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- Design
- Picture Quality
- Motion
- Inputs
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AOC Q27G3XMN vs MSI MAG 274UPF
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
AOC Q27G3XMN
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Max Refresh Rate180 Hz
Size27"
Pixel TypeVA
Native Resolution2560 x 1440
Max Refresh Rate144 Hz
Size27"
Pixel TypeIPS
Native Resolution3840 x 2160
Variants
- Q27G3XMN (27")
- MAG 274UPF (27")
Our Verdict
AOC Q27G3XMN
MSI MAG 274UPF
The AOC Q27G3XMN and the MSI MAG 274UPF are 27-inch gaming monitors. The AOC is a better choice if gaming performance is most important to you, as it has better motion handling, gets much brighter in HDR, and has far better contrast. However, if crisp text and productivity features like a KVM switch matter more to you than gaming performance, then the MSI is a better option.
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PC Gaming
Threshold
PC Gaming
8.2
7.1
Local Dimming
7.5
0.0
Contrast
8.8
6.2
VRR Motion Performance
8.8
7.6
Refresh Rate Compliance
8.5
7.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture
Curved
No
No
Curve Radius
Not Curved
Not Curved
Accelerated Longevity Test
Uniformity Pictures
Longevity Graph
Build Quality
7.5
8.0
Build Quality Picture
Ergonomics
9.2
9.4
Ergonomics Picture
Back Picture
Height Adjustment
5.1" (12.9 cm)
5.2" (13.2 cm)
Min Height To Top Of Panel
15.4" (39.2 cm)
15.5" (39.3 cm)
Tilt Range
-20° to 5°
-20° to 5°
Rotate Portrait/Landscape
Yes, Both Ways
Yes, Both Ways
Swivel Range
-30° to 30°
-45° to 45°
Wall Mount
VESA 100x100
VESA 100x100
Stand
Stand Picture
Thickness Picture
Base Width
19.1" (48.5 cm)
9.5" (24.2 cm)
Base Depth
12.2" (31.0 cm)
7.7" (19.6 cm)
Thickness (With Display)
9.2" (23.4 cm)
6.9" (17.6 cm)
Weight (With Display)
15.8 lbs (7.2 kg)
15.0 lbs (6.8 kg)
Display
Display Picture
Size
27"
27"
Housing Width
24.2" (61.4 cm)
24.1" (61.3 cm)
Housing Height
14.3" (36.4 cm)
14.3" (36.2 cm)
Thickness (Without Stand)
2.8" (7.2 cm)
2.5" (6.3 cm)
Weight (Without Stand)
12.2 lbs (5.6 kg)
10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)
Borders Size (Bezels)
0.3" (0.8 cm)
0.3" (0.8 cm)
Controls
Controls Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Power Supply
Internal
External Brick
Picture Quality
Contrast
8.8
6.2
Checkerboard Picture
Native Contrast
4,508 : 1
1,104 : 1
Contrast With Local Dimming
9,613 : 1
N/A
Local Dimming
7.5
0.0
Local Dimming Video
Local Dimming
Yes
No
Backlight
Full-Array
Edge
SDR Brightness
7.8
8.2
Real Scene
327 cd/m²
386 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
270 cd/m²
422 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
332 cd/m²
421 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
359 cd/m²
420 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
373 cd/m²
420 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
382 cd/m²
419 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
270 cd/m²
421 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
332 cd/m²
420 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
357 cd/m²
420 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
371 cd/m²
419 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
380 cd/m²
419 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.021
0.000
Minimum Brightness
34 cd/m²
95 cd/m²
HDR Brightness
8.7
7.1
EOTF
VESA DisplayHDR Certification
DisplayHDR 1000
DisplayHDR 400 - 1.0/1.1
Real Scene
810 cd/m²
452 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
796 cd/m²
475 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
976 cd/m²
476 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
1,034 cd/m²
477 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
1,011 cd/m²
477 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
966 cd/m²
477 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
790 cd/m²
475 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
970 cd/m²
476 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
1,018 cd/m²
476 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
991 cd/m²
476 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
949 cd/m²
476 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.013
0.000
Horizontal Viewing Angle
5.2
6.9
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Graph
Color Washout From Left
27°
30°
Color Washout From Right
25°
29°
Horizontal Hue Graph
Color Shift From Left
26°
34°
Color Shift From Right
26°
40°
Horizontal Lightness Graph
Brightness Loss From Left
30°
33°
Brightness Loss From Right
28°
33°
Black Level Raise From Left
15°
70°
Black Level Raise From Right
15°
70°
Gamma Shift From Left
14°
32°
Gamma Shift From Right
16°
32°
Vertical Viewing Angle
4.8
7.1
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Graph
Color Washout From Below
27°
27°
Color Washout From Above
27°
33°
Vertical Hue Graph
Color Shift From Below
21°
34°
Color Shift From Above
20°
44°
Vertical Lightness Graph
Brightness Loss From Below
29°
31°
Brightness Loss From Above
29°
37°
Black Level Raise From Below
10°
70°
Black Level Raise From Above
9°
70°
Gamma Shift From Below
12°
37°
Gamma Shift From Above
10°
43°
Gray Uniformity
7.2
7.3
50% Uniformity Picture
50% Std. Dev.
