The ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN is the first 1440p 360Hz gaming monitor available to buy. While 360Hz monitors have been around for some time, the higher resolution and 27-inch screen help deliver a more immersive gaming experience compared to 25-inch, 1080p monitors with this refresh rate. It supports DisplayPort 1.4 bandwidth, so you can hit the max refresh rate and resolution as long as you have a high-end graphics card that supports Display Stream Compression. It has native G-SYNC variable refresh rate (VRR) support, which allows you to take full advantage of your NVIDIA graphics card. This also provides a few extra features like NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer, which measures the latency of your entire setup, helping you identify which sources cause the most latency.
Our Verdict
The ASUS PG27AQN is very good overall. It's an excellent gaming monitor thanks to its fast refresh rate, G-SYNC compatibility, and exceptional motion handling. It's also good for general work use or content creation, especially if you work in a bright office, because it has great peak brightness and decent reflection handling. It's decent for watching content in SDR or HDR, but with a low contrast ratio and a poor local dimming feature, it doesn't look good in dark rooms.
- Great peak brightness.
- 360Hz refresh rate.
- Native G-SYNC support.
- Exceptional motion handling.
- Limited viewing angles.
- Low native contrast ratio.
- Poor local dimming feature.
The ASUS PG27AQN is good for office use. It gets bright enough to fight glare if you want to use it in a well-lit room, and it has decent reflection handling. It also has decent text clarity, and the 27-inch screen is big enough to view more of your work at once. While its viewing angles are okay, the image looks darker when you're looking at really wide angles, which isn't ideal for sharing your screen with a few other people.
- Decent text clarity.
- Great peak brightness.
- Very good ergonomics.
- Limited viewing angles.
The ASUS PG27AQN is excellent for gaming. It features a high 360Hz refresh rate with native G-SYNC support to take full advantage of your NVIDIA graphics card. It also has exceptional motion handling that results in minimal blur and has low input lag for a responsive feel. Unfortunately, it isn't a good choice for dark room gaming because it has a low contrast ratio that makes blacks look gray. While it has a local dimming feature, it performs poorly and doesn't improve the contrast in dark scenes.
- 360Hz refresh rate.
- Native G-SYNC support.
- Exceptional motion handling.
- Bunch of extra gaming features.
- Low native contrast ratio.
The ASUS PG27AQN is decent for media consumption. Its 27-inch screen is big enough to watch the latest videos with a friend sitting next to you, but its viewing angles are just okay, so the image looks darker from wide angles. While it looks good in bright rooms thanks to its high peak brightness, it isn't as good for watching stuff in the dark. Blacks look gray due to the low contrast ratio, and the local dimming feature is poor as it fails to improve the contrast.
- Great peak brightness.
- Very good ergonomics.
- Limited viewing angles.
- Low native contrast ratio.
- Poor local dimming feature.
The ASUS PG27AQN is very good for content creation. It has excellent accuracy before calibration and displays a wide range of colors in SDR. It's a good choice if you need to use it in a well-lit office space, as it has great peak brightness and decent reflection handling. It also has very good ergonomics in case you often need to share your screen with a coworker or client, but its viewing angles are just okay, and the image looks darker from wide angles.
- Decent text clarity.
- Great peak brightness.
- Very good ergonomics.
- Excellent color accuracy.
- Limited viewing angles.
- Low native contrast ratio.
The ASUS ROG Swift PG27AQN is decent for HDR. It displays a wide range of colors and has good peak brightness, enough to make some highlights stand out. Unfortunately, blacks look gray in the dark due to the low contrast ratio, and it has a poor local dimming feature that doesn't improve the contrast. There's also some blooming around bright objects in dark scenes, which can get distracting.
- Good HDR peak brightness.
- Displays wide range of colors in HDR.
- Low native contrast ratio.
- Poor local dimming feature.
- Blooming around bright objects.
Changelog
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Updated Aug 11, 2025:
We changed the Screen Finish from 'Semi-Gloss' to 'Matte' to better reflect how its coating interacts with light.
- Updated Jul 04, 2023: Added that the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM has a near-infinite Contrast thanks to its OLED panel.
- Updated Jun 20, 2023: The monitor received an update to support ULMB 2, which we've tested in the Backlight Strobing (BFI) section.
- Updated Mar 17, 2023: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 27-inch ASUS PG27AQN, which is the only size available for this monitor. While ASUS has some other 360Hz monitors, none have a 1440p resolution, and they're different monitors.
| Model | Size | Panel Type | Resolution | Max Refresh Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG27AQN | 27" | IPS | 1440p | 360Hz |
Our unit was manufactured in January 2023, and you can see the label here.
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The ASUS PG27AQN is an excellent gaming monitor that combines a 360Hz refresh rate with a 1440p resolution, and it's the first monitor to do so. It provides exceptional motion handling, and if your graphics card can handle the combination of the refresh rate and resolution, you can't go wrong with it. However, it's also expensive, and if your graphics card can't keep up with the demand, you can find 1080p, 360Hz monitors or 1440p, 240Hz monitors for cheaper, like the Dell Alienware AW2521H or the ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM.
Also see our recommendations for the best gaming monitors, the best G-SYNC monitors, and the best 1440p gaming monitors.
The ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN and the BenQ ZOWIE XL2566K are both 360Hz monitors that are ideal for competitive gaming, but there are differences due to their panel types. The ASUS has an IPS panel with better picture quality thanks to its brighter screen, improved uniformity, and wider viewing angles. The ASUS also has a slightly faster response time, but the BenQ is fast regardless. Lastly, the ASUS delivers more detailed images thanks to its higher resolution.
The ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN and the Dell Alienware AW2524H are both high-end G-SYNC gaming monitors with a few differences. The Dell has a higher 500Hz refresh rate, while the ASUS delivers sharper details thanks to its 1440p resolution. The overall motion handling is better on the ASUS.
The ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN and the ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG259QN are both 360Hz gaming monitors, but the PG27AQN is better for gaming. It's because it has much better motion handling thanks to its quicker response times. The PG27AQN also has a higher 1440p resolution than the 1080p resolution on the PG259QN, resulting in a more immersive gaming experience.
The Dell Alienware AW2723DF and the ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN are both 1440p gaming monitors, but they have a few differences. The ASUS has a higher 360Hz refresh rate, which is great if you like gaming at a high frame rate. They also have different types of VRR support as the ASUS has native G-SYNC support, while the Dell has native FreeSync support instead. The motion handling is good on each, but the ASUS is even better with high-frame-rate signals. If you want a monitor for console gaming, the Dell can downscale 4k @ 60Hz signals from the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, which the ASUS can't do.
We buy and test more than 30 monitors each year, all of which we purchase ourselves, without cherry-picked units or samples. We put a lot into each unbiased, straight-to-the-point review, and there's a whole process from purchasing to publishing, involving multiple teams and people. We do more than just use the monitor for a week; we use specialized, custom tools to measure various aspects and deliver objective, data-driven results. We also consider multiple factors before making any recommendations, including the monitor's cost, its performance compared to the competition, and whether it's easy to find.
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