27" Gigabyte G27QC gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

The Gigabyte G27QC has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The monitor has a VESA mount. For graphics color quality, the Gigabyte G27QC has an excellent color depth of 10 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. The Gigabyte G27QC is a relatively new monitor. For the extremely fast frame rates, the Gigabyte G27QC has a maximum refresh rate of 165 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the Gigabyte G27QC has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 20 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. Gigabyte G27QC has an excellent contrast ratio of 3855 : 1. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. In terms of pixel density, the Gigabyte G27QC has an excellent density of 109 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. The minimum response rate of Gigabyte G27QC is 5.2 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. Gigabyte G27QC has a total input lag of 22.7 ms, which is bad among the competition. The brightness of Gigabyte G27QC is lower than other monitors. For the average response rate, the Gigabyte G27QC scores 12.2 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate.

Brand	Gigabyte
Year	2020
Model	G27QC
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	20Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	165Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	2560 x 1440
Panel Type	VA
Pixel Density	109 ppi
Minimum Response Time	5.2ms
Average Response Time	12.2ms
Total Response + Input Lag	22.7ms
Maximum Brightness	286 cd/m^2
Price	$ 280.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	10 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	3855 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	76.3/100	Very Good

Borders	0.3" (0.7 cm)
Curve Radius	1500R
Curved	Yes
Depth	7.3" (18.6 cm)
Height Adjustment	5.1" (13.0 cm)
Size	27"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	No
Swivel Range	No swivel
Thickness (with stand)	6.5" (16.5 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	3.6" (9.1 cm)
Tilt Range	-20° to 5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (with stand)	14.6 lbs (6.6 kg)
Weight (without stand)	10.1 lbs (4.6 kg)
Width	15.7" (40.0 cm)

HDR10	Yes
Multiple Input Display	PIP + PBP
RGB Illumination	No
Speakers	Yes

10 Bit HDR	N/A
Analog Audio Out 3.5mm	1
Analog Audio Out RCA	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	4.2 ms
DVI	No
Digital Optical Audio Out	No
DisplayPort	1 (DP 1.4)
DisplayPort Out	No
HDMI	2 (HDMI 2.0)
Megapixels	3.7 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	No
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	3.9 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	8.5 ms
Pixel Density	109 PPI
Power Supply	Internal
Screen Area	310 in²
Screen Diagonal	27.0"
USB	2 (USB 3.0)
USB C	No
VGA	No
Variable Refresh Rate	4.1 ms
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	9.5 ms

BFI Maximum Frequency	165 Hz
BFI Minimum Frequency	100 Hz
Best Overdrive Setting	Speed
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	Yes
Dark Overshoot Error	2.0%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	10.5 ms
Dark Total Response Time	18.8 ms
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	Yes
G-SYNC	Compatible (Tested)
Max Refresh Rate	165 Hz
Native	165 Hz
Overshoot Error	7.9%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	5.2 ms
Total Response Time	12.2 ms
VRR Maximum	165 Hz
VRR Minimum	< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort, HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	FreeSync

5% DSE	0.082%
5% Std. Dev.	1.000%
50% DSE	0.100%
50% Std. Dev.	2.968%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	88.6%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	Custom 1
Adobe RGB xy	81.2%
Backlight	Edge
Black Level Raise From Above	13°
Black Level Raise From Below	10°
Black Level Raise From Left	14°
Black Level Raise From Right	18°
Brightness Loss From Above	31°
Brightness Loss From Below	27°
Brightness Loss From Left	27°
Brightness Loss From Right	29°
Calculated Direct Reflections	0.9%
Color Depth	10 Bit
Color Shift From Above	46°
Color Shift From Below	38°
Color Shift From Left	44°
Color Shift From Right	43°
Color Temperature	6,265 K
Color Washout From Above	29°
Color Washout From Below	25°
Color Washout From Left	24°
Color Washout From Right	26°
Color dE	2.94
Contrast Setting	N/A
Contrast With Local Dimming	N/A
DCI P3 Picture Mode	Custom 1
DCI P3 xy	77.0%
DCI-P3 In ICtCp	83.9%
Gamma	2.19
Gamma Setting	Default
Gamma Shift From Above	11°
Gamma Shift From Below	9°
Gamma Shift From Left	14°
Gamma Shift From Right	20°
HDR ABL	0.000
HDR Peak 10% Window	286 cd/m²
HDR Peak 100% Window	287 cd/m²
HDR Peak 2% Window	284 cd/m²
HDR Peak 25% Window	287 cd/m²
HDR Peak 50% Window	287 cd/m²
HDR Real Scene	388 cd/m²
HDR Sustained 10% Window	286 cd/m²
HDR Sustained 100% Window	287 cd/m²
HDR Sustained 2% Window	284 cd/m²
HDR Sustained 25% Window	287 cd/m²
HDR Sustained 50% Window	287 cd/m²
IR After 0 Min Recovery	0.05%
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	4.4%
Local Dimming	No
Luminance	156 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	35
Native Contrast	3,855 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	3.895%
Picture Mode	sRGB
Pixel Column Error	0.001%
Pixel Row Error	0.001%
Pixel Type	VA
RGB Controls	Default
Rec. 2020 In ICtCp	61.4%
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode	Custom 1
Rec. 2020 xy	63.1%
SDR ABL	0.000
SDR Peak 10% Window	286 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	286 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	285 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	286 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	286 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	376 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	286 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	286 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	285 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	286 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	286 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	5.3%
White Balance dE	2.75
Wide Color Gamut	Yes
sRGB In ICtCp	98.9%
sRGB Picture Mode	Custom 1
sRGB xy	97.2%

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