The 5 Best G-SYNC Monitors - Spring 2021 Reviews

The best G-SYNC monitor that we've tested is the ViewSonic Elite XG270QG. This is a well-built model with a style that fits into any office or gaming setup. The stand offers good ergonomics, and you shouldn't have any issues placing it in an optimal viewing position. The 1440p resolution delivers clear and crisp images, and the IPS panel has wide viewing angles, making it an ideal choice for co-op gaming.

It offers excellent gaming performance. Its native 144Hz refresh rate can easily be overclocked to 165Hz, and G-SYNC works over a wide refresh rate range. Its response time is outstanding, and it has a Black Frame Insertion feature to help clear up motion blur, although it can't be used with G-SYNC enabled. Input lag is incredibly low, and even though it increases at 60Hz, it shouldn't be noticeable to most people.

Unfortunately, it doesn't support HDR, and our unit has bad out-of-the-box color accuracy, but this may vary between units. It also has a low contrast ratio, which is expected from an IPS panel. It has great extra features like a USB hub, built-in speakers, and RGB lighting on the back to set the mood in your gaming setup. There isn't much to complain about, making it the best G-SYNC monitor we've tested.

The best G-SYNC monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate that we've tested is the ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG259QN. It's a compact 24 inch IPS monitor that delivers an incredibly responsive gaming experience. It's impressively well-built, has good ergonomics, and gets more than bright enough to overcome glare easily. Its 1080p resolution might be a bit too low for some, especially for productivity and media consumption; however, it does put a lighter load on the graphics card, allowing for higher frame rates.

Response time is outstanding at its maximum refresh rate of 360Hz, which results in amazingly smooth motion handling. It has a Black Frame Insertion feature, but unlike other ASUS monitors, it isn't usable simultaneously with VRR. While it is a native G-SYNC monitor, it supports FreeSync as well, so it'll still work even if you upgrade to a FreeSync graphics card in the future. It supports HDR, but the overall experience is just okay, and enabling HDR limits the refresh rate to 300Hz over a DisplayPort connection.

The many additional features can enhance your gaming experience. You can add a virtual crosshair, timer, and frame rate counter to the screen, and there's a dark boost feature that makes your opponents more visible in the shadows. There's even some RGB bias lighting on the back of the monitor, which you can customize through software. Overall, it's an excellent monitor that should meet the needs of casual and serious gamers alike.

The best G-SYNC monitor with an ultrawide screen is the LG 38GL950G-B. It's a 38 inch, 21:9 monitor that provides more horizontal screen space to deliver greater immersion in games. It has a 3840x1600 resolution, which comes out to the same pixel density as a 27 inch 1440p monitor, resulting in sharp images and text. It has good viewing angles, high peak brightness, and impressive color accuracy out of the box. The stand only offers tilt and height adjustments, so it's best to VESA-mount it if you want more adjustability.

It has exceptional response time to deliver clear images in fast-moving scenes. It has low input lag, and you can overclock its 144Hz refresh rate up to 175Hz for even more responsiveness. It supports G-SYNC natively to reduce screen tearing and is compatible with FreeSync as well. It gets decently bright in HDR, enough to bring out some highlights in games, but not for a true cinematic HDR experience. Unfortunately, it's not the best option for dark room gaming due to its low contrast ratio.

While gaming on an ultrawide monitor is incredibly immersive, do note that not all games support this format, so you might see black bars at the sides, or the image might be stretched to fill the screen. To take advantage of the extra screen space, there's a Picture-in-Picture/Picture-by-Picture mode that lets you display two input signals simultaneously, which can be useful for multitasking or streamers running on two computers. All in all, it's an impressive gaming monitor that most people should be happy with.