List of True 16:9 Resolutions

2015-10-13
Updated to include full range of resolutions up to 8K UHDTV.

In an effort to enhance the knowledge of the video-making community, I have compiled a list of all true 16:9 video resolutions, including their associated standard when applicable, as well as when the resolution is divisible by 8, which is useful for limited video encoders. The table goes up to 1080p and includes common resolutions like that of a typical 27 inch 16:9 computer monitor and Super Hi-Vision.

Note: If you’ve ever worked with SD content, you’ll notice that no resolution here fits the DVD standard. That’s because DVDs were originally made to comply with the NTSC broadcasting resolution, which is a non-square pixel standard using the resolution of 720 by 480 pixels, stretched to accommodate either 4:3 or 16:9 content, never producing a true 16:9 resolution.

Width Height Common names and standards Divisible by 8
16 9
32 18
48 27
64 36
80 45
96 54
112 63
128 72 Yes
144 81
160 90
176 99
192 108
208 117
224 126
240 135
256 144 Yes
272 153
288 162
304 171
320 180
336 189
352 198
368 207
384 216 Yes
400 225
416 234
432 243
448 252
464 261
480 270
496 279
512 288 Yes
528 297
544 306
560 315
576 324
592 333
608 342
624 351
640 360 Yes
656 369
672 378
688 387
704 396
720 405
736 414
752 423
768 432 Yes
784 441
800 450
816 459
832 468
848 477
864 486
880 495
896 504 Yes
912 513
928 522
944 531
960 540
976 549
992 558
1008 567
1024 576 Yes
1040 585
1056 594
1072 603
1088 612
1104 621
1120 630
1136 639
1152 648 Yes
1168 657
1184 666
1200 675
1216 684
1232 693
1248 702
1264 711
1280 720 720p / HD ready Yes
1296 729
1312 738
1328 747
1344 756
1360 765
1376 774
1392 783
1408 792 Yes
1424 801
1440 810
1456 819
1472 828
1488 837
1504 846
1520 855
1536 864 Yes
1552 873
1568 882
1584 891
1600 900
1616 909
1632 918
1648 927
1664 936 Yes
1680 945
1696 954
1712 963
1728 972
1744 981
1760 990
1776 999
1792 1008 Yes
1808 1017
1824 1026
1840 1035
1856 1044
1872 1053
1888 1062
1904 1071
1920 1080 1080p / Full HD / BT.709 Yes
1936 1089
1952 1098
1968 1107
1984 1116
2000 1125
2016 1134
2032 1143
2048 1152 Yes
2064 1161
2080 1170
2096 1179
2112 1188
2128 1197
2144 1206
2160 1215
2176 1224 Yes
2192 1233
2208 1242
2224 1251
2240 1260
2256 1269
2272 1278
2288 1287
2304 1296 Yes
2320 1305
2336 1314
2352 1323
2368 1332
2384 1341
2400 1350
2416 1359
2432 1368 Yes
2448 1377
2464 1386
2480 1395
2496 1404
2512 1413
2528 1422
2544 1431
2560 1440 WQHD Yes
2576 1449
2592 1458
2608 1467
2624 1476
2640 1485
2656 1494
2672 1503
2688 1512 Yes
2704 1521
2720 1530
2736 1539
2752 1548
2768 1557
2784 1566
2800 1575
2816 1584 Yes
2832 1593
2848 1602
2864 1611
2880 1620
2896 1629
2912 1638
2928 1647
2944 1656 Yes
2960 1665
2976 1674
2992 1683
3008 1692
3024 1701
3040 1710
3056 1719
3072 1728 Yes
3088 1737
3104 1746
3120 1755
3136 1764
3152 1773
3168 1782
3184 1791
3200 1800 Yes
3216 1809
3232 1818
3248 1827
3264 1836
3280 1845
3296 1854
3312 1863
3328 1872 Yes
3344 1881
3360 1890
3376 1899
3392 1908
3408 1917
3424 1926
3440 1935
3456 1944 Yes
3472 1953
3488 1962
3504 1971
3520 1980
3536 1989
3552 1998
3568 2007
3584 2016 Yes
3600 2025
3616 2034
3632 2043
3648 2052
3664 2061
3680 2070
3696 2079
3712 2088 Yes
3728 2097
3744 2106
3760 2115
3776 2124
3792 2133
