27" MSI Optix G272 gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The MSI G272 is a relatively new monitor. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the MSI G272 has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 20 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. The monitor has a VESA mount. For graphics color quality, the MSI G272 has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The MSI G272 has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. For the extremely fast frame rates, the MSI G272 has a maximum refresh rate of 144 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. The brightness of MSI G272 is lower than other monitors. In terms of pixel density, the MSI G272 has an low density of 82 pixels-per-inch, resulting in pixelated text and picture quality. MSI G272 has a total input lag of 19.1 ms, which is bad among the competition. The minimum response rate of MSI G272 is 3.5 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1403 : 1. For the average response rate, the MSI G272 scores 8.6 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate. Without the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is not compatible with AMD graphics cards.

Brand	MSI
Year	2021
Model	G272
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	20Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	144Hz
AMD FreeSync	No
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	1920 x 1080
Panel Type	IPS
Pixel Density	82 ppi
Minimum Response Time	3.5ms
Average Response Time	8.6ms
Total Response + Input Lag	19.1ms
Maximum Brightness	301 cd/m^2
Price	$ 260.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	1403 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	68.8/100	Good

Borders	0.2" (0.6 cm)
Curve Radius	Not Curved
Curved	No
Depth	9.1" (23.1 cm)
Height Adjustment	0.0" (0.0 cm)
Size	27"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	No
Swivel Range	No swivel
Thickness (with stand)	8.1" (20.5 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	2.0" (5.2 cm)
Tilt Range	-20° to 5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (with stand)	9.3 lbs (4.2 kg)
Weight (without stand)	7.7 lbs (3.5 kg)
Width	18.8" (47.7 cm)

10 Bit HDR	N/A
Analog Audio Out 3.5mm	1
Analog Audio Out RCA	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	8.5 ms
DVI	No
Digital Optical Audio Out	No
DisplayPort	1 (DP 1.2)
DisplayPort Out	No
HDMI	2 (HDMI 1.4)
Megapixels	2.1 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	No
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	4.3 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	9.1 ms
Pixel Density	82 PPI
Power Supply	External Brick
Screen Area	310 in²
Screen Diagonal	27.0"
USB	No
USB C	No
VGA	No
Variable Refresh Rate	4.4 ms
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	9.8 ms

BFI Maximum Frequency	144 Hz
BFI Minimum Frequency	120 Hz
Best Overdrive Setting	Fast
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	Yes
Dark Overshoot Error	4.1%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	3.9 ms
Dark Total Response Time	7.7 ms
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	Compatible (Tested)
G-SYNC	Compatible (Tested)
Max Refresh Rate	144 Hz
Native	144 Hz
Overshoot Error	6.6%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	3.5 ms
Total Response Time	8.6 ms
VRR Maximum	144 Hz
VRR Minimum	< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort, HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	Adaptive Sync

5% DSE	0.054%
5% Std. Dev.	0.514%
50% DSE	0.117%
50% Std. Dev.	3.599%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	86.2%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	User
Adobe RGB xy	81.5%
Backlight	Edge
Black Level Raise From Above	67°
Black Level Raise From Below	65°
Black Level Raise From Left	70°
Black Level Raise From Right	70°
Brightness Loss From Above	29°
Brightness Loss From Below	29°
Brightness Loss From Left	29°
Brightness Loss From Right	30°
Calculated Direct Reflections	0.7%
Color Depth	8 Bit
Color Shift From Above	31°
Color Shift From Below	30°
Color Shift From Left	36°
Color Shift From Right	35°
Color Temperature	6,813 K
Color Washout From Above	26°
Color Washout From Below	26°
Color Washout From Left	28°
Color Washout From Right	29°
Color dE	3.61
Contrast Setting	70
Contrast With Local Dimming	N/A
DCI P3 Picture Mode	No HDR
DCI P3 xy	N/A
DCI-P3 In ICtCp	N/A
Gamma	2.09
Gamma Setting	No Gamma Setting
Gamma Shift From Above	28°
Gamma Shift From Below	28°
Gamma Shift From Left	34°
Gamma Shift From Right	33°
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	3.9%
Local Dimming	No
Luminance	298 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	100
Native Contrast	1,403 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	1.809%
Picture Mode	User
Pixel Column Error	0.003%
Pixel Row Error	0.001%
Pixel Type	IPS
RGB Controls	50-50-50
Rec. 2020 In ICtCp	N/A
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode	No HDR
Rec. 2020 xy	N/A
SDR ABL	0.000
SDR Peak 10% Window	301 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	301 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	300 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	301 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	301 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	300 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	301 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	301 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	300 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	301 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	301 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	4.6%
White Balance dE	2.35
Wide Color Gamut	N/A
sRGB In ICtCp	97.2%
sRGB Picture Mode	User
sRGB xy	98.6%

HDR10	No
Multiple Input Display	No
RGB Illumination	No
Speakers	No

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