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- Design
- Picture Quality
- Motion
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LG 27GR93U-B vs MSI MAG 274UPF
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LG 27GR93U-B
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Max Refresh Rate144 Hz
Size27"
Pixel TypeIPS
Native Resolution3840 x 2160
Max Refresh Rate144 Hz
Size27"
Pixel TypeIPS
Native Resolution3840 x 2160
Variants
- 27GR93U-B (27")
- MAG 274UPF (27")
Our Verdict
LG 27GR93U-B
MSI MAG 274UPF
The LG 27GR93U-B and the MSI MAG 274UPF are 27-inch 4k gaming monitors. Both monitors have very similar performance; you may prefer to get whichever is cheaper. The MSI is a better choice if you want USB-C connectivity and a KVM switch. However, if you do a lot of co-op gaming, you may prefer the LG, as it has wider viewing angles.
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PC Gaming
Threshold
PC Gaming
7.1
7.1
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
7.5
9.4
Ergonomics Picture
Back Picture
Height Adjustment
4.3" (11.0 cm)
5.2" (13.2 cm)
Min Height To Top Of Panel
18.1" (45.9 cm)
15.5" (39.3 cm)
Tilt Range
-15° to 5°
-20° to 5°
Rotate Portrait/Landscape
Yes, Clockwise
Yes, Both Ways
Swivel Range
No swivel
-45° to 45°
Wall Mount
VESA 100x100
VESA 100x100
Stand
Stand Picture
Thickness Picture
Base Width
17.5" (44.4 cm)
9.5" (24.2 cm)
Base Depth
10.2" (25.8 cm)
7.7" (19.6 cm)
Thickness (With Display)
7.8" (19.9 cm)
6.9" (17.6 cm)
Weight (With Display)
13.8 lbs (6.3 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
14.6" (37.1 cm)
14.3" (36.2 cm)
Thickness (Without Stand)
2.0" (5.1 cm)
2.5" (6.3 cm)
Weight (Without Stand)
9.8 lbs (4.4 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
External Brick
External Brick
Picture Quality
Contrast
6.0
6.2
Checkerboard Picture
Native Contrast
1,020 : 1
1,104 : 1
Contrast With Local Dimming
N/A
N/A
Local Dimming
0.0
0.0
Local Dimming Video
Local Dimming
No
No
Backlight
Edge
Edge
SDR Brightness
8.4
8.2
Real Scene
438 cd/m²
386 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
470 cd/m²
422 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
471 cd/m²
421 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
471 cd/m²
420 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
471 cd/m²
420 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
471 cd/m²
419 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
470 cd/m²
421 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
471 cd/m²
420 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
471 cd/m²
420 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
471 cd/m²
419 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
471 cd/m²
419 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.000
0.000
Minimum Brightness
80 cd/m²
95 cd/m²
HDR Brightness
7.3
7.1
EOTF
VESA DisplayHDR Certification
DisplayHDR 400 - 1.0/1.1
DisplayHDR 400 - 1.0/1.1
Real Scene
501 cd/m²
452 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
532 cd/m²
475 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
533 cd/m²
476 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
534 cd/m²
477 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
534 cd/m²
477 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
535 cd/m²
477 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
531 cd/m²
475 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
532 cd/m²
476 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
533 cd/m²
476 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
534 cd/m²
476 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
534 cd/m²
476 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.000
0.000
Horizontal Viewing Angle
7.7
6.9
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Graph
Color Washout From Left
40°
30°
Color Washout From Right
39°
29°
Horizontal Hue Graph
Color Shift From Left
46°
34°
Color Shift From Right
47°
40°
Horizontal Lightness Graph
Brightness Loss From Left
44°
33°
Brightness Loss From Right
45°
33°
Black Level Raise From Left
70°
70°
Black Level Raise From Right
70°
70°
Gamma Shift From Left
40°
32°
Gamma Shift From Right
39°
32°
Vertical Viewing Angle
7.9
7.1
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Graph
Color Washout From Below
34°
27°
Color Washout From Above
38°
33°
Vertical Hue Graph
Color Shift From Below
43°
34°
Color Shift From Above
54°
44°
Vertical Lightness Graph
Brightness Loss From Below
37°
31°
Brightness Loss From Above
42°
37°
Black Level Raise From Below
70°
70°
Black Level Raise From Above
70°
70°
Gamma Shift From Below
55°
37°
Gamma Shift From Above
60°
43°
Gray Uniformity
7.6
7.3
50% Uniformity Picture
50% Std. Dev.
