Gigabyte has teased its 2025 Aorus gaming monitors boasting even higher refreshes than current best models. The days of choosing between LCDs speed and OLED’s image quality may be counted.
Titled ‘Prevail Beyond Limits’, the brand’s CES 2025 showcase coming up tomorrow is set to unveil a heap of products, including next-gen AI computing and gaming monitors. Among these, Gigabyte points at two premium models based on QD-OLED panels.
Aorus FO27Q5P
The first and the most notable one is Aorus FO27Q5P, which marks a new step in OLED-based monitor speeds with its 500Hz refresh rate. For comparison, the fastest OLED/QD-OLED displays you can get today reach up to 240Hz at 4K and 480Hz at 1440p resolutions, with QHD / 360Hz models bridging the price gap. There are also a good few dual mode monitors coming out the woodwork, which can switch between 240Hz at 4K and 480Hz at 1080p.
But that’s not all, to drive its pixels at maximum speed without impacting image quality, the brand leverages the latest DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR20. This video input delivers a massive 80Gbps of bandwidth compared to its predecessor’s 32.40Gbps. This should ensure complete colour representation without any chroma subsampling, and with room to spare for next-gen panels.
Unfortunately, the brand didn’t specify FO27Q5P’s resolution. If it’s 1440p, then this will be a small jump over latest models, but if by any chance it ends up packing a 4K panel, then boy we’re in for a ride. Combined with the VESA ClearMR 13000 – possibly even the upcoming ClearMR 21000 – and DisplayHDR True Black 500 certifications, it’s shaping to be the ultimate monitor no matter your preferred game genre.
Aorus MO27U2
Though it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, the second model Gigabyte is offering comes in a smaller and more appealing size. Dubbed Aorus MO27U2, this monitor ticks all the boxes: crisp 4K resolution, clear visuals thanks to a 240Hz refresh rate, and QD-OLED’s per pixel control for an excellent HDR experience, all in a 27in size. The result is a fantastic 166PPI (Pixel Per Inch) density, fixing one of QD-OLED’s limitations, i.e. text clarity.
As for pricing, you can expect a hefty one for both. Such high-end products could easily cost £1,200, or more if FO27Q5P turns out to be running a 4K resolution at 500Hz. But regardless, there will surely be many users willing to pay for such a premium display.
