The Razer Raptor 27 144Hz is a great 1440p gaming monitor. It has an impressive design with outstanding build quality, a unique and impressive cable management system, and Razer's signature RGB lighting feature in the base. Like most IPS monitors, it has wide viewing angles but a low contrast ratio, so it's not the best choice for gaming in a dark room. It has an outstanding low input lag and a great response time, but there's a bit more motion blur than most 144Hz gaming monitors. It also has great peak brightness and can display a wide color gamut, delivering a decent HDR gaming experience. Unfortunately, it has poor accuracy out of the box.
Our Verdict
The Razer Raptor 27 is a good overall monitor for most uses. It's designed to be a gaming monitor with an incredibly low input lag, excellent motion handling, and support for FreeSync variable refresh rate (VRR) technology. It's good for office use with its high resolution and large size, and you can easily share your screen with others. Unfortunately, the contrast ratio is mediocre and it has poor out-of-box color accuracy, but it displays a wide color gamut for HDR content.
- Excellent design and impressive build quality.
- Low input lag and a great response time.
- Image remains accurate at an angle.
- Poor accuracy out of the box.
The Razer Raptor 27 is a good office monitor. It has wide viewing angles and great screen real estate. Unfortunately, the stand has a limited range of motion, so it might be difficult to place in an ideal viewing position, and it has only decent reflection handling. It has great peak brightness, though, so glare shouldn't be an issue in most offices.
The Razer Raptor 27 is great for gaming. It has an incredibly low input lag and excellent response time, resulting in clear motion. It has a native refresh rate of 144Hz and supports FreeSync VRR technology, reducing tearing in games. Unfortunately, it has a mediocre contrast ratio, so blacks will appear gray if you game in the dark. However, since it has an IPS panel, it has good viewing angles if you want to use it for co-op gaming.
The Razer Raptor 27 is a good monitor for multimedia. It has a great amount of screen real estate, outstanding low input lag, and wide viewing angles, great for sharing the latest trends with some friends. It only has decent reflection handling, but it's bright enough that glare shouldn't be an issue in most rooms. Unfortunately, it doesn't look as good in a dark room, due to the low contrast ratio and poor black uniformity.
Good for media creation. The 27 inch screen on the Razer Raptor 27 offers plenty of space for opening multiple windows at once and the 1440p resolution delivers a clear image. It has good viewing angles if you need to share your screen with others, but unfortunately, the stand only allows for tilt adjustments. It also has great coverage of the Adobe RGB color space used in photo editing.
This is a decent monitor for gaming in HDR. It has a mediocre contrast ratio, so blacks look gray in a dark room, but it has decent peak brightness in HDR and it can display a wide color gamut. The Razer Raptor 27 has great gaming performance, with outstanding low input lag and great response time.
Changelog
- Updated Jul 04, 2022: There was a mistake in the 60Hz input lag results. We remeasured the input lag at 60Hz, and it's 0.4ms higher than our original results.
- Updated Mar 25, 2021: We set the tilt range to 'No' by mistake. It has been fixed.
- Updated Mar 25, 2021: For consistency, we've changed the tilt range from N/A to 'No', and the USB-C result to indicate power delivery and DisplayPort Alt Mode.
- Updated Jan 28, 2021: We've changed the HDR input lag to N/A and the DisplayPort version from 1.4 to 1.2.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 27" Razer Raptor 27 144Hz, model number RZ39-0276, which is the first monitor made by Razer. At E3 2021, Razer announced an updated version of this monitor. The new version has a 165Hz refresh rate and is FreeSync Premium certified and THX certified, but otherwise appears to be unchanged.
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their Raptor 27 doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we'll update the review. Note that some tests such as the gray uniformity may vary between individual units.
| Model | Size | Resolution | Refresh Rate | Notes |
| Raptor 27 | 27" | 1440p | 144Hz | FreeSync, G-SYNC Compatible |
We don't know when the Razer Raptor 27 we reviewed was manufactured, but the product label can be seen here.
Popular Monitor Comparisons
The Razer Raptor is a great gaming monitor with an impressive design, but slightly worse motion handling than most similar models. See also our recommendations for the best gaming monitors, the best 27 inch gaming monitors, and the best 1440p 144Hz monitors. Also, check out our recommendations for the best gaming mice and the best gaming keyboards.
The LG 27GL850-B/27GL83A-B is slightly better than the Razer Raptor 27 144Hz. The 27GL850-B has a much faster response time, resulting in much clearer motion with almost no noticeable blur behind fast-moving objects. The Razer Raptor has an optional black frame insertion feature, though, which can help improve the appearance of motion. The LG also has a slightly more adjustable stand, and it can be VESA mounted.
The ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q is slightly better than the Razer Raptor 27 144Hz. The ASUS has much better ergonomics, motion handling, and color accuracy, but the Razer has a significantly better build quality and supports HDR. Also, the ASUS has a slightly higher contrast ratio, better black uniformity, and significantly better reflection handling.
The ASUS ROG Swift PG279QZ and the Razer Raptor 27 144Hz are very similar for most uses, but the PG279QZ is better for gaming. The ASUS has much better ergonomics, so it's easier to adjust the screen to your ideal viewing position. The ASUS also has a much faster response time, resulting in clearer motion with less blur. The Razer Raptor has an incredible design, and unlike the ASUS it supports HDR, delivering a decent HDR gaming experience.
The Gigabyte AORUS AD27QD is slightly better than the Razer Raptor 27 144Hz, and it's a bit better for gaming. The AORUS has a more adjustable stand, so it's easier to place it in an ideal viewing position. The AORUS also has a faster response time, resulting in slightly clearer motion, with less blur behind fast-moving objects.
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