3.812%
4.593%
50% DSE
0.153%
0.162%
Black Uniformity
7.0
6.4
Native Black Uniformity Picture
Native Std. Dev.
1.280%
1.736%
Black Uniformity Picture With Local Dimming
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.
N/A
N/A
Color Accuracy (Pre-Calibration)
8.4
8.3
Pre Calibration Picture
Pre Gamma Curve Picture
Pre Color Picture
Picture Mode
sRGB
sRGB
sRGB Gamut Area xy
105.9%
100.4%
White Balance dE (Avg.)
2.54
4.20
Color Temperature (Avg.)
6,885 K
6,117 K
Gamma (Avg.)
2.27
2.15
Color dE (Avg.)
1.78
2.91
Contrast Setting
N/A
N/A
RGB Settings
50-50-50
Default
Gamma Setting
Default
No Gamma Setting
Brightness Setting
16
70
Measured Brightness
140 cd/m²
365 cd/m²
Brightness Locked
No
No
Color Accuracy (Post-Calibration)
9.8
9.6
Post Calibration Picture
Post Gamma Curve Picture
Post Color Picture
Picture Mode
Gamer 1
User
sRGB Gamut Area xy
99.9%
99.3%
White Balance dE (Avg.)
0.48
0.79
Color Temperature (Avg.)
6,488 K
6,550 K
Gamma (Avg.)
2.17
2.18
Color dE (Avg.)
0.36
0.61
Contrast Setting
70
65
RGB Settings
48-50-49
48-51-50
Gamma Setting
Mode 2
No Gamma Setting
Brightness Setting
6
0
Measured Brightness
100 cd/m²
100 cd/m²
SDR Color Gamut
9.6
9.7
sRGB Color Gamut Picture
sRGB Coverage xy
99.7%
99.4%
sRGB Picture Mode
Gamer 1
User
Adobe RGB Color Gamut Picture
Adobe RGB Coverage xy
91.7%
94.7%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode
Gamer 1
User
HDR Color Gamut
8.9
9.1
Wide Color Gamut
Yes
Yes
DCI-P3 Color Gamut Picture
DCI-P3 Coverage xy
95.9%
96.4%
DCI-P3 Picture Mode
Gamer 1
User
Rec. 2020 Color Gamut Picture
Rec. 2020 Coverage xy
70.9%
74.0%
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode
Gamer 1
User
HDR Color Volume
7.4
7.6
DCI-P3 Color Volume ITP Picture
1,000 cd/m² DCI-P3 Coverage ICtCp
59.8%
68.9%
DCI-P3 Picture Mode
Gamer 1
User
Rec. 2020 Color Volume ITP Picture
10,000 cd/m² Rec. 2020 Coverage ICtCp
30.4%
30.6%
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode
Gamer 1
User
Text Clarity
9.0
9.0
ClearType On
ClearType Off
Pixel Type
IPS
IPS
Pixels
Subpixel Layout
RGB
RGB
Reflections
8.1
7.5
Average Room
Average Room Off Picture
Bright Room Off Picture
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
4.7%
5.4%
Indirect Reflections
3.6%
3.3%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.1%
2.1%
Gradient
9.8
9.8
Gradient Picture
Color Depth
10 Bit
10 Bit
Motion
Refresh Rate
7.4
7.4
Native Refresh Rate
144 Hz
144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate
144 Hz
144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over DP
144 Hz
144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI
144 Hz
144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over DP @ 10-bit
144 Hz
144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI @ 10-Bit
144 Hz
144 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
Variable Refresh Rate
Yes
Yes
FreeSync
Yes
Yes
G-SYNC
Compatible (NVIDIA Certified)
Compatible (NVIDIA Certified)
VRR Maximum
144 Hz
144 Hz
VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors
DisplayPort, HDMI
DisplayPort, HDMI
VRR Motion Performance
7.8
7.6
Pursuit Photo VRR
OD Mode CAD Comparison
Recommended VRR OD Setting
Normal
Fast
Variable Overdrive Advertised
No
No
Avg. CAD
171
193
Best CAD
164
192
Worst CAD
186
195
Refresh Rate Compliance
7.7
7.5
Fast GTG Sequence
VRR Compliance
Compliance @ Max Hz
57%
53%
Compliance @ 120 FPS
62%
59%
Compliance @ 60 FPS
