The PG259QNR is small and doesn’t have a high resolution, though, and only the best esports players will see a notable improvement from this display. Also bear in mind that rival displays offer larger resolutions and screens for less cash if you’re willing to compromise on the refresh rate. You should buy it if… The percentage of the approximate area, taken by the active part of the screen, to the total front area. Asus’ PG259QNR should last as long as any monitor does — a minimum of five years. But if you’re using it for competitive gameplay, don’t be surprised if something even faster pops up in the e-sports space. Should I buy it? Information about the maximum horizontal viewing angle, within which the image on the screen is of acceptable quality.

There’s no doubt about it: the Asus ROG Swift PG259QNR is the fastest gaming monitor on the planet, and the butter-smooth gameplay is paired with an impressive response time, build quality and underlying image quality. Physically, the PG259QNR is impressive. Build quality is tremendous, with barely any wobbling in the stand and no significant movement in the plastic around the rear. Considering esports panels are moved between events frequently, that’s important. If you’re an esports player then you’re going to be travelling to lots of events when the pandemic has eased. The PG259QNR is ideal for frequent travel thanks to its small, sturdy and adjustable frame. The Asus ROG Swift PG259QNR is, on paper at least, the fastest gaming display in the world thanks to its incredible 360Hz refresh rate. Asus equipped the PG259QNR with an IPS panel, which means viewing angles are excellent. Light bleed and IPS glow is minimal on our sample, and much better than on curved ultrawide monitors. The PG259QNR produces a very consistent, uniform, clean image.Information about the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical side of the screen. A higher resolution allows the display of a more detailed and of higher quality image. Happily, G-Sync works with both Nvidia and AMD graphics cards, but what’s certain is that you’ll need a powerful graphics card to run games on this display – an RTX 3070 or something faster being the ideal. Information about whether the stand can be dismounted. Usually, this is required for wall mounting.

But let’s be honest, you’re not buying this monitor for its ability to reproduce colors anyway, and its color reproduction is more than adequate for competitive gameplay. Given this monitor’s focus on raw refresh rate, Asus could have let color accuracy and contrast slide — but thankfully, it didn’t. Gaming performance Size class of the display as declared by the manufacturer. Often this is the rounded value of the actual size of the diagonal in inches. But not the PG259QNR. The stand Asus built for this display absolutely plants it on your desk, and won’t let it budge no matter how aggressive you get with your gameplay. So, if you buy this display, do ensure you have a processor like Intel’s Core i9-9900K, Core i9-10900K, or wait for AMD’s Ryzen 5000 CPUs, as these are expected to deliver staggering single-core performance.High-Hz isn't just for esports anymore. Though the highest Hz is still expensive and mainly of interest to bigger-budget users. If you’re into fast-paced games such as Fortnite, Warzone and CS:GO, it’s top-tier stuff. And if you’re a top-level competitive player in frantic esports titles, then a 360Hz display could deliver a small but critical advantage. Approximate diagonal size of the display. If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the diagonal is calculated from the width and height of the screen.

I should compliment Toms Hardware for improved mainstream-writing description of how motion blur is reduced -- doubling Hz halves display motion blur, as an alternative to strobing. Yesterday's media used to dismiss high Hz, or was not familiar with the benefits of high Hz. The Asus ROG Swift PG259QNR’s 360Hz refresh rate is a rare addition to a desktop gaming monitor, and it’s a sensational figure that comes into its own in the most demanding esports/competition scenarios. It’s combined here with Nvidia G-Sync, delivering a world-leading gaming experience – the PG259QNR is smooth, fluid and sharp, with stunning speed and free of tearing or stuttering. The maximum number of colors, which the display is able to reproduce, depends on the type of the panel in use and color enhancing technologies like FRC.I have the PG259QN here too, and it's absolutely lovely, especially when combined with the Razer 8000 Hz mouse (I have a prototype here). Information of the number of pixels in a unit of length. With the decrease of the display size and the increase of its resolution, the pixel density increases. The ratio between the horizontal and the vertical side of the display. Some of the standard and widely used aspect ratios are 4:3, 5:4, 16:9 and 16:10. Information about whether there is a possibility for wall mounting according to the VESA Mounting Interface Standard (MIS).