27" AOC CQ27G1 gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

For graphics color quality, the AOC CQ27G1 has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the AOC CQ27G1 has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 20 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. The AOC CQ27G1 has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The monitor has a VESA mount. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. AOC CQ27G1 has an excellent contrast ratio of 3263 : 1. For the extremely fast frame rates, the AOC CQ27G1 has a maximum refresh rate of 144 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. The AOC CQ27G1 is a relatively new monitor. In terms of pixel density, the AOC CQ27G1 has an excellent density of 109 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. The brightness of AOC CQ27G1 is lower than other monitors. The minimum response rate of AOC CQ27G1 is 4.6 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. For the average response rate, the AOC CQ27G1 scores 16.3 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate. AOC CQ27G1 has a total input lag of 26.8 ms, which is bad among the competition.

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Brand	AOC
Year	2019
Model	CQ27G1
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	20Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	144Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	2560 x 1440
Panel Type	VA
Pixel Density	109 ppi
Minimum Response Time	4.6ms
Average Response Time	16.3ms
Total Response + Input Lag	26.8ms
Maximum Brightness	223 cd/m^2
Price	$ 260.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	3263 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	72.5/100	Very Good

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Specifications

27" AOC CQ27G1 Design

Borders	0.3" (0.7 cm)
Curve Radius	1800R
Curved	Yes
Depth	9.7" (24.7 cm)
Height Adjustment	5.4" (13.8 cm)
Size	27"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	No
Swivel Range	-30° to 30°
Thickness (with stand)	5.6" (14.2 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	3.1" (7.9 cm)
Tilt Range	-20° to 5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (with stand)	13.9 lbs (6.3 kg)
Weight (without stand)	10.1 lbs (4.6 kg)
Width	17.0" (43.3 cm)

27" AOC CQ27G1 Features

HDR10	No
Multiple Input Display	No
RGB Illumination	No
Speakers	No

27" AOC CQ27G1 Inputs

10 Bit HDR	N/A
Analog Audio Out 3.5mm	1
Analog Audio Out RCA	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	5.4 ms
DVI	No
Digital Optical Audio Out	No
DisplayPort	1 (DP 1.2)
DisplayPort Out	No
HDMI	2 (HDMI 2.0)
Megapixels	3.7 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	No
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	4.2 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	8.8 ms
Pixel Density	109 PPI
Power Supply	Internal
Screen Area	310 in²
Screen Diagonal	27.0"
USB	No
USB C	No
VGA	No
Variable Refresh Rate	5.9 ms
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	9.5 ms

27" AOC CQ27G1 Motion

BFI Maximum Frequency	144 Hz
BFI Minimum Frequency	100 Hz
Best Overdrive Setting	Strong
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	Yes
Dark Overshoot Error	4.4%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	7.4 ms
Dark Total Response Time	18.5 ms
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	Yes
G-SYNC	No
Max Refresh Rate	144 Hz
Native	144 Hz
Overshoot Error	6.6%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	4.6 ms
Total Response Time	16.3 ms
VRR Maximum	144 Hz
VRR Minimum	< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort, HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	FreeSync

27" AOC CQ27G1 Picture Quality

5% DSE	0.066%
5% Std. Dev.	0.800%
50% DSE	0.123%
50% Std. Dev.	2.955%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	88.8%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	Standard
Adobe RGB xy	81.8%
Backlight	Edge
Black Level Raise From Above	9°
Black Level Raise From Below	9°
Black Level Raise From Left	12°
Black Level Raise From Right	16°
Brightness Loss From Above	32°
Brightness Loss From Below	32°
Brightness Loss From Left	33°
Brightness Loss From Right	37°
Calculated Direct Reflections	2.9%
Color Depth	8 Bit
Color Shift From Above	37°
Color Shift From Below	34°
Color Shift From Left	49°
Color Shift From Right	53°
Color Temperature	6,816 K
Color Washout From Above	29°
Color Washout From Below	30°
Color Washout From Left	32°
Color Washout From Right	36°
Color dE	2.29
Contrast Setting	50
Contrast With Local Dimming	N/A
DCI P3 Picture Mode	No HDR
DCI P3 xy	N/A
DCI-P3 In ICtCp	N/A
Gamma	2.19
Gamma Setting	Mode 1
Gamma Shift From Above	11°
Gamma Shift From Below	15°
Gamma Shift From Left	13°
Gamma Shift From Right	17°
HDR ABL	N/A
HDR Peak 10% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 100% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 2% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 25% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 50% Window	N/A
HDR Real Scene	N/A
HDR Sustained 10% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 100% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 2% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 25% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 50% Window	N/A
IR After 0 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 10 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 2 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 4 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 6 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 8 Min Recovery	0.00%
Indirect Reflections	1.9%
Local Dimming	No
Luminance	227 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	90
Native Contrast	3,263 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	3.029%
Picture Mode	Sports
Pixel Column Error	0.003%
Pixel Row Error	0.000%
Pixel Type	VA
RGB Controls	Warm
Rec. 2020 In ICtCp	N/A
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode	No HDR
Rec. 2020 xy	N/A
SDR ABL	0.002
SDR Peak 10% Window	222 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	223 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	218 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	223 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	223 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	237 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	222 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	223 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	218 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	223 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	223 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	4.8%
White Balance dE	1.96
Wide Color Gamut	N/A
sRGB In ICtCp	99.4%
sRGB Picture Mode	Standard
sRGB xy	95.1%