Resolution reference
1366 × 768 resolution (WXGA)
Short answer
1366 × 768 (WXGA, HD laptop screen) is a 683:384 landscape resolution with 1,049,088 pixels (1.05 megapixels). Still one of the most common laptop panels, and a frequent screen-recording source.
Key takeaways
- 1366 × 768 is 16:9, landscape, 1,049,088 pixels (1.05 MP).
- Still one of the most common laptop panels, and a frequent screen-recording source.
- For video, YouTube's 720p tier applies: 5 Mbps at 24-30 fps, about 38 MB a minute.
- Printed at 300 DPI it is 4.6 × 2.6 inches.
1366 × 768 specifications
| Width × height | 1,366 × 768 pixels |
|---|---|
| Also called | 1366x768, WXGA, HD laptop screen |
| Aspect ratio | 683:384 (16:9), decimal 1.7786 |
| Orientation | landscape |
| Total pixels | 1,049,088 (1.05 megapixels) |
| Compared with 1080p | 0.51× the pixels of 1920 × 1080 |
| Diagonal | 1,567 pixels |
| Rotated | 768 × 1366 |
| Encoder safe | Yes: both sides are even, as H.264 and HEVC with 4:2:0 color require |
1366 × 768 compared with common resolutions
| Resolution | Pixels | 1366 × 768 has |
|---|---|---|
| 720p (1280 × 720) | 921,600 | 1.14× as many |
| 1080p (1920 × 1080) | 2,073,600 | 51% as many |
| 1440p (2560 × 1440) | 3,686,400 | 28% as many |
| 4K UHD (3840 × 2160) | 8,294,400 | 13% as many |
1366 × 768 vs 1280 × 720 and 1366 × 768 vs 1600 × 900
1366 × 768 has 14% more pixels than 720p (1280 × 720). On a 15.6-inch screen that is 100 vs 94 pixels per inch, so text and fine detail look sharper at 1366 × 768. A game or encoder has to process 1.14× as many pixels per frame, which costs frame rate on the same graphics card and, at equal quality, file size.
900p (1600 × 900) has 37% more pixels than 1366 × 768. On a 15.6-inch screen that is 100 vs 118 pixels per inch, so text and fine detail look softer at 1366 × 768. A game or encoder processes only 73% as many pixels per frame, which helps frame rates and keeps files smaller.
| 1366 × 768 | 720p (1280 × 720) | 900p (1600 × 900) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixels | 1,049,088 | 921,600 | 1,440,000 |
| Aspect ratio | 683:384 | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| YouTube bitrate, 24-30 fps | 5 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 5 Mbps |
| Desktop space (vs 1080p) | 51% | 44% | 69% |
Where 1366 × 768 is used
1366 × 768 took the 768 rows of the old 1024 × 768 XGA standard and widened them to roughly 16:9: 768 × 16 ÷ 9 is 1365.3, rounded up to 1366. It was cheap to make in the same factories as HD-ready TVs and became the most common laptop screen for years.
- Budget laptops and older small TVs: long one of the most common laptop screen resolutions.
- Screen recordings from those laptops; the frame is not exactly 16:9 (683:384), so editors add a thin bar or crop a pixel or two.
- Below Full HD: text and video look noticeably softer than on 1920 × 1080.
Pixel density (PPI) by screen size
Pixel density is the diagonal in pixels (1,567) divided by the screen diagonal in inches. The last column is the distance at which a person with normal vision stops seeing individual pixels (one arcminute of visual acuity).
| Screen diagonal | PPI | Pixels blend at about |
|---|---|---|
| 11.6 inches | 135 | 25 in (65 cm) |
| 13.3 inches | 118 | 29 in (74 cm) |
| 14 inches | 112 | 31 in (78 cm) |
| 15.6 inches | 100 | 34 in (87 cm) |
Print sizes for a 1366 × 768 image
| Print resolution | Inches | Centimeters | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 DPI | 4.6 × 2.6 | 11.6 × 6.5 | Photo prints, magazines |
| 240 DPI | 5.7 × 3.2 | 14.5 × 8.1 | Inkjet photo prints |
| 150 DPI | 9.1 × 5.1 | 23.1 × 13.0 | Posters seen from a meter or more |
| 72 DPI | 19.0 × 10.7 | 48.2 × 27.1 | Screen only; too coarse for print |
Free tool:DPI and print size calculator
Video at 1366 × 768: bitrate and file size
| Frame rate | Bitrate | Per minute | Per 10 minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-30 fps | 5 Mbps | about 38 MB | about 380 MB |
| 48-60 fps | 7.5 Mbps | about 56 MB | about 560 MB |
Uncompressed, one 1366 × 768 frame is 3.1 MB as 8-bit RGB, or 1.6 MB in the 8-bit 4:2:0 format video codecs work in. At 30 fps that is 378 Mbps of raw video, which is why every delivery format compresses it.
