27" Acer Nitro VG270U gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

The Acer Nitro VG270U has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. For the average response rate, the Acer Nitro VG270U scores 7.5 ms, which ensures effective synchronization with the high refresh rate. For graphics color quality, the Acer Nitro VG270U has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The monitor has a VESA mount. The Acer Nitro VG270U is a relatively new monitor. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. In terms of pixel density, the Acer Nitro VG270U has an excellent density of 109 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. The Acer Nitro VG270U has a maximum refresh rate of 75 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games. The minimum response rate of Acer Nitro VG270U is 5 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. Acer Nitro VG270U has a total input lag of 18 ms, which is bad among the competition. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1000 : 1. Graphically demanding games may cause frame drops outside the adative refresh rate of 75 Hz. The brightness of Acer Nitro VG270U is lower than other monitors.

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Brand	Acer
Year	2018
Model	Nitro VG270U
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	75Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	75Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	2560 x 1440
Panel Type	IPS
Pixel Density	109 ppi
Minimum Response Time	5ms
Average Response Time	7.5ms
Total Response + Input Lag	18ms
Maximum Brightness	350 cd/m^2
Price	$ 247.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	1000 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	68.8/100	Good

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Specifications

27" Acer Nitro VG270U 3D

3D	No

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Accessories

Accessories	DisplayPort cable - optional, HDMI cable - optional

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Audio

Speakers	2 x 2 W (watts)

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Brand, series, model

Brand	Acer
Model	Nitro VG270U
Model alias	VG270U bmiipxVG270Ubmiipx

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Camera

Camera	No

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Certificates, standards and licenses

Certificates, standards and licenses	ENERGY STAR 7.0ErPTCO Certified Displays 7.0

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Connectivity

Connectivity	1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In, 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Dimensions, weight and color

Colors	Black
Depth	66 mm (millimeters) 6.6 cm (centimeters) 2.5984 in (inches) 0.2165 ft (feet)
Depth with stand	240 mm (millimeters) 24 cm (centimeters) 9.4488 in (inches) 0.7874 ft (feet)
Height	367 mm (millimeters) 36.7 cm (centimeters) 14.4488 in (inches) 1.2041 ft (feet)
Height with stand	475 mm (millimeters) 47.5 cm (centimeters) 18.7008 in (inches) 1.5584 ft (feet)
Weight	5.39 kg (kilograms) 11.88 lbs (pounds)
Weight with stand	5.83 kg (kilograms) 12.85 lbs (pounds)
Width	614 mm (millimeters) 61.4 cm (centimeters) 24.1732 in (inches) 2.0144 ft (feet)
Width with stand	614 mm (millimeters) 61.4 cm (centimeters) 24.1732 in (inches) 2.0144 ft (feet)

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Display

Aspect ratio	1.778:116:9
Backlight	W-LED
Brightness	350 cd/m² (candela per square meter)
Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
Colors	1073741824 colors 30 bits
Diagonal	685.8 mm (millimeters) 68.58 cm (centimeters) 27 in (inches) 2.25 ft (feet)
Display area	88.89 % (percent)
Dynamic contrast	100000000 : 1
FRC	Yes
Height	335.664 mm (millimeters) 33.5664 cm (centimeters) 13.2151 in (inches) 1.1013 ft (feet)
Horizontal viewing angle	178 ° (degrees)
Minimum response time	1 ms (milliseconds) 0.0010 s (seconds)
Panel bit depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Panel manufacturer	AU Optronics
Panel model	M270DAN02.5
Panel type	IPS
Pixel density	109 ppi (pixels per inch) 42 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Pixel pitch	0.233 mm (millimeters) 0.0233 cm (centimeters) 0.0092 in (inches) 0.0008 ft (feet)
Resolution	2560 x 1440 pixels Quad HD (QHD) / 1440p
Size class	27 in (inches)
Static contrast	1000 : 1
Vertical viewing angle	178 ° (degrees)
Width	596.736 mm (millimeters) 59.6736 cm (centimeters) 23.4935 in (inches) 1.9578 ft (feet)
sRGB	100 % (percent)

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Ergonomics

Backward tilt	20 ° (degrees)
Forward tilt	5 ° (degrees)
Forward/backward tilt	Yes
Height adjustment	No
Landscape/portrait pivot	No
Left/right swivel	No
Removable stand	Yes
VESA interface	100 x 100 mm
VESA mount	Yes

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Features

Features	AMD FreeSync technology, Blue Light FilterFlicker-free technology, HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Frequencies

Vertical frequency (digital)	75 Hz (hertz)

27" Acer Nitro VG270U Power supply and consumption

110V	100 V - 120 V (volts)
220V	220 V - 240 V (volts)
Alternating current frequency	50 Hz - 60 Hz (hertz)
Power consumption (average)	26 W (watts)
Power consumption (off)	0.42 W (watts)
Power consumption (sleep)	0.52 W (watts)