Can you run a 1440p monitor at 1080p?

I was just wondering if you had a 1440p monitor that required a beast of a PC to run higher end games such as Far Cry 3, or Crysis 3. Could you turn the resolution down to 1080p so you could max out the graphics?

I was just curious. I don't have a 1440p monitor. That thought just crossed my mind.

I was just curious. I don't have a 1440p monitor. That thought just crossed my mind.

KABCOOL

Yes. But you'd better play at 1440P and lower settingsMonsieurX

What he said.