QHD vs FHD Gaming Laptops - What You REALLY Need to Know!

QHD Gaming on laptops are finally here. This year Razer, Lenovo and a few other brands are releasing QHD Gaming laptops with RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 laptop GPUs. But they're more expensive and are they really worth it? Hopefully this gaming laptop guide helps you make the right pick!




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[python]

We have QHD panels, we have high refresh rates, we have big batteries, now all we need is better cooling tech

[sunny_]

I am having two different options for equally specced laptops. However was confused that just on a 15.6 inch machine overloading it with twice the number of pixels will reduce the FPS for really demanding games like MS Flight Sim. I don't want to compromise either on texture details or FPS just for the sake of extra pixels I might or might-not notice. So, the trick that you told to use 1080 on a QHD panel. Don't you think it will make the experience worse than on a 1080 on a 1080 (Full HD) panel natively? This laptop is both for gaming and other work.

[justinhalen]

the main benefit of 4k over 1440p is that if you fallback to native 1080p resolution for gaming, you get perfect scaling... also applies to 1080p video, and you get more scaling options

[austincodes]

I've been waiting for QHD laptops for years now. I'm so glad that they are finally making them.

[jackderleth]

At 1080p, I love setting custom scaling to 113%. Not as crisp as 150% scaling at 1440p but it will give you the same real-estate.

[mikemuponda]

Facts! Another under appreciated feature is 16:10 displays. I can’t stress enough how much of a difference that seemingly simple display feature makes esp when you have been so used to 16:9.

[WorriorXD]

Thank you so much for making this video! This cleared up so much confusion for me! Very Helpful!

[abhigyandatta]

Another big thing pertaining only to 17 inch laptops: the 17 inch QHD panel (380 nits) gets much brighter than the 15 inch QHD and FHD options.

[MikeWong]

Thanks for the summary and suggestions. Very helpful.

[williampan]

another benefit is when gaming with enough dpi, you can disable AA entirely.

[chainlearn]

When settings are changed to 1080p is there a difference between it and an original 1080p screen?

[ravipeiris]

Great commentary and perspective. Thank you,

[RileyBertrandSquats]

Is it worth it to wait for the xps to get a 30 series GPU upgrade or just buy the xps 15 on sale right now for 15% off?

[ctsaw]

Elucktronics might have it in the bag this year with qhd screens, ryzen processors, and 3080 graphics. The price is in the money too.

[genericusername]

thnx for clearing this up. Thinking about getting the Razer Blade 15 and saw how QHD bumped up the price an almost extra £1k and had no idea why so yeah, FHD it is

[jan-hendrikswanepoel]

This is such a relevant topic 🙂 Thanks, man. Good job. Just ordered an MSI with a QHD+ screen, and my thinking was the same as yours here. Glad for the confirmation.

[dpedrosoliano]

such an interesting video, cheers from Malaysia Matt!

[thebluriam]

Jesus! Smoothest transition in to and out of a sponsor advert ever! Right in the middle too; almost too slick...

Also, totally helped me know which laptop to buy lol!

[aryank]

What about Streaming Netflix, Prime Video ? Could you tell us the video resolution when youre watching 4k Netflix on your QHD screen? I'm really concerned whether I'd be able to watch netflix content in 1440p and how'd 1080p content look on a 1440p panel? some say it looks really bad.. could you plz confirm?

[Adrian]

What happens when you play some games on a qhd screen but at 1080? Is there black borders or that?