Asus is ready to release its first game monitor to support HDMI 2.1, which has enough bandwidth to display up to 4K resolution at 120 frames per second when paired with a compatible Windows PC, Xbox Series X or PS5. The ROG Swift PG32UQ is, according to Asus, the world’s first 32-inch HDMI 2.1 game monitor, and both HDMI ports support the latest standard.
By connecting via DisplayPort 1.4, this monitor can display 4K at a refresh rate of 144Hz on a computer if you have components that are so high. Asus credits this feature with a technology called Display Stream Compression (DSC) that compresses UHD streams without compromising visual quality.
As the Acer Nitro XV28 announced last week, the ROG Swift PG32UQ will only be shipped sometime in Q2 2021. Asus has not shared a price for this model, but does not expect anything below $ 899 – this is the price of Acer for the smaller 28 -in Nitro XV28. Both have a 4K 144Hz IPS panel with a response time of 1 ms, but the Asus device may end up being the preferred choice among PC gamers as it has a larger screen with Nvidia G-Sync compatibility. (The XV28 has FreeSync Premium.)
Asus says the Swift is currently undergoing the certification process, but at launch it should be compatible with Nvidia’s variable refresh rate to eliminate screen tearing and artifacts.
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The ROG Swift PG32UQ supports HDR 600, so it reaches 600 cd / m2 brightness. It’s a bit brighter than the aforementioned Acer Nitro, but still relatively dull alongside many other HDR-ready screens. The screen is factory calibrated for color accuracy, with full coverage of the sRGB spectrum and 98 percent of the DCI-P3 spectrum.