27" Acer Nitro VG270UP 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 Acer Nitro VG270UP has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The Acer Nitro VG270UP is a relatively new monitor. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the Acer Nitro VG270UP has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 40 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. For graphics color quality, the Acer Nitro VG270UP has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. For the average response rate, the Acer Nitro VG270UP scores 6 ms, which ensures effective synchronization with the high refresh rate. For the extremely fast frame rates, the Acer Nitro VG270UP has a maximum refresh rate of 144 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. In terms of pixel density, the Acer Nitro VG270UP has an excellent density of 109 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. The monitor has a VESA mount. Acer Nitro VG270UP has a total input lag of 16.5 ms, which is bad among the competition. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1000 : 1. The brightness of Acer Nitro VG270UP is lower than other monitors. The minimum response rate of Acer Nitro VG270UP is 5 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects.

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Brand	Acer
Year	2018
Model	Nitro VG270UP
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	40Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	144Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	2560 x 1440
Panel Type	AHVA IPS
Pixel Density	109 ppi
Minimum Response Time	5ms
Average Response Time	6ms
Total Response + Input Lag	16.5ms
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	73.8/100	Very Good

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Specifications

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP 3D

3D	No

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP Accessories

Accessories	DisplayPort cable - optional, HDMI cable - optional

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP Audio

Speakers	2 x 2 W (watts)

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP Brand, series, model

Brand	Acer
Model	Nitro VG270UP
Model alias	VG270U PbmiipxVG270UPbmiipx

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP Camera

Camera	No

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP Certificates, standards and licenses

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

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP Connectivity

Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP Dimensions, weight and color

Colors	Black
Depth	66.1 mm (millimeters) 6.61 cm (centimeters) 2.6024 in (inches) 0.2169 ft (feet)
Depth with stand	240.1 mm (millimeters) 24.01 cm (centimeters) 9.4528 in (inches) 0.7877 ft (feet)
Height	366.1 mm (millimeters) 36.61 cm (centimeters) 14.4134 in (inches) 1.2011 ft (feet)
Height with stand	453 mm (millimeters) 45.3 cm (centimeters) 17.8346 in (inches) 1.4862 ft (feet)
Weight	5.11 kg (kilograms) 11.27 lbs (pounds)
Weight with stand	5.6 kg (kilograms) 12.35 lbs (pounds)
Width	611.6 mm (millimeters) 61.16 cm (centimeters) 24.0787 in (inches) 2.0066 ft (feet)
Width with stand	611.6 mm (millimeters) 61.16 cm (centimeters) 24.0787 in (inches) 2.0066 ft (feet)

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP Display

Aspect ratio	1.778:116:9
Average response time	4 ms (milliseconds) 0.0040 s (seconds)
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	89.46 % (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)
Input lag	10 ms (milliseconds) 0.0100 s (seconds)
Maximum response time	8 ms (milliseconds) 0.0080 s (seconds)
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	AHVA 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 VG270UP 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 VG270UP Features

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

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP Frequencies

Horizontal frequency (digital)	31 kHz - 222 kHz (kilohertz)
Vertical frequency (digital)	40 Hz - 144 Hz (hertz)

27" Acer Nitro VG270UP Power supply and consumption

110V	100 V - 120 V (volts)
220V	220 V - 240 V (volts)
Alternating current frequency	50 Hz - 60 Hz (hertz)
Energy efficiency class	B
Power consumption (average)	24 W (watts)
Power consumption (maximum)	37 W (watts)
Power consumption (off)	0.3 W (watts)
Power consumption (sleep)	0.35 W (watts)