27" ASUS ROG Swift PG279QZ gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

For graphics color quality, the ASUS Swift PG279QZ has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. In terms of pixel density, the ASUS Swift PG279QZ has an excellent density of 109 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. For the extremely fast frame rates, the ASUS Swift PG279QZ has a maximum refresh rate of 165 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. ASUS Swift PG279QZ has a total input lag of 12.2 ms, which is excellent among the competition. The ASUS Swift PG279QZ has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The ASUS Swift PG279QZ is a relatively new monitor. The monitor has a VESA mount. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the ASUS Swift PG279QZ has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 20 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1195 : 1. For the average response rate, the ASUS Swift PG279QZ scores 8.7 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. The brightness of ASUS Swift PG279QZ is lower than other monitors. The minimum response rate of ASUS Swift PG279QZ is 4.1 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects.

Brand	ASUS
Year	2018
Model	Swift PG279QZ
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	20Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	165Hz
AMD FreeSync	No
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	2560 x 1440
Panel Type	IPS
Pixel Density	109 ppi
Minimum Response Time	4.1ms
Average Response Time	8.7ms
Total Response + Input Lag	12.2ms
Maximum Brightness	319 cd/m^2
Price	$ 999.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	1195 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	67.5/100	Good

Borders	0.6" (1.5 cm)
Curve Radius	Not Curved
Curved	No
Depth	9.4" (23.9 cm)
Height Adjustment	4.7" (11.9 cm)
Size	27"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	Yes, Clockwise
Swivel Range	-60° to 60°
Thickness (with stand)	7.9" (20.1 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	2.5" (6.4 cm)
Tilt Range	-20° to 5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (with stand)	15.2 lbs (6.9 kg)
Weight (without stand)	7.9 lbs (3.6 kg)
Width	12.3" (31.2 cm)

HDR10	No
Multiple Input Display	No
RGB Illumination	Fixed (On/Off)
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)	10.7 ms
DVI	No
Digital Optical Audio Out	No
DisplayPort	1 (DP 1.2)
DisplayPort Out	No
HDMI	1 (HDMI 1.4)
Megapixels	3.7 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	No
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	4.4 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	11.8 ms
Pixel Density	109 PPI
Power Supply	External Brick
Screen Area	311 in²
Screen Diagonal	27.0"
USB	2 (USB 3.0)
USB C	No
VGA	No
Variable Refresh Rate	4.9 ms
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	13.7 ms

BFI Maximum Frequency	120 Hz
BFI Minimum Frequency	85 Hz
Best Overdrive Setting	Normal
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	Yes
Dark Overshoot Error	2.4%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	4.3 ms
Dark Total Response Time	10.7 ms
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	No
G-SYNC	Yes (Native)
Max Refresh Rate	165 Hz
Native	144 Hz
Overshoot Error	2.6%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	4.1 ms
Total Response Time	8.7 ms
VRR Maximum	165 Hz
VRR Minimum	< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort
Variable Refresh Rate	G-SYNC

5% DSE	0.056%
5% Std. Dev.	0.301%
50% DSE	0.124%
50% Std. Dev.	2.555%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	81.1%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	FPS
Adobe RGB xy	74.8%
Backlight	Edge
Black Level Raise From Above	70°
Black Level Raise From Below	70°
Black Level Raise From Left	70°
Black Level Raise From Right	70°
Brightness Loss From Above	37°
Brightness Loss From Below	36°
Brightness Loss From Left	46°
Brightness Loss From Right	50°
Calculated Direct Reflections	2.6%
Color Depth	8 Bit
Color Shift From Above	49°
Color Shift From Below	43°
Color Shift From Left	54°
Color Shift From Right	60°
Color Temperature	6,178 K
Color Washout From Above	34°
Color Washout From Below	33°
Color Washout From Left	45°
Color Washout From Right	48°
Color dE	3.85
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	2.09
Gamma Setting	No Gamma Setting
Gamma Shift From Above	34°
Gamma Shift From Below	34°
Gamma Shift From Left	63°
Gamma Shift From Right	61°
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	2.6%
Local Dimming	No
Luminance	295 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	80
Native Contrast	1,195 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	2.671%
Picture Mode	FPS
Pixel Column Error	0.122%
Pixel Row Error	0.000%
Pixel Type	IPS
RGB Controls	Warm
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	318 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	319 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	318 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	319 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	319 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	279 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	318 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	319 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	318 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	319 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	319 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	5.2%
White Balance dE	2.03
Wide Color Gamut	N/A
sRGB In ICtCp	96.5%
sRGB Picture Mode	FPS
sRGB xy	94.9%

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