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The 4 Best Ultrawide Gaming Monitors - Winter 2024 Reviews

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Best Ultrawide Gaming Monitors

Ultrawide monitors are popular amongst gamers who want an immersive gaming experience. You can see more of your surroundings in games as they offer more horizontal screen space than standard 16:9 monitors. Most ultrawide gaming monitors have a 21:9 aspect ratio with a 34-inch screen, but some have larger 49-inch super ultrawide displays with a 32:9 aspect ratio, and you can even find others with a 38 or 45-inch screen size. While the market for ultrawide gaming monitors isn't as diversified as the market for smaller displays, it's starting to grow, and there are some great ultrawide gaming monitors you can find.

It's important to consider your budget when looking for a monitor, as there are options at a wide range of prices. When considering the monitor's gaming performance, its response time is important for motion handling, and it's important to know the variable refresh rate (VRR) formats it supports to ensure it works with your PC. You can also consider the monitor's input lag, but most have low enough input lag anyway.

We've bought and tested over 300 monitors, and below are our recommendations for the best ultrawide gaming monitors to buy. See our recommendations for the best curved gaming monitors, the best ultrawide monitors, and the best 34-49-inch monitors.


  1. Best Ultrawide Gaming Monitor

    The best ultrawide gaming monitor we've tested is the Dell Alienware AW3423DW. It's an excellent gaming monitor with high-end performance and fantastic picture quality. It has a 34-inch screen with an 1800R curve that helps bring the edges closer to your field of vision, especially if you sit close to the monitor. The main advantage of this monitor is that it has a near-instantaneous response time for incredible motion handling, so there isn't any visible blur behind fast-moving objects. It also has a 175Hz refresh rate with native G-SYNC variable refresh rate (VRR) support, which is useful if you have an NVIDIA graphics card.

    This monitor uses a QD-OLED panel, providing excellent picture quality with a near-infinite contrast ratio and vivid colors in dark rooms. This makes it an ideal choice for playing HDR games as highlights also pop. It isn't the only ultrawide QD-OLED monitor available, as the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9/G95SC S49CG95 is a super ultrawide monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate, which is great for competitive gaming. However, it costs more and has a much bigger screen than the Dell, so only consider it if you want such a big display.

    See our review

  2. Best Upper Mid-Range Ultrawide Gaming Monitor

    Although the Dell Alienware AW3423DW provides excellent gaming performance and is the best choice for most gamers, if you find it too expensive for your budget, you can save money by getting the cheaper MSI MEG 342C QD-OLED. It uses the same QD-OLED panel as the Dell, so there are few differences in picture quality and performance besides how the Dell gets brighter, so highlights don't stand out as much on the MSI. Besides that, the differences come down to features, as the Dell has native G-SYNC support, which is beneficial if you have an NVIDIA graphics card and want to take full advantage of it, but G-SYNC compatibility still works on the MSI.

    The MSI still has a few added benefits, like HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, which is ideal if you have a modern graphics card that supports HDMI 2.1; this is something the Dell monitor doesn't have. While there are a few trade-offs with the MSI, it's still fantastic for gaming. It has a high 175Hz refresh rate, but if you prefer something with a faster refresh rate, there are a few 240Hz ultrawide OLED monitors coming out in 2024, like the ASUS ROG Swift PG34WCDM. However, because these monitors aren't QD-OLED like the MSI, picture quality isn't as good.

    See our review

  3. Best Mid-Range Ultrawide Gaming Monitor

    If you don't need the best performance possible, there are other low-cost options without a QD-OLED panel, like the Dell Alienware AW3423DW or the MSI MEG 342C QD-OLED, and if that's what you're interested in, check out the LG 34GP83A-B. It's different from the other premium monitors because it has an LED-backlit LCD panel, meaning the picture quality is worse as it can't display perfect blacks and the same vivid colors, but that's the trade-off you need to make for getting a cheaper display. However, it has the same 34-inch screen size and 3440x1440 resolution, and it's excellent for gaming.

