When Samsung introduced the world’s first 27-inch 4K gaming OLED monitor on Thursday, Engadget’s Igor Bonifacic predicted other vendors would soon follow. (After all, Samsung is also the biggest supplier of OLED gaming monitor panels.) Sure enough, MSI introduced two monitors at CES 2025 that same day with familiar specs: a 27-inch 4K QD-OLED display and a 27-inch QD-OLED with a glorious 500Hz refresh rate.
First up: a 27-inch 4K QD-OLED, sold as the MPG 272URX QD-OLED. (Sure, why not!) MSI is distinguishing its monitor as the first to combine that with DisplayPort 2.1a, which can provide a better combination of resolution and frame rate. Like Samsung’s counterpart (G81SF), it has a 240Hz refresh rate and should look nice and crisp at 166 PPI.
MSI says this panel “significantly reduces colored fringing,” which helps mitigate the poor text clarity of QD-OLED screens. As my colleague Igor points out, this could be a perfect do-it-all monitor for gaming, work, or anything else you can throw at it.
It supports NVIDIA’s G-SYNC technology, so smooth gameplay won’t be a concern. The MPG 272URX QD-OLED also won a CES 2025 Innovation Award.
The 27-inch QHD QD-OLED model also has a catchy and memorable name: the MPG 272QR QD-OLED X50. (Yes!) MSI is selling this monitor for “all mainstream gamers”, presumably due to its low (2,560 x 1,440) resolution.
It also uses DisplayPort 2.1a and (like the Samsung) can have a 0.03ms grey-to-grey pixel response time. It’s got VESA ClearMR 21000 certification, so motion blur shouldn’t be an issue when enjoying its fantastic 500Hz refresh rate.
Ahead of the official start of CES, Samsung has announced three new Odyssey gaming monitors. Of these, the G81SF is the most interesting. Samsung says it’s the first 4K, 27-inch OLED gaming monitor. The panel has a 240Hz refresh rate and a 0.03ms grey-to-grey pixel response time.
At 4K and 27 inches, the pixel density stands at 165 pixels per inch, meaning the G81SF should produce an incredibly sharp image. Since Samsung is the main supplier of QD-OLED, the G81SF’s panel will almost certainly make its way into other gaming monitors released this year. With CES 2025 just starting, some of these could be announced in just the next few days.
If you don’t want to sacrifice motion clarity for sharpness, Samsung has that covered for you too. The other new Odyssey gaming monitor the company announced, the G60SF, comes with a 500Hz refresh rate.
Resolution is limited to 2,560 x 1,440 on this model, but both the G6 and G8 mentioned above will offer VESA True Black 400-certified HDR performance, so the G60SF will still be great for single-player games and excellent for competitive titles like Overwatch 2 and Valorant, thanks to the 500Hz refresh rate.
The new Odyssey monitors announced by Samsung today are somewhat of a curio and a CES throwback. The 27-inch G90XF has a lenticular lens mounted on the front of its panel and stereo cameras, meaning you can use it to watch 3D content without wearing 3D glasses.
The G90XF includes AI software Samsung says can convert 2D video to 3D, but if we were to guess, the resulting footage won’t look great.
If you primarily use your computer for productivity, Samsung hasn’t forgotten you and the company’s new offerings are no less interesting. First up, there’s the Smart Monitor M9 (M90SF).
It has a 32-inch 4K OLED panel that delivers True Black 400 HDR performance. It also comes with Samsung’s space-saving Easy Setup stand, but what sets the M90SF apart from all the other monitors Samsung announced today are a few AI features it comes with.
The first, called the AI Picture Optimizer, analyzes the input signal from your PC to automatically adjust the M9’s display settings to produce the best image for the content you’re watching, whether it’s a game, movie, or productivity app. The second feature can upscale low-resolution content to 4K.
Finally, there’s the ViewFinity S8. It’s not OLED, but at 37 inches, it’s the largest 16:9 4K monitor Samsung has ever offered. It offers 99 percent sRGB color gamut coverage, a built-in KVM switch, and 90W USB-C power delivery.
It’s not the most exciting monitor in Samsung’s new lineup, but it will appeal to design professionals who want the biggest possible screen but don’t want to deal with the line distortion produced by ultrawides.