3808 2142
3824 2151
3840 2160 4K UHD / UHDTV1 / BT.2020 Yes
3856 2169
3872 2178
3888 2187
3904 2196
3920 2205
3936 2214
3952 2223
3968 2232 Yes
3984 2241
4000 2250
4016 2259
4032 2268
4048 2277
4064 2286
4080 2295
4096 2304 Yes
4112 2313
4128 2322
4144 2331
4160 2340
4176 2349
4192 2358
4208 2367
4224 2376 Yes
4240 2385
4256 2394
4272 2403
4288 2412
4304 2421
4320 2430
4336 2439
4352 2448 Yes
4368 2457
4384 2466
4400 2475
4416 2484
4432 2493
4448 2502
4464 2511
4480 2520 Yes
4496 2529
4512 2538
4528 2547
4544 2556
4560 2565
4576 2574
4592 2583
4608 2592 Yes
4624 2601
4640 2610
4656 2619
4672 2628
4688 2637
4704 2646
4720 2655
4736 2664 Yes
4752 2673
4768 2682
4784 2691
4800 2700
4816 2709
4832 2718
4848 2727
4864 2736 Yes
4880 2745
4896 2754
4912 2763
4928 2772
4944 2781
4960 2790
4976 2799
4992 2808 Yes
5008 2817
5024 2826
5040 2835
5056 2844
5072 2853
5088 2862
5104 2871
5120 2880 Retina 5K Yes
5136 2889
5152 2898
5168 2907
5184 2916
5200 2925
5216 2934
5232 2943
5248 2952 Yes
5264 2961
5280 2970
5296 2979
5312 2988
5328 2997
5344 3006
5360 3015
5376 3024 Yes
5392 3033
5408 3042
5424 3051
5440 3060
5456 3069
5472 3078
5488 3087
5504 3096 Yes
5520 3105
5536 3114
5552 3123
5568 3132
5584 3141
5600 3150
5616 3159
5632 3168 Yes
5648 3177
5664 3186
5680 3195
5696 3204
5712 3213
5728 3222
5744 3231
5760 3240 Yes
5776 3249
5792 3258
5808 3267
5824 3276
5840 3285
5856 3294
5872 3303
5888 3312 Yes
5904 3321
5920 3330
5936 3339
5952 3348
5968 3357
5984 3366
6000 3375
6016 3384 Yes
6032 3393
6048 3402
6064 3411
6080 3420
6096 3429
6112 3438
6128 3447
6144 3456 Yes
6160 3465
6176 3474
6192 3483
6208 3492
6224 3501
6240 3510
6256 3519
6272 3528 Yes
6288 3537
6304 3546
6320 3555
6336 3564
6352 3573
6368 3582
6384 3591
6400 3600 Yes
6416 3609
6432 3618
6448 3627
6464 3636
6480 3645
6496 3654
6512 3663
6528 3672 Yes
6544 3681
6560 3690
6576 3699
6592 3708
6608 3717
6624 3726
6640 3735
6656 3744 Yes
6672 3753
6688 3762
6704 3771
6720 3780
6736 3789
6752 3798
6768 3807
6784 3816 Yes
6800 3825
6816 3834
6832 3843
6848 3852
6864 3861
6880 3870
6896 3879
6912 3888 Yes
6928 3897
6944 3906
6960 3915
6976 3924
6992 3933
7008 3942
7024 3951
7040 3960 Yes
7056 3969
7072 3978
7088 3987
7104 3996
7120 4005
7136 4014
7152 4023
7168 4032 Yes
7184 4041
7200 4050
7216 4059
7232 4068
7248 4077
7264 4086
7280 4095
7296 4104 Yes
7312 4113
7328 4122
7344 4131
7360 4140
7376 4149
7392 4158
7408 4167
7424 4176 Yes
7440 4185
7456 4194
7472 4203
7488 4212
7504 4221
7520 4230
7536 4239
7552 4248 Yes
7568 4257
7584 4266
7600 4275
7616 4284
7632 4293
7648 4302
7664 4311
7680 4320 8K UHD / UHDTV2 / Super Hi-Vision / BT.2020 Yes

125 thoughts on “List of True 16:9 Resolutions”

  1. This is a fantastic list! very nice of you to mark the resolutions divisible by 8. I couldn’t have asked for more as I am trying many neat things with my custom x264 encoding script. Knowing what divides by 8 will make it much easier to control macroblocking not only on the output, but now I can optimize my source material as well. Thanks for doing the math for us! saved me a heck of a lot of time 🙂

  2. This is a fantastic explanation Pacoup!

    The explanation of the “divisible by 8 rule” is buried in the comments but it really helps in understanding the math of TRUE 16:9 resolution.

