720p Gaming on a 1440p Monitor

[panathas]

Hi, I am looking to buy a new 1440p monitor, mainly for work but I want to occasionally play a game or two. Since I already have a GTX 960 and I don't plan to upgrade it for at least a year, I suppose I'll be forced to game at 720p. So I'd like to ask whether 720p will look terrible or not on a 1440p display. I've heard and read a lot about interpolation and how terrible it can be, but I want to hear from someone who has tried this specific configuration. Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[ShadyHamster]

Much like 1080p and 4k, 1440p is exactly 4x the pixels of 720p (assuming both are 16:9), so no interpolation is needed.

My monitor is 1440p but 27", i tried 720p and even with higher graphics settings it didn't look that great, would much rather lower the settings and play at 1080p.

 

[panathas]

Much like 1080p and 4k, 1440p is exactly 4x the pixels of 720p (assuming both are 16:9), so no interpolation is needed.

My monitor is 1440p but 27", i tried 720p and even with higher graphics settings it didn't look that great, would much rather lower the settings and play at 1080p.

Yes, but using the 1080p resolution on a 1440p monitor, won't use too much interpolation thus making everything look blurry?

 

[ShadyHamster]

Well i only tested it for a couple of minutes just to see the quality difference, was curious in how 720p looked, but 1080p seemed much sharper then 720p did.

 

[panathas]

OK thanks.