Asus is preparing to launch its first gaming monitor with support for HDMI 2.1, which has enough bandwidth to display resolution of up to 4K at 120 frames per second when connected to a Windows, Xbox Series X or PS5 compatible PC. The ROG Swift PG32UQ is, according to Asus, the world’s first 32-inch HDMI 2.1 gaming monitor, and both HDMI ports support the latest standard.
The connection via DisplayPort 1.4 allows this monitor to display 4K at a refresh rate of 144 Hz on the PC if you have components capable enough to fly that high. For this feature, Asus credits a technology called Display Stream Compression (DSC) that compresses UHD streams without a noticeable drop in visual quality.
As the Acer Nitro XV28 announced last week, the ROG Swift PG32UQ will not be released until the second quarter of 2021. Asus has not shared a price for this model, but expect nothing below $ 899 – it is Acer’s price for the 28 minors -inch Nitro XV28. Both have a 4K 144Hz IPS panel with a 1ms response time, but the Asus device may end up being the preferred choice among PC gamers for having a larger screen with Nvidia G-Sync compatibility. (The XV28 has FreeSync Premium.)
Asus says Swift is currently going through the certification process, but at launch, it must be compatible with Nvidia’s variable refresh rate mode to eliminate screen tearing and artifacts.
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The ROG Swift PG32UQ supports HDR 600, allowing a peak brightness of 600 cd / m2 to be reached. This is a little brighter than the aforementioned Acer Nitro, but still comparatively dark alongside many other HDR-ready monitors. The display is factory calibrated for color accuracy, with full coverage of the sRGB range and 98 percent of the DCI-P3 range.