The 6 Best 240Hz Monitors - Winter 2025

The best 240Hz gaming monitor we've tested is the MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED. It offers high-end performance and outstanding picture quality. While you need a premium setup to take advantage of its 240Hz refresh rate with a 4k resolution, what makes this such an amazing gaming monitor is that it has a near-instantaneous response time, resulting in minimal motion blur with fast-moving objects. It also supports HDMI 2.1 bandwidth to take advantage of modern graphics cards, but it's limited to DisplayPort 1.4 bandwidth.

Besides that, its QD-OLED panel delivers deep blacks in dark rooms without any blooming, and it also gets bright enough for colors to look vivid and highlights to pop. This makes for a fantastic HDR gaming experience, but if you want a similar QD-OLED with more picture settings and customization available in HDR, check out the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM. It supports Dolby Vision, which is useful for sources that support it, but this model is more expensive and isn't worth the extra cost for most people.

If you find the MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED out of your price range or don't have a setup to take advantage of its high resolution, check out the ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG. With a lower resolution, it's the best 1440p 240Hz monitor you can get, and while that means images aren't as detailed, it's easier for your graphics card to maintain a high frame rate. It uses an OLED panel with deep and inky blacks, but unlike the MSI, it isn't a QD-OLED, so colors aren't as vivid. However, it still delivers a satisfying HDR experience with bright highlights.

Luckily, it gets brighter than most OLEDs thanks to its MLA+ technology, so it fights glare well. It's also a fantastic gaming monitor with a near-instantaneous response time, resulting in almost no motion blur with fast-moving objects. Unfortunately, it doesn't support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, so you can only reach the 240Hz refresh rate with a DisplayPort connection. However, if you want a monitor with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, the LG 27GS95QE-B is a good alternative, but it doesn't get as bright as the ASUS.

If you prefer getting something cheaper and don't mind compromising on picture quality, the ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM is a good alternative to the ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG. While it doesn't have an OLED panel and the same perfect blacks as the XG27AQDMG, this is the trade-off of getting something cheaper, and it's still a good gaming monitor. Besides the panel, it's different from the other monitors mentioned because instead of having G-SYNC compatibility, it has native G-SYNC support. This means you get a few extra features with an NVIDIA graphics card like variable overdrive and NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer that measures the latency of each source in your setup.

In terms of gaming, it has a consistently fast response time at any refresh rate, but there's more blur compared to the OLED screen of the XG27AQDMG. Like the XG27AQDMG, it doesn't support HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, so you'll need to use a DisplayPort connection to take full advantage of the monitor.

If you still find the ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM out of your price range or don't need the native G-SYNC support, you can get a lower mid-range option like the LG 27GR83Q-B. Although it has many of the same specs as the ASUS, it's a slight step down in performance in a few areas. While it has a fast response time at any refresh rate, it just isn't as good as on the ASUS, so motion is a bit more blurry. It doesn't have the features you get with a native G-SYNC monitor, but it's still G-SYNC compatible, so it works well with NVIDIA graphics cards.

On the plus side, this monitor supports HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, so you can reach its max refresh rate over an HDMI connection, as well as over DisplayPort. Although it doesn't have many extra features, it has typical gaming perks, like a virtual crosshair that your game's anti-cheat tool won't detect.

If you want the best 240Hz gaming monitor on a budget, check out the ViewSonic XG2431 instead. You lose out on a few features as you move down in price categories; in this case, it has a lower resolution than the LG 27GR83Q-B, which means it doesn't deliver the same detailed images. However, with its lower resolution, it's easier for your graphics card to maintain a frame rate of 240 fps. It also has a smaller 24-inch screen, so gaming doesn't feel as immersive, but it's still fine for gaming on your own.

This monitor stands out against other low-cost displays because it has consistently great motion handling at any refresh rate. There's minimal motion blur, and it even has a customizable backlight strobing feature to reduce persistence blur, which not many lower-cost monitors have. However, it doesn't work at the same time as VRR.

If you want a simple and cheap 240Hz gaming monitor that costs less than the ViewSonic XG2431, then check out the Dell G2524H. It's actually similar in specs to the ViewSonic as it's also a 1080p gaming monitor with a native 240Hz refresh rate, and unlike the monitors mentioned above, you can overclock it to 280Hz with a DisplayPort connection for a slightly smoother feel. However, it takes a step back in terms of features from the ViewSonic because it doesn't support HDR at all, and even lacks an audio jack, which is disappointing if you want to connect a wired audio device directly to your monitor.

It doesn't have a backlight strobing feature like the ViewSonic either, and while it also has a fast response time, motion just doesn't look as sharp as on the ViewSonic. On the plus side, it supports all common VRR formats, including HDMI Forum VRR, which not all low-cost monitors support.