Posting 1366 × 768 to social platforms
How the frame lands in each common shape, either fitted whole with bars or scaled up to fill and cropped:
| Target frame | Fit with bars | Fill and crop |
|---|---|---|
| 9:16 (TikTok, Reels, Shorts), 1080 × 1920 | 1080 × 608 picture, 68% of the frame is bars | Keeps 32% of the picture (crops the width) |
| 16:9 (YouTube), 1920 × 1080 | Fills exactly | No crop needed |
| 4:5 (feed portrait), 1080 × 1350 | 1080 × 608 picture, 55% of the frame is bars | Keeps 45% of the picture (crops the width) |
| 1:1 (square), 1080 × 1080 | 1080 × 608 picture, 44% of the frame is bars | Keeps 56% of the picture (crops the width) |
Free tools:Crop video to 9:16Crop video to 16:9Crop an image to 4:5
How to resize to 1366 × 768
- In an editor, set the sequence or export frame size to 1366 × 768; if the source has a different shape, choose scale to fill (crop) or scale to fit (bars) rather than stretch.
- With FFmpeg, exact size:
ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vf scale=1366:768 -c:a copy out.mp4 - With FFmpeg, keep the whole picture and add bars:
ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vf "scale=1366:768:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=1366:768:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2" -c:a copy out.mp4 - Upscaling a smaller source to 1366 × 768 makes the file bigger without adding detail; scale down from a larger master when you can.
| Scale | Size | Pixels |
|---|---|---|
| 25% | 342 × 192 | 65,664 |
| 50% | 684 × 384 | 262,656 |
| 75% | 1024 × 576 | 589,824 |
| 150% | 2050 × 1152 | 2,361,600 |
| 200% | 2732 × 1536 | 4,196,352 |
Same 683:384 shape:1920 × 10801280 × 7203840 × 21602560 × 1440854 × 480640 × 360426 × 2407680 × 43201600 × 900
Check a file against 1366 × 768
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Frequently asked questions
Is 1366×768 4K?
No. 4K UHD is 3840×2160 (8,294,400 pixels); 1366×768 has 1,049,088, 13% of that. By its 768-pixel short side it falls in YouTube's 720p quality tier.
What aspect ratio is 1366×768?
16:9 (exactly 683:384), a width-to-height ratio of 1.7786.
What bitrate should a 1366×768 video use for YouTube?
YouTube recommends 5 Mbps at 24-30 fps and 7.5 Mbps at 48-60 fps for its 720p tier (SDR). That is about 38 MB per minute at standard frame rates, before audio.
How does 1366×768 compare with 1080p?
It has 51% of the pixels of 1920×1080 (1,049,088 vs 2,073,600). Encoding time and file size at equal quality scale roughly with pixel count.
What is 1366×768 resolution called?
1366 × 768 is also called WXGA, HD laptop screen. Still one of the most common laptop panels, and a frequent screen-recording source.
How many megapixels is 1366×768?
1,049,088 pixels, which is 1.05 megapixels. A 12-megapixel phone photo (4032 × 3024) has 11.6× as many.
How big can I print a 1366×768 image?
At 300 DPI, the usual photo-print target, 4.6 × 2.6 inches (11.6 × 6.5 cm). At 150 DPI, fine for posters viewed from a distance, twice that: 9.1 × 5.1 inches.
Sources and how we checked
- YouTube Help: Recommended upload encoding settings (checked 2026-10-05)
Pixel counts, ratios, PPI, print sizes, data rates and platform fits are computed from the width and height. Device figures are the makers' own; bitrates are YouTube's recommendations. Reviewed October 6, 2026 by the Koldflux team.