27" LG 27UK650-W gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

The LG 27UK650-W is a relatively new monitor. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The LG 27UK650-W has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The brightness of LG 27UK650-W is significantly better than other monitors. In terms of pixel density, the LG 27UK650-W has an excellent density of 164 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 monitor has a VESA mount. For graphics color quality, the LG 27UK650-W has an excellent color depth of 10 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the LG 27UK650-W has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 40 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. LG 27UK650-W has a total input lag of 23 ms, which is bad among the competition. The minimum response rate of LG 27UK650-W is 6.8 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. For the average response rate, the LG 27UK650-W scores 13.5 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1196 : 1. The LG 27UK650-W has a maximum refresh rate of 60 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games.

Brand	LG
Year	2018
Model	27UK650-W
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	40Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	60Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	3840 x 2160
Panel Type	IPS
Pixel Density	164 ppi
Minimum Response Time	6.8ms
Average Response Time	13.5ms
Total Response + Input Lag	23ms
Maximum Brightness	351 cd/m^2
Price	$ 330.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	10 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	1196 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	70.0/100	Very Good

Borders	0.3" (0.8 cm)
Curve Radius	Not Curved
Curved	No
Depth	9.1" (23.1 cm)
Height Adjustment	4.3" (10.9 cm)
Size	27"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	Yes, Clockwise
Swivel Range	No swivel
Thickness (with stand)	5.6" (14.2 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	1.7" (4.3 cm)
Tilt Range	-17.5° to 2.5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (with stand)	13.4 lbs (6.1 kg)
Weight (without stand)	9.9 lbs (4.5 kg)
Width	17.9" (45.5 cm)

HDR10	Yes
Multiple Input Display	No
RGB Illumination	No
Speakers	No

10 Bit HDR	8.9 ms
Analog Audio Out 3.5mm	1
Analog Audio Out RCA	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	N/A
DVI	No
Digital Optical Audio Out	No
DisplayPort	1 (DP 1.2)
DisplayPort Out	No
HDMI	2 (HDMI 2.0)
Megapixels	8.3 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	No
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	8.8 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	8.8 ms
Pixel Density	164 PPI
Power Supply	External Brick
Screen Area	310 in²
Screen Diagonal	26.9"
USB	No
USB C	No
VGA	No
Variable Refresh Rate	9.2 ms
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	9.4 ms

BFI Maximum Frequency	N/A
BFI Minimum Frequency	N/A
Best Overdrive Setting	Normal
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	No BFI
Dark Overshoot Error	2.8%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	7.4 ms
Dark Total Response Time	14.7 ms
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	Yes
G-SYNC	Partially Compatible
Max Refresh Rate	60 Hz
Native	60 Hz
Overshoot Error	1.3%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	6.8 ms
Total Response Time	13.5 ms
VRR Maximum	60 Hz
VRR Minimum	40 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort, HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	FreeSync

5% DSE	0.070%
5% Std. Dev.	0.352%
50% DSE	0.109%
50% Std. Dev.	3.070%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	81.2%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	Photo
Adobe RGB xy	76.4%
Backlight	Direct
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	36°
Brightness Loss From Below	34°
Brightness Loss From Left	48°
Brightness Loss From Right	48°
Calculated Direct Reflections	2.6%
Color Depth	10 Bit
Color Shift From Above	49°
Color Shift From Below	49°
Color Shift From Left	58°
Color Shift From Right	60°
Color Temperature	6,746 K
Color Washout From Above	36°
Color Washout From Below	34°
Color Washout From Left	43°
Color Washout From Right	42°
Color dE	2.65
Contrast Setting	70
Contrast With Local Dimming	N/A
DCI P3 Picture Mode	HDR Standard
DCI P3 xy	78.8%
DCI-P3 In ICtCp	68.4%
Gamma	2.16
Gamma Setting	No Gamma Setting
Gamma Shift From Above	55°
Gamma Shift From Below	44°
Gamma Shift From Left	42°
Gamma Shift From Right	41°
HDR ABL	0.001
HDR Peak 10% Window	361 cd/m²
HDR Peak 100% Window	377 cd/m²
HDR Peak 2% Window	360 cd/m²
HDR Peak 25% Window	361 cd/m²
HDR Peak 50% Window	361 cd/m²
HDR Real Scene	385 cd/m²
HDR Sustained 10% Window	359 cd/m²
HDR Sustained 100% Window	361 cd/m²
HDR Sustained 2% Window	357 cd/m²
HDR Sustained 25% Window	360 cd/m²
HDR Sustained 50% Window	360 cd/m²
IR After 0 Min Recovery	0.26%
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	3.0%
Local Dimming	No
Luminance	227 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	50
Native Contrast	1,196 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	2.002%
Picture Mode	SMPTE-C
Pixel Column Error	0.000%
Pixel Row Error	0.000%
Pixel Type	IPS
RGB Controls	N/A
Rec. 2020 In ICtCp	49.1%
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode	HDR Standard
Rec. 2020 xy	57.5%
SDR ABL	0.000
SDR Peak 10% Window	352 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	351 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	351 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	352 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	352 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	352 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	351 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	350 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	350 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	351 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	351 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	5.6%
White Balance dE	2.17
Wide Color Gamut	No
sRGB In ICtCp	98.9%
sRGB Picture Mode	Custom
sRGB xy	98.5%

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