  3. I’m looking to design for a 64 in screen. Could you advise on pixel dimensions for it? Thanks!

  4. That’s entirely dependent on the screen’s technology, but usually, 64″ is usually 1080p or 4K these days, so either 1920 x 1080, or 3840 x 2160.

  5. Hey Pacoup, great list you’ve put together man! And also, thanks for the clarification on why certain 16:9 resolutions are more desirable than others (divisible by 8 — would have never known!), I do have a question though if you wouldn’t mind. Back in 2006 I believe, I purchased what would become my favorite monitor for general computer use that I’ve ever had the pleasure of using. It was a BenQ 24″ that had a native 16:10 (1920:1200) resolution. What I’ve never been able to nail down is, why exactly, was 16:9 chosen to be the standard as opposed to, in our case, 16:10? Thanks!

  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16:9#History

    As for 16:10, I’m not sure there is a documented reason, but I once heard that it was done to enable someone to view a full 16:9 video and still see a toolbar, presumably for video editors.

    The switch to 16:9, however, was economic. Since TV panels are manufactured in 16:9 ratios, it was cheaper for manufacturers to only manufacture 16:9 panels instead of both 16:9 and 16:10.

    I do miss them though. 16:10 was a great ratio for computing.

  7. Hi, this may be a silly question, but I’m not used to making things for on-screen presentation, just for print usually, so I work in mm!

    I am setting up a presentation document (for projection), and I’m working in In-design. I want to make the presentation high resolution. Should I set the document unit settings to mm, pixels or points?

    Another way of putting this might be; What unit measurement is your list of ratios in? or does it not matter? If I wanted to make a 4k UHDTV presentation, would I use 3840 px x 2160px?

  8. It’s in pixels. If designing for digital projection, you definitely want to work in pixels instead of mm or points. This is important for effects to render at the appropriate resolution in InDesign and Illustrator. Working in pixels gives you a direct one to one representation.

    And yes, if you wanted to make a 4K UHDTV presentation, you would use 3840px x 2160px. Even if you’re doing HD, it may be a good idea to go for 4K anyway, to future proof it. The equivalent ratio should make your 4K presentation good for exporting to any 16:9 media.

  9. Very helpful for resizing HTML5 videos to non-standard heights, thanks!

  10. many thanks. 1792×1008 is fine resolution in bluestacks android emulator for 1920×1080 screen /win10 – i can see both win toolbar and emulator with this resolution

  11. I just came across your listing. Thank you for the explanation above. I was trying to setup my Hitachi 32″ TV as a monitor and it appears that it operates best at 1366 x 768. Why is that resolution not included in the listing.
    Thanks,

  12. Because 1366 x 768 is not a true 16:9 resolution.

    Before widescreen displays became popular, the overwhelming majority of displays manufactured for PCs were XGA; i.e. 1024 x 768.

    Presumably to reduce manufacturing costs, manufacturers created a derived version of this standard called WXGA, using the same amount of vertical lines, but simply extending them to 1360 or 1366 pixels wide, giving a 16:9 panel within 0.05% accuracy.

    It was also used to create the first cheap HDTVs, as the panel could technically be qualified as 720p, and therefore, HD. Some manufacturers, if I remember correctly, even stretched the image past the frame, such that the panel would actually be 768p, but would only show 720p to the user.

    The amount of variations for WXGA is high. It’s not a standard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_display_resolution#WXGA_.281366x768_and_similar.29

    For example, you have 1280 x 800, which is actually 16:10, which is referred to as WXGA for PC displays.

    As for your Hitachi TV, there is a possibility as mentioned that it actually does not display the full image, so you may have to scale your picture via video card options or options on the TV itself.

  13. Pacoup, hi and how are you? This is just mind blowing! I’m really grateful for your time to do this. I just finished doing some film footage and I’d like to use the 4k resolution. The footage is about an hour in length. Just wondering why does it take so long for 4k resolution to download? And if you have an idea of the download time I’m looking at before the footage finish processing? Thanks.

