Going from 1080P to 1440P how much of a difference?

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I read something the jump from 1080P to 1440P is pretty significant but going from 1440P to 4k you can't notice as much.
 
In terms of pure resolution the difference is certainly noticeable. Of course the quality of the monitors involved is going to have a great effect on how much the difference matters (a well-built, low lag 1080p monitor will probably blow away a crappy 1440p Ebay special, regardless of resolution). Going up to 1440p will also effect gaming significantly. You'll get a nicer picture, but GPU requirements for smooth gameplay shoot up noticeably as well. Though with a 980 Ti in your system, you're already covered on that end.
 
Yes its better is has 3.7 megapixels vs 2.1 megapixels on 1080p. 4K (8.3MP) is just ridiculous currently unless you have SLI 980ti. 1440p on a single 980ti runs very well.
 
360 different. You can trust me. I'm asian. I'm good at math.

To answer since I have 1080 through 4k monitors. In a desktop use experience you see a difference. . 4k requires a lot of getting used to. 1440 is wonderful. Things still are usable but you have that much more interface real estate. As someone who religiously uses lightroom and photoshop 1440p is as natural as 1600p. But 1080p is cramped that 1200p is better.
 
There is another way to improve 1080p so the difference from 1440p isnt as much AND you get to turn off AA.

Use 1440p DSR.
It looks a bit more detailed and gives around the same quality as 4x MSAA. Turn on FXAA if you get any crawlies, this has almost no performance hit.
This gives a lot higher framerate than 1440p with AA.
 
Nenu said:
There is another way to improve 1080p so the difference from 1440p isnt as much AND you get to turn off AA.

Use 1440p DSR.
It looks a bit more detailed and gives around the same quality as 4x MSAA. Turn on FXAA if you get any crawlies, this has almost no performance hit.
This gives a lot higher framerate than 1440p with AA.
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You can't really compare DSR to native 1440p / 4k though. I use DSR on my 1080p TV when games can still run it at 60fps, its better than 1080p but not comparable at all to a 4k or 1440p screen.
 
Gaming I have my eye on the ROG Swift but I'll wait around for the Gaming 27" Acers
just to get something that doesn't break in a week which is what is holding off from me buying a ASUS.
 
Went from 1050p straight to a good IPS 4k monitor. Text seems better, but I would prefer the 16:10 aspect ratio.
 
Comixbooks said:
I read something the jump from 1080P to 1440P is pretty significant but going from 1440P to 4k you can't notice as much.
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There are too many variables to this. If you've got a 24" 1080P monitor and you end up on a 27" 1440P monitor you'll notice quite the difference. Stepping up to 4K is a huge difference from either of those at virtually any size. But panel quality, viewing angles, response times etc. all factor into the overall experience.
 
Dan_D said:
There are too many variables to this. If you've got a 24" 1080P monitor and you end up on a 27" 1440P monitor you'll notice quite the difference. Stepping up to 4K is a huge difference from either of those at virtually any size. But panel quality, viewing angles, response times etc. all factor into the overall experience.
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Well if we're talking gaming then 24 inch 1080p to 27 inch 1440p was a big difference in overall image quality but for me personally 1440p to 4k of similar size I didn't notice much improvement. 4k at such a small size just looked like 1440p with a lot of AA applied. I feel like a lot of games today just don't really have the textures to really do 4k justice at small sizes.
 
Nicholars said:
27" 16:9 is ok, but 24" 16:9 looks like a letterbox.
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I went from Dell 30" 3007WFP-HC's to the ROG Swift 27" and that's how I felt. Looking at this 48" display, I can't imagine it being taller based on how I sit in front of it. That's why I said 16:9 is OK at this size, but short of that I don't like it.
 
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