a 4K monitor too, if it's not that worth it I'll just get the card and save money by keeping the 2K monitor.

Thank you in advance!

[Jamebonds1]

引用自 Rodders：

引用自 Jamebonds1：

If you only want 27" monitor then there is no need to get a 4K version. It won't make much difference. There is report that some 27" 4K monitor owner have hard time to read UI because 4K res settings make it smaller.

But if you're planning to get 32" monitor then you need a 4K version.

If bad game coding and lack of foresight it how we move with tech then we will have mega size 8k displays. I really get irked by thier silly arguement lets all stay on 90ppi so the UI is just right.


Id rather move on and play something that lets me enjoy high PPI and has a scaling that remains the same no matter the PPI. If the programs UI is too small then that software is not modern and should be patched.

Sorry. I'm not sure if I understand you?

[Lord Flashheart]

引用自 Dobkey：

Hi, I've been gaming on 1440p for some time now and I was blown away upgrading from 1080p. I've never played PC games on a 4K monitor, but I did play PS5 games on a 4K TV and honestly don't see a big difference on the TV maybe because it's played from afar.

If you play games on a 4K monitor how do you recommend upgrading to a 4K monitor? Is it much better or nah?

PS: I am planning on getting the newer generation cards from AMD and wondering if I should get a 4K monitor too, if it's not that worth it I'll just get the card and save money by keeping the 2K monitor.

Thank you in advance!

Well 1080p to 1440p is a great improvement I agree.
In my case it was 2560x1080 to 3440x1440 - with same pixel densities.

It is a bit like going from using hard drives to SSDs for your OS & games. Very Very noticable and a much better experience.

So from 1440p to 4k. Yes an improvement but not mind blowing.
It is a bit like when going from sata SSDs to NVME.
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[Rumpelcrutchskin]

引用自 Rodders：

1080p 24 inch 91ppi
4k 27 inch 163ppi
1440p 27 inch 109ppi


Do the maths you see the gains. Its about 25% sharper to go from 1080p to 1440p and 1440p to 4k is 50%. Why do people say its not as much as 1080 to 1440 when in reality its twice as much.

It`s not only about math, it`s also about human vision and perception, We are not robots and there are certain limits to what we perceive.

[Witski]

Go for 3440x1440p 34" 144hz ultrawide monitor, performance and quality at the same time.
4k for is still a gimmick not worth the performance hit imo,unless you stay far away from the pc, take a 4k.

[Guydodge]

i went 4k and at that time about 2 years ago was not impressed didnt notice much difference
with my 1440 being at ultra and high fps vrs 4k and all settings turn down to try to hold
60fps visually id say 1440 on ultra looked better than 4k on med settings with all enhancements
pretty much in the off position.and gameplay was night and day 4k @60 fps is lame as
hell.so a no brainer for me.maybe if you have a 4090 it will hold 120fps plus
but from what ive seen so far im waiting for a 5090

[Jamebonds1]

引用自 Guydodge：

i went 4k and at that time about 2 years ago was not impressed didnt notice much difference
with my 1440 being at ultra and high fps vrs 4k and all settings turn down to try to hold
60fps visually id say 1440 on ultra looked better than 4k on med settings with all enhancements
pretty much in the off position.and gameplay was night and day 4k @60 fps is lame as
hell.so a no brainer for me.maybe if you have a 4090 it will hold 120fps plus
but from what ive seen so far im waiting for a 5090

Yeah. I do not noticed a big difference between 27" 1440p and 27" 4K monitor.

[Dobke]

Thank you all for the answers, opinions and info provided here.. I watched several videos from monitor experts and reading first hand opinion from you guys I decided to stay with my 27 inch 2K monitor since there isn't much gains to be had with 4K. At this display size, if I would get a bigger monitor I will consider an ultrawide monitor as many of you guys suggested at some point in the future.

Thanks again for the helpful info!

[Jamebonds1]

引用自 Dobkey：

Thank you all for the answers, opinions and info provided here.. I watched several videos from monitor experts and reading first hand opinion from you guys I decided to stay with my 27 inch 2K monitor since there isn't much gains to be had with 4K. At this display size, if I would get a bigger monitor I will consider an ultrawide monitor as many of you guys suggested at some point in the future.

Thanks again for the helpful info!

Glad we can help!

[r0llinlacs]

I haven't played at 1080p since 2014 and I don't miss it.

I played 1440p for a while but only because of HDMI 2.0 limitations, so 1440p was the only way for me to get 120hz for a while. Don't miss 1440p either.

4k is where it's at. You will need a powerful GPU if you want high refresh rates. And you will need to check out the screen size vs viewing distance chart to make sure you sit close enough to see the extra detail.

Mine is 65" with a recommended viewing distance of 3 to 5 feet. Beyond 5 feet even a person with 20/20 vision would not see all the details. Go smaller with the screen and you must sit even closer. Go too small and then it's basically pointless. You would have to sit 1.5 feet away from a 27" 4k monitor.

And no I don't have to turn my head to see the sides of my screen, so you can take that nonsense argument and stick it. It doesn't cause any fatigue at all, I can game for 12+ hours at a time just fine and I am by far more competitive on this screen than any screen I've ever had. And I've had 100hz CRTs with zero input lag. Input lag and motion smoothness mean jack crap if the screen is small and resolution poor. Blowing up the screen size and resolution was the best upgrade ever, and add 120hz freesync and you have no reason not to except budget.

4k120hz is king now. Until HDMI specs play catch-up again, then 8k120hz will be king. Anything below that is not better, just a better value to you personally because of your budget.