The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q is an excellent gaming monitor that's packed with unique features. It follows along the same lines as the Gigabyte AORUS AD27QD, with support for FreeSync variable refresh rate, and is certified to be compatible with NVIDIA's G-SYNC. Its 165Hz IPS panel has good viewing angles, impressive color accuracy right out of the box, and outstanding motion handling. Some significant black uniformity issues may disappoint some users, but its overall performance and feature set should satisfy even the most hardcore gamers.
Note: We tested the FI27Q, but there's also a minor variant known as the FI27Q-P. We expect our results to be valid for both models, but the -P variant has a DisplayPort 1.4 port, allowing for a higher refresh rate when playing back 10-bit HDR content.
Our Verdict
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q is a great monitor for most uses. Despite its gamer-centric features and design, it works well in an office setting due to its IPS panel's wide viewing angles, great peak brightness, and decent reflection handling. Most gamers will appreciate the vast amount of features available, as well as the monitor's excellent motion handling and input lag. Its 1440p resolution delivers a sharp and detailed image, great for watching a movie or to immerse yourself in the latest RPG.
- Good ergonomics.
- Great color accuracy.
- Outstanding extra features.
- Bad black uniformity.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q is a great monitor for office use. The 1440p resolution and the large 27 inch screen real estate makes multitasking a breeze. It can get bright enough to combat glare, and it has wide viewing angles to let you share your work easily. Furthermore, it has great ergonomics so you can position the monitor any way you want.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q is an excellent gaming monitor. It has virtually everything that gamers ask for: fast response time, low input lag, support for variable refresh rate, and more. It has a dizzying amount of extra features that might be useful for some, but unfortunately, its bad black uniformity and mediocre contrast ratio makes it less suitable for dark room gaming.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q is an impressive monitor for multimedia consumption. Movies and videos look amazing thanks to its resolution and excellent color reproduction. It's not the best choice for dark room viewing due to its low contrast ratio and bad black uniformity, but for bright rooms, it has decent reflection handling and great peak brightness to combat glare. Additionally, it has wide viewing angles so you can easily share content with friends and family.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q is a great monitor for media creation. Its 1440p resolution delivers a picture that's crisp and clear, and its low input lag provides a responsive desktop experience. It's easy to adjust the monitor to your ideal viewing position thanks to its good ergonomics, and the IPS panel's good viewing angles ensure that the image stays accurate even if you're viewing from the side.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q is a decent monitor for HDR gaming. Although it has an incredible amount of gaming features, this monitor's HDR performance is limited by its low contrast ratio and HDR peak brightness. On the bright side, it has a remarkably low input lag and an outstanding response time, providing you smooth and responsive gaming experience.
Changelog
- Updated Jul 19, 2021: We redid the local dimming video, as it was filmed with the incorrect gamma preset.
- Updated Mar 26, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 1.1.
- Updated Jan 27, 2020: Review published.
- Updated Jan 22, 2020: Our testers have started testing this product.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q and it's the only size available. There is a slightly different model, the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-P, which supports DisplayPort 1.4. We expect our results to be valid for both models, for the most part.
| Model | Size | Resolution | Refresh rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AORUS FI27Q | 27" | 1440p | 165Hz | FreeSync, G-SYNC compatible |
| AORUS FI27Q-P | 27" | 1440p | 165Hz | FreeSync, G-SYNC compatible |
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their AORUS FI27Q doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we'll update the review. Note that some tests, such as gray uniformity, may vary between individual units.
Our unit of the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q was manufactured in September 2019 and you can see the label here.
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The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q has one of the largest sets of features we've seen so far, and its performance is among the best as well. It stands out in the crowded market of 27 inch 1440p monitors, but its uniformity issues are also one of the worse we've seen. You can also see our recommendations for the best gaming monitor, the best 144Hz monitor, and the best 27 inch monitors.
The Acer Nitro XV273 Xbmiiprzx has a very similar performance to the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q in mixed usage, but there are some notable differences. The Nitro XV273 Xbmiiprzx has a 1080p resolution, while the FI27Q is 1440p. The Acer has a 240Hz refresh, a significantly better black uniformity, and a higher peak brightness, however, the FI27Q has much more extra features and a much better build quality.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q is marginally better than the LG 27GL850-B/27GL83A-B. The FI27Q has a much better build quality and ergonomics, as well as a better contrast ratio and color accuracy, but the LG has significantly better black uniformity. They perform similarly in terms of motion handling, but the LG has a faster response time, whereas the AORUS FI27Q has a higher refresh rate.
The ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q and the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q are very similar monitors in that they both have the same size, resolution, and refresh rate. The main difference is that the ASUS is a native G-SYNC monitor, while the Gigabyte supports FreeSync. The ASUS has a faster response time, but the Gigabyte has HDR support.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q is slightly better than the Gigabyte AORUS AD27QD in most uses. As these two monitors have a nearly identical design and feature set, their performance is also very similar. The main difference is that the FI27Q has a much wider HDR color gamut, but its response time is slower than the AD27QD. The FI27Q has bad black uniformity, but it's still an improvement over the AD27QD.
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