The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X is an excellent gaming monitor with a 27 inch 1440p screen and a high 240Hz refresh rate. Gamers should appreciate its FreeSync variable refresh rate (VRR) support and G-SYNC compatibility, and extremely quick response times for smooth motion. It has an IPS panel that offers wide viewing angles, but that comes at the cost of its low contrast ratio, so blacks look closer to gray. The panel uses a BGR sub-pixel layout, which is rare on monitors and more common on TVs. This doesn't affect picture quality, but not all programs can render text in the BGR format, so text may appear blurry. However, we don't expect this to be an issue for most people, especially if you use Windows ClearType to make text more legible.
Our Verdict
The Gigabyte FI27Q-X is great overall. It's excellent for gaming because it has a 240Hz panel with an incredible response time, low input lag, and VRR support. It's good for office use or content creators thanks to its large screen, wide viewing angles, and good ergonomics. Sadly, it's not the best choice for use in dark rooms as it has a low contrast ratio that makes blacks look gray.
- 27 inch screen and 1440p resolution.
- Stand offers good ergonomic adjustments.
- 240Hz refresh rate with VRR support.
- Very fast response time results in smooth motion.
- Displays very wide color gamut.
- BGR sub-pixel layout may not be used by all programs.
- IPS panel has a low contrast ratio.
- No local dimming feature.
- HDR brightness is just okay.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X is great for office use. It has a large 27 inch screen with a 1440p resolution to deliver clear text. The stand offers good ergonomics, allowing you to adjust it easily. It's a good choice for well-lit office spaces as it gets bright enough to combat glare and has decent reflection handling. Sadly, its BGR sub-pixel layout might cause blurry text in some programs.
- 27 inch screen and 1440p resolution.
- Wide viewing angles.
- Stand offers good ergonomic adjustments.
- Displays very wide color gamut.
- BGR sub-pixel layout may not be used by all programs.
- No local dimming feature.
- HDR brightness is just okay.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X is excellent for gaming. It has a high 240Hz refresh rate that results in an incredible response time for smooth motion. It has native FreeSync support with G-SYNC compatibility, and the input lag is very low. Sadly, it's not the best for dark room gaming because its IPS panel has a low contrast ratio and bad black uniformity.
- Stand offers good ergonomic adjustments.
- 240Hz refresh rate with VRR support.
- Very fast response time results in smooth motion.
- Very low input lag.
- Displays very wide color gamut.
- BGR sub-pixel layout may not be used by all programs.
- IPS panel has a low contrast ratio.
- No local dimming feature.
- HDR brightness is just okay.
The Gigabyte FI27Q-X is great for consuming multimedia. It has a large screen with a 1440p resolution to deliver an immersive viewing experience. It has wide viewing angles, great if you want to view content with a few friends. Sadly, its low contrast ratio results in blacks that look gray when viewed in the dark.
- 27 inch screen and 1440p resolution.
- Wide viewing angles.
- Stand offers good ergonomic adjustments.
- Displays very wide color gamut.
- BGR sub-pixel layout may not be used by all programs.
- IPS panel has a low contrast ratio.
- No local dimming feature.
- HDR brightness is just okay.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X is great for content creators. It has wide viewing angles and good ergonomics, making it easy to share your screen with a coworker or client. The 27 inch screen and 1440p resolution offer enough space to multitask, but the BGR sub-pixel layout may not be used by all editing programs. On the plus side, it has perfect coverage of the Adobe RGB color space.
- 27 inch screen and 1440p resolution.
- Wide viewing angles.
- Perfect coverage of the Adobe RGB color space.
- Displays very wide color gamut.
- BGR sub-pixel layout may not be used by all programs.
- No local dimming feature.
- HDR brightness is just okay.
- Displays very wide color gamut.
- No local dimming feature.
- HDR brightness is just okay.
Changelog
- Updated Sep 15, 2022: We tested the monitor to confirm that it works with the PS5's new 1440p support.
- Updated Jul 12, 2022: Updated to Test Bench 1.2, resulting in changes to the results and scores with the Response Time and Input Lag. Added tests for Console Compatibility and macOS compatibility and made minor changes to other tests, which you can see in our Changelog.
- Updated Apr 23, 2021: We indicated that the refresh rate at 10 bit over DP is 144Hz, which is wrong. It's 200Hz.
- Updated Apr 23, 2021: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X, which is only available in a 27 inch size. It's the newer version of the Gigabyte Aorus FI27Q and the Gigabyte Aorus FI27Q-P, which have a 1440p resolution and 165Hz refresh rate. If you have the FI27Q-X and notice it's different from ours, let us know. Note that some tests, like gray uniformity, may vary between units.
Our unit was manufactured in December 2020, and you can see the label here.
Popular Monitor Comparisons
The Gigabyte FI27Q-X is an excellent gaming monitor with one of the quickest response times we've tested on an IPS panel. If you're looking for a 240Hz, 1440p monitor and don't think its BGR sub-pixel layout will affect you, this is a good alternative to the Samsung Odyssey G7, but with wider viewing angles.
Also see our recommendations for the best 1440p monitors, the best gaming monitors, and the best monitors for photo and video editing.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X and the Gigabyte M27Q (rev. 1.0) are both excellent gaming monitors with similar features. The FI27Q-X has a higher 240Hz refresh rate than the 170Hz on the M27Q, but they each have quick response times. The FI27Q-X has much better ergonomics as you can swivel and rotate it into portrait mode. On the other hand, the M27Q has a USB-C input, which the FI27Q-X doesn't have, so you can display an image from a compatible device and charge it at the same time.
The MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD and the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X are both excellent gaming monitors. They each have an IPS panel with a 1440p resolution, but the main difference is that the Gigabyte has a 240Hz refresh rate and the MSI has 165Hz. They have quick response times, native FreeSync support, and low input lag for gaming. The MSI uses a traditional RGB subpixel layout, whereas the Gigabyte uses BGR, which not all programs may use and could result in blurry text. However, we don't expect this to be an issue for most people.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X is a better gaming monitor than the HP OMEN X 27, mainly because of its different panel types. The Gigabyte's IPS panel has much wider viewing angles than the HP's TN panel. It also gets brighter, so it fights glare easily in brighter rooms. However, the HP does a better job at rendering clear text, mainly because it uses an RGB sub-pixel layout compared to the BGR layout on the Gigabyte, and not all programs can use this layout.
The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X is a nice upgrade over its predecessor, the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q. The main difference of the FI27Q-X is that it uses a 240Hz panel compared to 165Hz on the FI27Q. This results in much quicker response time for smoother motion. The FI27Q uses an RGB sub-pixel layout, which may render text more clearly than the FI27Q-X in certain programs because not all programs can display content in a BGR sub-pixel layout.
We buy and test more than 30 monitors each year, all of which we purchase ourselves, without cherry-picked units or samples. We put a lot into each unbiased, straight-to-the-point review, and there's a whole process from purchasing to publishing, involving multiple teams and people. We do more than just use the monitor for a week; we use specialized, custom tools to measure various aspects and deliver objective, data-driven results. We also consider multiple factors before making any recommendations, including the monitor's cost, its performance compared to the competition, and whether it's easy to find.
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