The 5 Best 27 Inch Gaming Monitors - Summer 2022 Reviews

If you want the best 27 inch gaming monitor, check out the Samsung LC27G75TQSNXZA. It's available in both 27 and 32 inches, and although we tested the 32 inch model, the results are also valid for the 27 inch variant. It's an excellent gaming monitor with many features, and it has a 240Hz panel with a quick response time whether you're gaming at its max refresh rate or 60Hz. It also supports FreeSync natively and has G-SYNC compatibility for a nearly tear-free gaming experience.

Unfortunately, there are some issues where the backlight flickers with certain types of content and with the variable refresh rate (VRR) enabled, but not everyone experiences this. It's a good choice for dark room gaming because it displays deep blacks, but don't use the edge-lit local dimming feature because, like most monitors, it performs terribly.

The best mid-range 27 inch gaming monitor we've tested is the Gigabyte M27Q. It's an impressive gaming option if you don't want to spend too much money but still want a high 1440p resolution and good gaming features. It has a high 170Hz refresh rate with native FreeSync support, and G-SYNC works with NVIDIA graphics cards. However, you can only achieve its max refresh rate over a DisplayPort connection, as it's capped at 144Hz over HDMI.

It has a fast response time at any refresh rate, making motion look extremely smooth, and it has low input lag. Unfortunately, while it doesn't affect overall picture quality, the panel has a BGR subpixel layout, which reduces text clarity. However, this depends on the software or program you use, and generally isn't a big issue in gaming menus, meaning it's still a great choice for gaming.

The LG 27GN650-B is the best budget monitor for gaming with a 27 inch screen size. It's a bit different from the Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T and the Gigabyte M27Q because it has a lower 1080p resolution, so while you don't get the same image clarity, the pixel density is still good enough that you can read the in-game menus without issue. It's great for gaming as it has a high 144Hz refresh rate which helps provide an incredible response time at its max refresh rate, and it's also quick at lower refresh rates.

You won't notice any delay when gaming, thanks to the low input lag. It has wide viewing angles if you want to use it for co-op gaming, but its limited ergonomics make it hard to place in an ideal position, though this is common for budget monitors, and you can easily solve it with a third-party monitor stand.

The best 27 inch 4k gaming monitor that we've tested is the LG 27GP950-B. The higher resolution is ideal if you like playing immersive games and your graphics card supports high-frame-rate gaming in 4k. It has a few extra features than the Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T, like HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on its two HDMI ports. You can also achieve the max 144Hz refresh over a DisplayPort connection with a graphics card that supports DSC 1.2a, and it has a very fast response time.

Although it gets bright enough to fight glare in a well-lit room, its reflection handling is disappointing, so avoid placing it opposite a bright window. It's not the best in dark rooms either, as it has low contrast, but it has wide viewing angles, meaning it's a good choice for co-op gaming.

If you have an NVIDIA graphics card and want to take full advantage of it, the best 27 inch G-SYNC gaming monitor we've tested is the ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM. It's similar to the Samsung Odyssey G7 LC32G75T because it has a 1440p resolution with a 240Hz resolution. However, with native G-SYNC support, you can take full advantage of all the features your NVIDIA graphics card offers, and it has Low Framerate Compensation to keep the VRR working at low refresh rates.

Like many high-end gaming monitors, it has fantastic motion handling across its entire refresh rate range, and it has low input lag, but the input lag slightly increases at 60Hz. It has support for the NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer, which measures the latency of your entire setup.