1440p vs 4K for GAMING in 2024 (PC & PS5)

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Seeing as I’m surrounded by some fantastic monitors, namely a collection of 1440p and 4K panels, I thought it’d be a good idea to talk through what your options are at the start of 2024 - should you get a 4K monitor, or is 1440p the better choice? Let’s find out! Now, it should be pretty clear that 4K monitors are just outright better. More pixels means a sharper, more crispy image, and that means you get a generally better image quality. Everyone would love to be running 8K 1000Hz monitors if they could, but sadly we have to snap back to reality. In this often bleak reality, we have a few key constraints, namely the horsepower required to render all those millions of pixels.

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[TheJms]

First of all why is that ps5 upside down 🤣🤣

[FantomasARM]

After playing in 4K for couple of years any other resolution looks really bad, so there is no way back.

[sgt.doakes]

I have 32" 1440p 144hz monitor and 50" 4k 60hz TV. Best combination for me and my pc ))

[hinchlikescake]

Yeah 1440P is the sweet spot for fidelity and performance right now. And when factoring in consoles performance and overall GPU prices it just makes sense for those who can't afford to step up to 4K.

When AMD finally catches up with Nvidia with FSR to DLSS (in upscaling quality) and we have 4080-7900XTX performance in the mid range at $400-500.. I think 4K will be a much more approachable target for a lot of people. We also have Sony's PS5 Pro to look forward to but thats more of a 4K 30 machine; that's rumored to be coming the end of the year.

[obitusbam]

Interesting take, thanks for your work.

I upgraded my system to 7900xt/7800x3d. Gpu is high midrange, CPU should be one of the best.

Coming from a 34“ 144hz 1080p panel i wanted to pair it with a better fit. BUT i dont want to change again in a few years.

So i went with the alienware 4K oled 240hz.

No clue if i will ever see 240fps on it, but i dont care. I will go down in Settings, if necessary but i dont want to go to 1440p for now.

[Liq]

Im currently on an RTX 3070 and not only wanting to make the bump to a 4k oled monitor but also a new gpu. It seems any gpu outside a 4090 or 7900XTX is really just for 1440p. Im almost thinking Ill wait until next gen on the GPU and get one of the oleds soon.

Im just sitting here wondering if the next midrange gpus will have the same 4k strength as a 4090 or if I should just stick to 1440p.

[rchy]

So 1440p monitor for my 4080 super is the sweet spot ?

[XRK-Plays]

i have a rtx 4070 right now i have a 4k monitor at 60hz do i upgrade to 4k with 160hz or go to 2k with around180hz or higher ?

[Ladyfirst]

~ Thanks for this! 💝
Going with a 1440p monitor was the right choice for my components. 👍

[clawson]

I use the Asus PG27AQDM OLED on my PS5. At that size i think 1440p is perfect. I wouldn't mind a 32" but not sure it would fot on my desk how i would like it to

[gza]

I’m currently debating if it’s worth keeping my M28U 4k 144hz or getting the LG ultragear 27” 1440 165Hz. I mainly play Fortnite on my PS5. Price difference is $160. I’m leaning more towards keeping the M28U because I feel like I may keep it longer since it has HDMI 2.1, but at the same time my brain is telling me maybe the LG is enough for me plus I would save the $160. Any advice?

[deletedchanneI]

Or should we get cool 38-inch ultra-wide monitor?

[themadrusski]

No matter what 240hz IPS panel you present, IMO an LG 120hz OLED panel will be a better experience due to pixel latency. It feels like 120hz OLED doesnt have the pixel smear that happens with non OLED panels. I would mention you can get a new older LG C series for quite a reasonable price when a new one is released. I do agree that a monitor is half of the experience, having the best hardware with no way to experience it... like being dressed up with nowhere to go.

[xmmx]

Is 4k high setting around 100fps possible with a 4080 super.?

[BulletPrfGAmr]

Thanks for the video, on my end i am running a 32 inch 1440 165hz gsync monitor with a 4090 and really enjoying it. However i am wondering how it would be with a 4k monitor. Also wondering how it would be with an ultrawide 1440p display. I do have my reservations in changing however, because when running cyberpunk at max settings with Ray tracing (no DLSS) the frame rate is 80-90 fps on the 1440p so its still quite taxing on the gpu. Paired it with a ryzen 7800x3d.

[SpecialBordo]

Are there any 1440p monitors that support hdmi 2.1, VRR, and ALLM for the ps5 consoles?

[VaibhavSharma]

I have a 2k LG ultragear @ 144hz with xtx 7900 24GB and also an oled 4k LG C2 120Hz. Which one should i use for gaming?

[Bluey.]

I have the Odyssey g7 monitor paid $700 on ps5 and im currently running warzone at 4k 120 hz with vrr and allm mode on with hdr off ....will i get more fps if i switch to 1440 p or should i stay where im at cus i need every advantage in warzone

[LukeLeafOnline]

the ps5 being upside down the entire time was so jarring. besides that, good vid haha

[Kapono]

Im pretty sold on the Alienware QD OLED 4K 240hz. I was interested in LG's 32 inch 4K monitor with the 1080P 480hz mode but LG once again put a MATT coating on the display. Iv been using LG's 1440P 240hz OLED for almost an year so next purchase will defiantly have a Glossy screen.