After first being teased at Computex solely to by no means seem in 2022, face-melting 500Hz displays are literally a factor at CES 2023. As a self-confirmed sweaty tryhard, I’m extraordinarily right here for it.

Competitive esports players adore sooner GPU body charges and sooner monitor refresh charges as a result of cranking these up can dramatically improve responsiveness. (There’s a purpose esports execs dial graphics settings again to Low even when it’s ugly.) Until now, aggressive displays topped out at roughly 360Hz—already a sublimely smooth experience. But at CES 2023, the Asus ROG Swift Pro PG248QP and aptly named Alienware 500Hz Gaming Monitor (AW2524H) lastly broke the 500Hz barrier. Better but, each of those 24.5-inch, 1080p shows embrace Nvidia’s implausible G-Sync and Reflex applied sciences for much more smoothness. Yes.

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Some individuals swear which you could’t really feel a distinction over 60Hz, however that’s not true. I’ve had an opportunity to talk with Nvidia’s esports and show engineers in regards to the matter up to now they usually defined that to actually really feel a monitor improve, you could double the refresh fee. That’s why upgrading from a 60Hz display to a 120Hz show feels nice in esports, whereas going from 120Hz to 144Hz feels the identical. It’s additionally why my 360Hz gaming monitor felt so damned buttery clean transferring from 144Hz. Like, extremely, deliciously clean.

Unfortunately, these drool-inducing new displays in all probability gained’t imply a lot to me since 500Hz doesn’t double up 360Hz, but it surely ought to make a distinction to most players. If you’re enjoying on a 144Hz or perhaps a 240Hz show and wish to unlock a very new mind-blowing stage of smoothness, these debut 500Hz G-Sync displays ought to completely do the trick.

If you’re keen to blow obscene quantities of cash on a monitor to roll folks in Call of Duty, that’s. Alienware hasn’t introduced pricing but, however Asus advised the Verge that the ROG Swift Pro PG24QP ought to value $900. The Alienware will launch someday this quarter whereas the ROG show hits the streets this spring. If you aren’t keen to attend that lengthy, our information to the best gaming monitors can level you in the direction of the very best shows accessible proper now. See you on the battlefield!