If you love Asus’ ROG Strix XG27AQM gaming monitor, you’ll probably love the latest iteration. ROG Strix XG27AQMR (opens in new tab), designed to compete with the best gaming monitors. The XG27AQM hit the scene last year with a 27 inch QHD (2560 x 1440) panel with a maximum refresh rate of 270 Hz (when overclocked). Its new XG27AQMR counterpart bumps the native maximum refresh rate to 300 Hz.
Asus has adopted Fast IPS technology with the XG27AQMR, just like it did with the XG27AQM. However, the company quotes a 1ms response time for the most recent entry versus 0.5ms for the XG27AQM. However, Asus has profited in other areas thanks to the inclusion of DisplayHDR 600 certification (from DisplayHDR 400). Normal brightness remains unchanged at 350 nits.
As you’d expect from a gaming monitor in this category, the XG27AQM supports AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync. Further enhancing these Adaptive-Sync implementations is Asus’ Extreme Low Motion Blur Sync (ELMB-Sync) backlight strobe technology.
| row 0 – cell 0 | ROG Strix XG27AQM | ROG Strix XG27AQMR |
| Panel type/backlight | IPS | IPS |
| Screen size/aspect ratio | 27″/21:9 | 45″/21:9 |
| Maximum resolution and refresh rate | 2560×1440 @ 270Hz (OC) | 2560×1440 @ 300Hz |
| AMD FreeSync Premium | AMD FreeSync Premium | |
| Nvidia G-Sync compatible | Nvidia G-Sync compatible | |
| Native color depth and color gamut | 10bit/DCI-P3 | 10bit/DCI-P3 |
| HDR10 | HDR10 | |
| Response time (GTG) | 0.5ms | 1ms |
| Brightness (mfr) | 400cd/m2 | 600cd/m2 |
| Contrast (mfr) | 1,000:1 | 1,000:1 |
| speaker | none | none |
| video input | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| 2x HDMI 2.0 | 2x HDMI 2.0 | |
| audio | 3.5mm headphone output | 3.5mm headphone output |
| USB3.2 | 1x up, 2x down | 1x up, 2x down |
In terms of connectivity, Asus includes two HDMI 2.0 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4 port, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A) ports and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The XG27AQMR is also height, tilt and pivot adjustable. Additionally, the back of the monitor has a VESA 100 pattern for stand or wall mounting, and a 0.25 inch tripod socket.
Unfortunately, Asus has not announced the price or availability of the ROG Strix XG27AQMR.However, MicroCenter Now only $649.99We can imagine Asus putting a premium on the new monitors, but we’re not going to speculate on pricing at this point.
And while 300Hz is impressive for an eSports-ready QHD gaming monitor, it falls short of the high water mark set by Asus’ own ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN, which was first announced a year ago. should also be noted.