    This monitor has a native 144Hz refresh rate that you can overclock to 160Hz, and its fantastic motion handling makes it excellent for gaming. There's minimal motion blur, even at lower refresh rates. It also has FreeSync VRR support to reduce screen tearing and is G-SYNC compatible. However, if you have an NVIDIA graphics card and want something with native G-SYNC support, the LG 34GP950G-B is another great option, but it costs more.

    See our review

  4. Best Budget Ultrawide Gaming Monitor

    While budget ultrawide monitors often still cost a bit, especially compared to other budget displays, there are some models you can find for less than others. The Dell S3422DWG is a great gaming monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 34-inch screen, similar to the LG 34GP83A-B, but you do lose a bit on performance. For example, it has more smearing with fast-moving objects, but its overall response time is still good, and it has a backlight strobing feature to reduce persistence blur. It also has worse viewing angles than the LG, but with an 1800R curve, the edges are brought closer to you, so they don't look too washed out.

    It has FreeSync VRR support and is also G-SYNC compatible, but there are some flicker issues at low refresh rates with G-SYNC enabled. One advantage of the Dell over the LG is that it delivers better picture quality, particularly for HDR gaming. It has a higher native contrast ratio that makes blacks look deeper in dark rooms, and it also has good HDR brightness so that highlights pop against the rest of the image.

    See our review

Notable Mentions

  • Dell Alienware AW3423DWF: The Dell Alienware AW3423DWF is very similar to the Dell Alienware AW3423DW as it uses the same panel. It's a good alternative if you can find it for less and don't mind getting something that's G-SYNC compatible, but it doesn't get as bright as the AW3423DW. See our review
  • Corsair XENEON FLEX 45WQHD240: The Corsair XENEON FLEX 45WQHD240 is a unique monitor with a bendable screen, so you can adjust the curvature of it to your liking. Still, it delivers worse picture quality than the Dell Alienware AW3423DW, as colors aren't as vivid, and the monitor also costs more. See our review
  • LG 38WN95C-W: The LG 38WN95C-W is a larger, 38-inch alternative to the LG 34GP83A-B with a 3840x1600 resolution, but it also costs more, and the 34GP83A-B has slightly better motion handling. See our review
  • Samsung Odyssey Neo G9/G95NA S49AG95: The Samsung Odyssey Neo G9/G95NA S49AG95 is a super ultrawide monitor that's excellent for gaming, and it has a higher 240Hz refresh rate than the Dell Alienware AW3423DW. That said, it doesn't offer the same outstanding picture quality as it has Mini LED backlighting instead of a QD-OLED panel. See our review

Recent Updates

  1. Feb 13, 2024: Removed the Gigabyte M34WQ as it's becoming harder to find; added the Dell Alienware AW3423DWF to Notable Mentions.

  2. Nov 14, 2023: Removed the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9/G95SC S49CG95 because it isn't what people are expecting when looking for ultrawide monitors; added the MSI MEG 342C QD-OLED as the 'Best Upper Mid-Range Monitor'; updated Notable Mentions based on changes.

  3. Sep 20, 2023: Replaced the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 with the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9/G95SC S49CG95 for consistency with other articles; added the Corsair XENEON FLEX 45WQHD240 and the LG 49GR85DC-B to Notable Mentions.

  4. Jul 25, 2023: Added the Dell S3422DWG as 'Best Budget Monitor' because its price went down and renamed the Gigabyte M34WQ to 'Best Lower Mid-Range Monitor'; added the AOC CU34G2X to Notable Mentions.

  5. May 29, 2023: Removed the AOC CU34G2X because it went up in price and renamed the Gigabyte M34WQ as the 'Best Budget Ultrawide Gaming Monitor'; added the LG 45GR95QE-B to Notable Mentions.

All Reviews

Our recommendations are based on what we think are the best ultrawide monitors that you can get for gaming currently available. They are adapted to be valid for most people in each price range. Rating is based on our review, factoring in price and feedback from our visitors.

If you would prefer to make your own decision, here is the list of all of our ultrawide monitor reviews. Be careful not to get too caught up in the details. Most monitors are good enough to please most people, and the things we fault monitors on are often not noticeable unless you really look for them.