The 6 Best G-SYNC Monitors - Summer 2020
Reviews

The best G-SYNC monitor we've tested so far is the ViewSonic Elite XG270QG. It's an excellent gaming monitor that's packed with features any serious gamer should enjoy. The back of the monitor also has a RGB lighting in the form of an illuminated hexagon, which you can customize through the on-screen display.

This monitor has native G-SYNC support and it's FreeSync compatible. Its native refresh rate of 144Hz can be overclocked to 165Hz and the VRR can drop the refresh rate as low as 20Hz. Its response time at its max refresh rate is outstanding, resulting in clear motion, and it has an excellent response time at 60Hz, which is ideal for console gaming. It has a black frame insertion feature to help reduce motion blur, but this can't be used at the same time as G-SYNC. It has an incredibly low input lag, although it's higher when playing at 60Hz than most monitors.

Unfortunately, it has bad out-of-the-box color accuracy and it's not ideal for dark room gaming due to its low contrast ratio and poor black uniformity. On the upside, it has good overall picture quality with its wide viewing angles, good peak brightness, great reflection handling, and excellent coverage of the Adobe RGB color space used in photo editing. Overall, it's an excellent choice for gamers, making it the best G-SYNC monitor we've tested so far.

The best ultrawide G-SYNC monitor is the Dell Alienware AW3418DW/1900R. It's a great gaming monitor with a 21:9 aspect ratio, giving you an immersive gaming experience, and you have plenty of space to multitask too. Its 100Hz refresh rate can be overclocked to 120Hz and the G-SYNC VRR can bring it as low as 20Hz to match the frame rate of your games.

It has outstanding motion handling, resulting in minimal motion blur, and it has an extremely low input lag, which stays low even with VRR enabled. Like most Dell Alienware monitors, it has RGB backlighting on the back with four different zones that you can customize through the on-screen menu. The monitor delivers an overall decent picture quality as it has okay out-of-the-box color accuracy, wide viewing angles, and decent brightness. It's also really well-built and its stand allows for a fairly wide swivel and tilt range, but you can't switch it into portrait mode, which is normal for an ultrawide monitor.

Unfortunately, it doesn't support any HDR and it has a low contrast ratio, so it's not ideal for dark room viewing. Instead, if you want to place it in a bright room, it has great reflection handling. All in all, this is the best G-SYNC monitor with an ultrawide screen that we've tested so far.

The best G-SYNC monitor in the budget category is the Dell S2417DG. It's a great monitor with an extremely fast 165Hz max refresh rate. The 24 inch, 1440p screen delivers decent image quality and since most G-SYNC monitors can get expensive, you're getting good performance for its price with this monitor.

The TN panel used in this model offers a superb response time, resulting in clear motion, extremely low input lag, and an adjustable backlight flicker that can further improve motion blur. It can get very bright and it has good reflection handling if you want to place it in a bright room. Also, it has excellent ergonomics as its stand allows for a number of adjustments.

Unfortunately, like most TN monitors, it also comes with poor viewing angles, a low contrast ratio, and poor black uniformity. However, like most Dell monitors, the bezels are thin and stylish, and it has a good build quality. This monitor is worthy of consideration for the budget-conscious.