PS5 with a 1440p 165Hz monitor?

Drake5 · 1 Jan 2024 at 16:00

From my reading online it seems that the PS5 now supports 1440p, which it didn't at the time of release. However, does the PS5 support 1440p and 120Hz? I'm asking as I plan on hooking a PS5 to my current 1440p 165hz gaming monitor

Cheers

Drake5 · 1 Jan 2024 at 16:07

Delta3D said:
I believe it does, I have heard you need to turn off 120hz mode in your console settings first, get the PS5 to register 1440p and then turn on 120hz.

Thanks, my monitor is an MSI Optix g273qf and it appears to be on the supported list for the PS5 so hopefully it'll work as it should at 120Hz

Drake5 · 1 Jan 2024 at 17:04

gavinh87 said:
I have done this with a PS5, however the image quality suffers greatly at 120hz mode. YMMV

Whats the reason the image quality suffers at 120Hz? Is it because its downscaling the res to reach 120fps or am I not understanding correctly

Drake5 · 1 Jan 2024 at 17:29

gavinh87 said:
Correct, it looked awful to me.

I actually didn't think it downscald at 1440p, only 4k, so that's something I have to consider I suppose

Did it look perfectly fine at 1440p 60Hz ?

Drake5 · 1 Jan 2024 at 17:40

andshrew said:
It depends on the game and your monitor. On a HDMI 2.1 TV it looks fine at 4k 120Hz.

Some TV/monitors result in the output being downgraded to 1080p 120hz, which is going to make the picture look worse if your monitor is then having to scale that 1080p back up to whatever the native resolution is. That may happen on your 1440p monitor if it and the PS5 are unable to negotiate 1440p 120hz properly.

Thanks for the explanation. Is their anyway I can know if my monitor will work without issue beforehand? My monitor does only appear to be HDMI 2.0, I think that may be a limiting factor...

Drake5 · 1 Jan 2024 at 17:56

andshrew said:
Have a look here, this does seem to suggest that it supports it:

Best Monitors For PS5/PS5 Pro - Fall 2024

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G8/G80SD S32DG80 is the best monitor for PS5 that we've tested. It's a high-end 4k, 32-inch monitor that's incredible for gaming.

www.rtings.com

MSI Optix G273QF Review

The MSI Optix G273QF is a great gaming monitor. It has features most gamers would look for in a monitor, like FreeSync support, G-SYNC compatibility, and a 165Hz...

www.rtings.com

Thanks, yeah the 2nd link does seem to suggest it works at 1440p 120hz so should be all good... I think