  14. At the very least, because we’re talking about a surface area, 4K UHD requires at least four times the bandwidth of 1080p HD:

    1920 x 1080 = 2,073,600
    3840 x 2160 = 8,294,400

    So, right off the bat, supposing you have a highly compressed HD video with a bandwidth of 6 Mb/s encoded in H.264, you’re looking at 24 Mb/s for the UHD version with the same codec. This is not taking into account audio, which in typical UHD settings will also use more bandwidth, and HDR, which may require 10 bit color for HDR 10 or 12 bit color for Dolby Vision, versus 8 bit color for regular HD, further impacting required bandwidth to match perceptual quality.

    So, for a one hour movie encoded as mentioned, we’re looking at the following file size for the video:

    1080p HD = 2.7 GB
    4K UHD = 10.8 GB

    However, using the newer H.265 codec, which is what Netflix and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray use, bandwidth requirements are approximately halved, but you need devices capable of playing back the newer codec, and such devices aren’t currently widespread.

    Accounting for HDR, this is how Netflix is able to offer 4K with only ~2.3x the bandwidth instead of 4x.

    Unfortunately, this alone won’t help you determine download time, as download time will vary according to both the capabilities of the server and network serving the file, and the computer and network receiving the file.

    For example, in optimal conditions, the aforementioned one hour video will take the following time to download with the following connection speeds:

    60 minutes 1080p HD @ 15 Mb/s Internet = 24 minutes
    60 minutes 4K UHD @ 15 Mb/s Internet = 1 hour 36 minutes

    60 minutes 1080p @30 Mb/s Internet = 12 minutes
    60 minutes 4K UHD @30 Mb/s Internet = 48 minutes

    60 minutes 1080p HD @60 Mb/s Internet = 6 minutes
    60 minutes 4K UHD @60 Mb/s Internet = 24 minutes

    Of course, this is just an example. You’ll have to do the math yourself for your own videos. Some video editing suites will also have useful presets to help you if you’re not an expert. These presets should mention expected bandwidth somewhere, but if you’re not sure, you can always encode your file and check its final size once the encoding is done.

  15. Do you know what software could possibly export an mp4 larger at 5400×1920 or larger? Here’s what doesn’t work: After Effects, Adobe Media Encoder, Premiere, Handbrake, Mpeg Streamclip, Quicktime Pro.

  16. This is probably not related to software itself but the codec. It is theoretically impossible to create a valid mp4 with a resolution larger than 4,096 × 2,304:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Levels

    You will need H.265 to output more than ~4K (or another codec that supports as much, like Apple’s ProRes, but I’m presuming here you’re looking for a high compression encoding scheme designed for distribution, not an intermediate format):
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Video_Coding#Tiers_and_levels

  17. Fantastic. Thanks a lot. I’m planning to buy a new PC monitor and was confused how to select. Your explanation showed me the right path.
    In a reply you said that you too are missing 16:10 resolution.
    May I know what do you mean? Is it good for me to pick 16:10 resolution computer monitor (if available) to 16:9?

  18. How to calculate inches (for screen size) from your data?
    for example, what is the least size monitor that can display true 16:9 resolution? (without stretching or trimming)

  19. @sandepp

    If you think you’d benefit from the extra height, e.g. you do professional photo editing, then yes. Most 16:10 panels nowadays are targeted at photo professionals anyway and are quite expensive for this reason : https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?atclk=Monitor+Resolution_2560+x+1600&ci=25766&N=3878805756+4294949014

    However, it goes without saying that if you’re doing professional photo or movie editing in 2016, I don’t what you’re doing with a standard resolution 16:10 panel. Go with a 16:9 5K panel with support for 4K color space like DCI-P3. The latest 5K iMac will get you that.

    In terms of bang for your buck, especially if you’re a gamer and seek special displays with higher refresh rates, stick to 16:9.

    Unfortunately, it’s impossible to calculate the screen size from my data. There is no such thing as a standard pixel density. For example, it’s entirely possible to get a 5.5 inch 1080p display (iPhone Plus) and 22 inch 1080p display (common PC monitors).

