Hello @TonyMac32, many thanks for the information!
I did some further research, and it looks like the TXD and RXD on the Rock64 is on pins 19 and 20. Where as on the Pi, it's on pins 8 and 10. So you are right, the display might not work on the rock64 if I were to use the SPI interface, rather than the HDMI. I don't want to risk damaging my Rock64, so I'll hold off on that display until I get a PI.
I did found a very detailed document HERE that goes over all of the pins on the Rock64. If an SD card is in place, pins 19, 21, 23 and 24 will become unavailable, as those occupied by the memory chip.
So long story short, I think I'll continue to use my monitor as a display for my Rock64. Which is strange, as other documentations did say that the Rock64 is quasi-Raspberry pi compatible, but oh well. The Rock64 is a great emulation machine for it's price, since I got the bundle on Amazon. It's just a shame that not a lot of GPIO devices support the Rock64.
EDIT: also found this very detailed post that goes over the rock64's GPIO pins. Forum link