78%
78%
CAD @ Max Refresh Rate
7.9
7.4
Pursuit Photo At Max Refresh
CAD Heatmap At Max Refresh
OD Transition Max Refresh Rate
OD fast
0 to 31
OD fast
0 to 31
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Fast
Fast
Avg. CAD
156
192
Best 10% CAD
82
103
Worst 10% CAD
240
280
Response Time @ Max Refresh Rate
First Response Time
4.8 ms
8.2 ms
Total Response Time
6.7 ms
8.2 ms
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Fast
Fast
RGB Overshoot
4 RGB
0 RGB
Worst 10% RGB Overshoot
17 RGB
1 RGB
Worst 10% First Response Time
7.4 ms
12.6 ms
Worst 10% Total Response Time
11.1 ms
12.6 ms
Heatmap First Response
Heatmap Total Response
Heatmap RGB Overshoot
CAD @ 120Hz
7.8
7.5
Pursuit Photo 120Hz
CAD Heatmap 120Hz
OD Transition 120Hz
OD fast
0 to 31
OD fast
0 to 31
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Normal
Fast
Avg. CAD
163
186
Best 10% CAD
86
99
Worst 10% CAD
235
270
Response Time @ 120Hz
Worst 10% First Response Time
8.2 ms
11.8 ms
RGB Overshoot
1 RGB
0 RGB
Total Response Time
6.3 ms
8.1 ms
First Response Time
5.6 ms
7.9 ms
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Normal
Fast
Worst 10% Total Response Time
10.4 ms
11.9 ms
Worst 10% RGB Overshoot
9 RGB
3 RGB
120Hz First Response Heatmap
120Hz Total Response Heatmap
120Hz Heatmap RGB Overshoot
CAD @ 60Hz
7.3
7.5
Pursuit Photo 60Hz
CAD Heatmap 60Hz
OD Transition 60Hz
OD fast
0 to 31
OD fast
0 to 31
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Normal
Fastest
Avg. CAD
186
177
Best 10% CAD
87
87
Worst 10% CAD
327
285
Response Time @ 60Hz
Recommended Overdrive Setting
Normal
Fastest
First Response Time
5.5 ms
6.6 ms
Total Response Time
11.9 ms
7.4 ms
RGB Overshoot
4 RGB
1 RGB
Worst 10% Total Response Time
20.9 ms
16.7 ms
Worst 10% First Response Time
7.9 ms
10.8 ms
Worst 10% RGB Overshoot
15 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
9.1
9.0
VRR Flicker Video
VRR Flicker Graph
Dark Gray Flicker
0.8 RGB
0.8 RGB
Middle Gray Flicker
0.3 RGB
0.4 RGB
Light Gray Flicker
0.5 RGB
0.6 RGB
Image Flicker
10
10
Backlight Picture
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
PWM Dimming Frequency
0 Hz
0 Hz
Inputs
Input Lag
8.8
8.6
Native Resolution @ Max Hz
4.5 ms
5.2 ms
Native Resolution @ 120Hz
5.0 ms
6.2 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz
9.7 ms
15.3 ms
Backlight Strobing (BFI)
N/A
6.9 ms
Resolution
8.8
8.8
Native Resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Megapixels
8.3 MP
8.3 MP
Pixel Density
163 PPI
162 PPI
PS5 Compatibility
10
10
PS5 Compatibility Photo
PS5 Compatibility Table
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
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
9.7
10
XSX Compatibility Photo
XSX Compatibility Table
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
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 2.1)
2 (HDMI 2.1)
HDMI 2.1 Bandwidth
48Gbps (FRL 12x4)
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
2
2
USB-A Rated Speed
5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1)
480Mbps (USB 2.0)
USB-B Upstream Port
Yes
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
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Features
Additional Features
Speakers
No
No
RGB Illumination
Controllable
No
Multiple Input Display
No
PIP + PBP
KVM Switch
No
Yes
On-Screen Display (OSD)
OSD Picture
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