2.627%
4.593%
50% DSE
0.198%
0.162%
Black Uniformity
7.3
6.4
Native Black Uniformity Picture
Native Std. Dev.
1.426%
1.736%
Black Uniformity Picture With Local Dimming
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.
0.292%
N/A
Color Accuracy (Pre-Calibration)
9.0
8.3
Pre Calibration Picture
Pre Gamma Curve Picture
Pre Color Picture
Picture Mode
Off (sRGB)
sRGB
sRGB Gamut Area xy
102.3%
100.4%
White Balance dE (Avg.)
2.02
4.20
Color Temperature (Avg.)
6,487 K
6,117 K
Gamma (Avg.)
2.31
2.15
Color dE (Avg.)
1.50
2.91
Contrast Setting
N/A
N/A
RGB Settings
Default
Default
Gamma Setting
Default
No Gamma Setting
Brightness Setting
70
70
Measured Brightness
217 cd/m²
365 cd/m²
Brightness Locked
No
No
Color Accuracy (Post-Calibration)
9.6
9.6
Post Calibration Picture
Post Gamma Curve Picture
Post Color Picture
Picture Mode
Off
User
sRGB Gamut Area xy
98.0%
99.3%
White Balance dE (Avg.)
0.56
0.79
Color Temperature (Avg.)
6,504 K
6,550 K
Gamma (Avg.)
2.19
2.18
Color dE (Avg.)
0.54
0.61
Contrast Setting
50
65
RGB Settings
29-45-42
48-51-50
Gamma Setting
Gamma 1
No Gamma Setting
Brightness Setting
24
0
Measured Brightness
101 cd/m²
100 cd/m²
SDR Color Gamut
9.4
9.7
sRGB Color Gamut Picture
sRGB Coverage xy
98.1%
99.4%
sRGB Picture Mode
Off
User
Adobe RGB Color Gamut Picture
Adobe RGB Coverage xy
90.4%
94.7%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode
Off
User
HDR Color Gamut
8.3
9.1
Wide Color Gamut
Yes
Yes
DCI-P3 Color Gamut Picture
DCI-P3 Coverage xy
91.7%
96.4%
DCI-P3 Picture Mode
Display HDR
User
Rec. 2020 Color Gamut Picture
Rec. 2020 Coverage xy
69.6%
74.0%
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode
Display HDR
User
HDR Color Volume
8.3
7.6
DCI-P3 Color Volume ITP Picture
1,000 cd/m² DCI-P3 Coverage ICtCp
80.1%
68.9%
DCI-P3 Picture Mode
Display HDR
User
Rec. 2020 Color Volume ITP Picture
10,000 cd/m² Rec. 2020 Coverage ICtCp
38.6%
30.6%
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode
Display HDR
User
Text Clarity
7.5
9.0
ClearType On
ClearType Off
Pixel Type
VA
IPS
Pixels
Subpixel Layout
RGB
RGB
Reflections
7.5
7.5
Average Room
Average Room Off Picture
Bright Room Off Picture
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.6%
5.4%
Indirect Reflections
3.6%
3.3%
Calculated Direct Reflections
2.0%
2.1%
Gradient
9.7
9.8
Gradient Picture
Color Depth
10 Bit
10 Bit
Motion
Refresh Rate
7.7
7.4
Native Refresh Rate
165 Hz
144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate
180 Hz
144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over DP
180 Hz
144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI
144 Hz
144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over DP @ 10-bit
180 Hz
144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI @ 10-Bit
60 Hz
144 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
Variable Refresh Rate
Yes
Yes
FreeSync
Yes
Yes
G-SYNC
Compatible (Tested)
Compatible (NVIDIA Certified)
VRR Maximum
180 Hz
144 Hz
VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors
DisplayPort, HDMI
DisplayPort, HDMI
VRR Motion Performance
8.8
7.6
Pursuit Photo VRR
OD Mode CAD Comparison
Recommended VRR OD Setting
Medium
Fast
Variable Overdrive Advertised
No
No
Avg. CAD
109
193
Best CAD
106
192
Worst CAD
117
195
Refresh Rate Compliance
8.5
7.5
Fast GTG Sequence
VRR Compliance
Compliance @ Max Hz
65%
53%
Compliance @ 120 FPS
75%
59%
Compliance @ 60 FPS
86%
78%
CAD @ Max Refresh Rate
8.4
7.4
Pursuit Photo At Max Refresh
CAD Heatmap At Max Refresh
OD Transition Max Refresh Rate
OD medium
0 to 31
OD fast
0 to 31
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Medium
Fast
Avg. CAD
107
192
Best 10% CAD
29
103
Worst 10% CAD
219
280
Response Time @ Max Refresh Rate
First Response Time
4.2 ms
8.2 ms
Total Response Time
4.5 ms
8.2 ms
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Medium
Fast
RGB Overshoot
1 RGB
