It will mainly depend on the graphics hardware of your system. You will want to look at these two pages to determin if you computer is supported:
http://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/motion/specs/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4664?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Go to "About This Mac" in your Apple Menu, then click the "More Info" button. This should give you the overview. Make sure your system is running 10.9 Mavericks or higher, and your graphics card is listed in the second link as one of the OpenCL compatible card.
If your computer is compatible, when you create projects in Motion, there is a preset for 1080 you can select. As for tips...start reading the manual and ask questions here as you need more specific help. 😁