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1080p gaming on a 4k monitor?

FineVisionz

Would 1080p gaming look better, the same, or worse on a 4k monitor when compared to gaming at 1080p on a 1080p monitor?

 

Identical monitors (Same size, Same manufacturer, Same refresh rate, Same Hrz) Same graphics settings, Running 60fps each.

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Assuming it is coming from the same source, it would look the same. BUT, things like the quality of the display, the size and other factors may make it better or worse. 

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1 minute ago, Starsphere said:

Assuming it is coming from the same source, it would look the same. BUT, things like the quality of the display, the size and other factors may make it better or worse. 

Yeah, this was more of a hypothetical question... Two monitors, same size, same manufacturer, 60hrz pannel.  But the only variable is that one monitor is 1080p and the other is 4k.

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11 minutes ago, FineVisionz said:

Would 1080p gaming look better, the same, or worse on a 4k monitor when compared to gaming at 1080p on a 1080p monitor?

Considerably worse due to an effect called interpolation which you can YouTube about if you're interested. Native Resolution is always the finest.

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1 minute ago, Princess Luna said:

Considerably worse due to an effect called interpolation which you can YouTube about if you're interested. Native is always the finest.

Right you are. I forgot about interpolation. So yeah, it would be considerably worse.

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7 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

Considerably worse due to an effect called interpolation which you can YouTube about if you're interested. Native Resolution is always the finest.

Does 1080p not upscale to 4K pixel for pixel, though? As in each pixel on the 1080p panel gets a square of 4 on the 4K panel?

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I have a 4k 27" screen paired with a gtx 970, so i have to play some games in 1080p.

(Screen is mostly for photoshop, premiere, unity, coding, etc...)

 

And let me tell you, native 720p looks faaaaar better than 1080p upscaled to 4k. It's just a blurry mess.

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