0 RGB
Worst 10% RGB Overshoot
8 RGB
1 RGB
Worst 10% First Response Time
10.3 ms
12.6 ms
Worst 10% Total Response Time
10.3 ms
12.6 ms
Heatmap First Response
Heatmap Total Response
Heatmap RGB Overshoot
CAD @ 120Hz
8.5
7.5
Pursuit Photo 120Hz
CAD Heatmap 120Hz
OD Transition 120Hz
OD medium
0 to 31
OD fast
0 to 31
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Medium
Fast
Avg. CAD
106
186
Best 10% CAD
31
99
Worst 10% CAD
203
270
Response Time @ 120Hz
Worst 10% First Response Time
9.4 ms
11.8 ms
RGB Overshoot
1 RGB
0 RGB
Total Response Time
4.4 ms
8.1 ms
First Response Time
3.8 ms
7.9 ms
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Medium
Fast
Worst 10% Total Response Time
9.9 ms
11.9 ms
Worst 10% RGB Overshoot
11 RGB
3 RGB
120Hz First Response Heatmap
120Hz Total Response Heatmap
120Hz Heatmap RGB Overshoot
CAD @ 60Hz
8.2
7.5
Pursuit Photo 60Hz
CAD Heatmap 60Hz
OD Transition 60Hz
OD medium
0 to 31
OD fast
0 to 31
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Medium
Fastest
Avg. CAD
116
177
Best 10% CAD
29
87
Worst 10% CAD
276
285
Response Time @ 60Hz
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Medium
Fastest
First Response Time
3.7 ms
6.6 ms
Total Response Time
5.3 ms
7.4 ms
RGB Overshoot
2 RGB
1 RGB
Worst 10% Total Response Time
17.3 ms
16.7 ms
Worst 10% First Response Time
9.2 ms
10.8 ms
Worst 10% RGB Overshoot
16 RGB
7 RGB
60Hz First Response Heatmap
60Hz Total Response Heatmap
60Hz RGB Overshoot Heatmap
Backlight Strobing (BFI)
Backlight Strobing Picture
Backlight Strobing Frequency Picture
Backlight Strobing (BFI)
No BFI
Yes
Maximum Frequency
N/A
144 Hz
Minimum Frequency
N/A
120 Hz
Longest Pulse Width Brightness
N/A
116 cd/m²
Shortest Pulse Width Brightness
N/A
116 cd/m²
Pulse Width Control
No BFI
No
Pulse Phase Control
No BFI
No
Pulse Amplitude Control
No BFI
No
VRR At The Same Time
No BFI
No
VRR Flicker
2.0
9.0
VRR Flicker Video
VRR Flicker Graph
Dark Gray Flicker
6.7 RGB
0.8 RGB
Middle Gray Flicker
5.4 RGB
0.4 RGB
Light Gray Flicker
5.8 RGB
0.6 RGB
Image Flicker
10
10
Backlight Picture
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
PWM Dimming Frequency
>1000 Hz
0 Hz
Inputs
Input Lag
9.0
8.6
Native Resolution @ Max Hz
3.5 ms
5.2 ms
Native Resolution @ 120Hz
5.1 ms
6.2 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz
9.3 ms
15.3 ms
Backlight Strobing (BFI)
N/A
6.9 ms
Resolution
7.5
8.8
Native Resolution
2560 x 1440
3840 x 2160
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Megapixels
3.7 MP
8.3 MP
Pixel Density
109 PPI
162 PPI
PS5 Compatibility
4.9
10
PS5 Compatibility Photo
PS5 Compatibility Table
4k @ 120Hz
No
Yes
4k @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
Xbox Series X|S Compatibility
7.1
10
XSX Compatibility Photo
XSX Compatibility Table
4k @ 120Hz
No
Yes
4k @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
Inputs Photos
Inputs 1
Inputs 2
Video And Audio Ports
DisplayPort
1 (DP 1.4)
1 (DP 1.4)
DisplayPort Transmission Bandwidth
No DisplayPort 2.1
No DisplayPort 2.1
Mini DisplayPort
No
No
HDMI
2 (HDMI 2.0)
2 (HDMI 2.1)
HDMI 2.1 Bandwidth
No HDMI 2.1
48Gbps (FRL 12x4)
DVI
No
No
VGA
No
No
Daisy Chaining
No
No
3.5mm Audio Out
1
1
HDR10
Yes
Yes
3.5mm Audio In
No
No
3.5mm Microphone In
No
No
USB
USB-A Ports
0
2
USB-A Rated Speed
No USB-A Ports
480Mbps (USB 2.0)
USB-B Upstream Port
No
Yes
USB-C Ports
0
1
USB-C Upstream
No USB-C Ports
Yes
USB-C Rated Speed
No USB-C Ports
5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1)
USB-C Power Delivery
No USB-C Ports
65W
USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode
No USB-C Ports
Yes
Thunderbolt
No
No
macOS Compatibility
macOS Screenshot
Features
Additional Features
Speakers
No
No
RGB Illumination
No
No
Multiple Input Display
No
PIP + PBP
KVM Switch
No
Yes
On-Screen Display (OSD)
OSD Picture
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