The 5 Best G-SYNC Monitors - Summer 2022 Reviews

The ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM is the best G-SYNC monitor we've tested. It's a great monitor, and it delivers an excellent gaming experience. Its fast refresh rate results in superb motion handling, with an incredibly fast response time at any refresh rate, resulting in extremely clear motion with no noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. It also has fantastic low input lag, ensuring your actions are in-sync with the action on-screen.

It has very good peak brightness with SDR content and good reflection handling, so glare isn't an issue in bright rooms, and the image remains accurate when viewed from the side, so it's great for sharing the screen with someone else. It supports HDR, and although it has a low contrast ratio, bright highlights in games stand out well. It also has an incredibly wide color gamut, with nearly complete coverage of the DCI-P3 color space used by most current HDR content, ensuring your favorite games look vivid and life-like.

Sadly, it's not a good choice for a dark room, as blacks look gray and patchy, and the local dimming feature is bad. It also lacks a backlight strobing feature, which is a bit surprising. Overall, it's a great monitor for almost any usage.

If you want something a bit cheaper than the ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM, check out the Dell Alienware AW2721D instead. It's a very similar monitor to the ASUS, but it has much worse reflection handling and a slower 60Hz response time, so it's not as versatile. It delivers an incredible gaming experience, with low input lag and a fast response time at the native refresh rate. It has great connectivity, with a built-in USB hub that makes it easy to connect your gaming peripherals, two HDMI ports, and a single DisplayPort connection, meaning you can connect your PC and your favorite game consoles.

Overall, the ASUS is the best choice for most people as it's more versatile overall, but if you want something cheaper, the Dell is a great alternative that should please most gamers.

The Dell Alienware AW2521H is the best 360Hz G-SYNC monitor we've tested. It delivers an amazing gaming experience, with exceptionally low input lag and an incredible response time at the max refresh rate, with very little blur behind fast-moving objects and no distracting overshoot with the recommended settings. It also has an optional backlight strobing feature, which can further improve the appearance of motion.

The relatively low resolution isn't great for multitasking or office use, but it's ideal for fast-paced competitive gaming, as it's less demanding on your computer hardware. Of course, it also supports G-SYNC variable refresh rate technology (VRR) natively, but unlike most monitors, it's not compatible with FreeSync sources at all, so it's not a good choice for gamers with AMD graphics cards or for console gamers.

There's HDR support, but the overall experience is only okay because it lacks a wide color gamut, and its HDR brightness is only decent. Also, it has a mediocre contrast ratio that causes blacks to appear gray when viewed in the dark and lacks a local dimming feature. It has a unique feature called NVIDIA 'Reflex', which measures input lag and provides ways to improve it. Overall, it's a fantastic gaming monitor that should please even the most serious esports gamers.

The best ultrawide G-SYNC monitor we've tested is the LG 34GP950G-B. Part of LG's UltraGear lineup of gaming monitors, it delivers an impressive gaming experience, with an extremely fast response time at any refresh rate, outstanding low input lag, and G-SYNC support. It's also compatible with FreeSync sources, including computers with AMD graphics cards. However, it's not ideal for console gamers, as the ultrawide aspect ratio isn't supported on those devices, so you'll see black bars on the sides.

The ultrawide 21:9 aspect ratio delivers a more immersive gaming experience, providing a wider field of view, meaning you can see more of what's going on around you. Sadly, it doesn't have a backlight strobing feature, commonly known as black frame insertion (BFI). However, since it already has incredibly clear motion, it's not that disappointing.

Feature-wise, you get a USB hub with two USB 3.0 ports so you can plug your peripherals, or wireless dongles, directly into the monitor. You can add a virtual crosshair or frame rate indicator on the screen, and there's also a black stabilizer feature that makes objects easier to see in dark scenes. Overall, it's an impressive gaming monitor that should make most people happy.

If you find the LG 34GP950G-B too expensive, check out the Dell Alienware AW3420DW instead. It's also a 34 inch model with a 3440 x 1440 resolution and 21:9 aspect ratio, but it has a lower maximum refresh rate, and motion isn't as smooth. It still delivers a great gaming experience, with a fast response time at the max refresh rate, low input lag, and of course, support for G-SYNC variable refresh rate technology. It's also compatible with FreeSync sources, like an AMD graphics card, ensuring a nearly tear-free gaming experience from almost any source.

Overall, the LG is a better choice because it has a higher refresh rate, faster response time, and supports HDR. However, the Dell is a good alternative if you're on a tighter budget, as long as you don't mind a few compromises.