Yes, in fact, it can be.

You know what else looks good at a pin-sharp 4K?

The thousands of other games you could play on PC besides the aforementioned GPU-melters.

The Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX and BenQ Mobiuz EX3210U, two of the best 4K gaming monitors, on a desk.

Upscalers likeDLSSandFSR 2are the most widely available, and newer versions namelyDLSS 3andFSR 3 can boost framerates further still.

That climbed up to 519cd/m2 in Final Fantasy XV with HDR enabled, too.

Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX

Oof.

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That much for a single monitor?

That said, its also a very, very, very good 4K gaming monitor.

What youd really be paying for, though, is Mini LED backlighting.

A Corsair Xeneon 32UHD144 gaming monitor running Modern Warfare 2.

Just dont leave it on for days at a time and youll be fine.

It all comes down to how much bandwidth is available in your monitor’s display inputs.

If you connect it to your PC over HDMI 2.0, you’ll be stuck with 60Hz.

An MSI MAG 274UPF gaming monitor, running Control.

Can a 4K monitor run at 1440p?

Are 4K gaming monitors worth it?

Best of all would be an Nvidia RTX 40 series GPU, like theRTX 4070 Ti.

A Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX gaming monitor running Dying Light 2.

This makes for smoother motion, without putting more strain on the GPU’s rendering capabilities.

Portal with RTX running on the Philips Evnia 42M2N8900 gaming monitor.

Windows 10’s display settings showing a 4K monitor running at 1440p