    As a rule of thumb however, here are a few common resolutions for regular low density “non-Retina” displays:

    22″: 1680 x 1050 (16:10)
    22″ or 23″: 1920 x 1080 (16:9)
    24″: 1920 x 1200 (16:10)
    27″: 2560 x 1440 (16:9)
    30″: 2560 x 1600 (16:10)

    Here are some common high density “Retina” desktop display sizes and resolutions:

    24″ to 32″: 3840 x 2160 (16:9 – 4K)
    27″: 5120 x 2280 (16:9 – 5K)

    4K panels are unusually large in terms of density; i.e. if you want to get the equivalent in density of a 27″ 5K panel, your 4K panel, which is double 1080p, would have to be about the same size as a 1080p panel, i.e. ~23 inches. These are not very common, so if you’re not getting a iMac (the 21.5 inch iMac has a rather unique and very dense 4096 x 2304 16:9 4K resolution display which allows it to show full DCI 4K clips at 4096 x 2160), you may wish to get a 5K panel instead. A 27 inch 5K panel with proper scaling technologies will also play games at a more feasible 1440p resolution with reasonable sharpness since it’s literally half 5K. However, this is mostly a compromise, and if you wish to play in fullscreen 4K, no luck, 4K doesn’t fit very well into 5K when it comes to modern game rendering technologies (fitting 4K video into 5K, however, is mostly a non-issue). So if you’re really buying for gaming, it’s probably a better idea to go for either for 23 inch 1080p, 27 inch 1440p, or 4K in your preferred size. Windows 10 has gotten pretty good at scaling fonts and UI elements, so if you’re going 4K, the size itself doesn’t matter as much as the quality of the panel and desired pixel density.

  20. Hi, I know this is an old post, but, I wanted to inform you that there is a mistake with one of the resolution sizes. On the chart, you have 1152 x 648, which is incorrect, the correct widescreen resolution for that is 1152 x 864. I should know, because one of my games has 1152 x 864 as widescreen. The game I am referring to, is Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

  21. 1152 x 864 is not even 16:9. 1152 x 648 is. There are no mistakes in this chart. It is a list of _true_ 16:9 ratios, i.e. they must equal 1.77:1 (where there are an infinite number of 7s, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16:9 for the proper notation which is not representable with the font here).

    “Widescreen” doesn’t mean anything precise (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widescreen). This is a list of strictly 16:9 aspect ratios, not necessarily all widescreen resolutions or standard 16:9 resolutions. For standard display resolutions you have Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_display_resolution

    1152 x 864 is not actually widescreen if we’re talking square pixels. Traditionally-speaking, it’s known as XGA+, which is a 4:3 ratio. Not sure why Deus Ex: Human Revolution is listing it as widescreen on your computer, but FYI, it’s not because it’s in a game that it’s correct.

  22. I just take the larger number (say 1280) and divide it by 16, then multiply by 9 and I get 720.

  23. I am rocking with 960 x 540 on my second large plasma monitor.. looks fine..

  24. This is a list of true 16:9 resolutions, not display resolutions.

    2715 x 1527 is not a true 16:9 resolution.
    True 16:9 –> 1920 / 1080 = 1.7777777777777777777777777777777~
    Not true 16:9 –> 2715 / 1527 = 1.7779960707269155206286836935167

  25. Excellent list! Saved me loads of time trying to work out which resolutions to use in my new edit softwear for my videos for TV viewing, a new youtube video series, and burning to disk. Many thanks!

  26. Hi,

    For a LED Wall, the spec as image: JPG in RGB colour mode and Actual Pixel: 1456 x 562. How come converted in JPG then still blur? Thanks

  27. Will you add 16K too? Some PC games already allow you to super-sample to that resolution.

  28. My Facebook memories post ‘On This Day’ 4 years ago, brought me back here. Glad I found it again! We live in a widescreen world (unless you are an iPhone idiot and post vertical videos) and yet more and more eyewitness videos presented on the news are vertical videos. Sony Xperia cell phones have a dedicated camera shutter button which is located so that you have to hold the phone like a camera to use the button. YAY! I wish all phones did!
    Modern history replayed for generations will look moronic on widescreen 4K TV’s. Imagine what an eyewitness video of the Hindenburg disaster would look like if it were to happen today. Don’t you know newsroom editors do an eye-roll with every iPhone video submitted. Don’t be an idiot, turn your phone for important pictures and always for videos. (Better yet, get the Horizon video app, which automatically orients your videos in landscape mode, even when the phone is rotated while video-ing.) Because your name will be on your lame vertical video of a significant historical event, perhaps for generations. Don’t shame your family name. THINK WIDESCREEN. #LANDSCAPEMODE

  29. Thank you for sharing this! We have so many enquiries from photography enthusiasts who are not quite sure about the ideal dimensions for their images. This site is a real boon for us and we point everyone who asks this way to ensure they get the right information.
    Very Grateful for you effort on this!
    Sincerely,
    Lens

  30. Thank you so much, even 8 years later, it’s still helpful.
    You’re the best 🙂

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