At Samsung introduced the world’s first 27-inch 4K gaming OLED monitor On Thursday, Engadget’s Igor Bonifacic predicted that other providers would soon follow suit. (After all, Samsung is also the biggest Provider of OLED gaming monitor panels.) In fact, MSI followed suit that same day CES 2025 with two monitors with familiar specifications: a 27-inch 4K QD-OLED display and a 27-inch QD-OLED display with an incredibly smooth 500 Hz refresh rate.
First up: the 27-inch 4K QD-OLED device, perfectly marketed as… MPG 272URX QD-OLED. (Sure, why not!) MSI differentiates its monitor as the first to combine this panel with it DisplayPort 2.1awhich can provide a better combination of resolution and frame rates. Like its Samsung counterpart (the G81SF), it has a 240Hz refresh rate and should look nice and sharp at 166 PPI.
MSI says this panel “significantly reduces color fringing,” which should help with the poor text clarity that’s all too common with QD-OLED screens. As my colleague Igor points out, this could be an ideal all-round monitor for gaming, work or anything else you can throw at it.
It supports NVIDIA’s G-SYNC technology, so smooth gameplay is unlikely to be an issue. The MPG 272URX QD-OLED even won a CES 2025 Innovation Award.
The 27-inch QHD QD-OLED model also has a catchy and memorable name: MPG 272QR QD-OLED X50. (Yes!) MSI is marketing this monitor to “all the mainstream gamers out there,” likely due to its lower resolution (2,560 x 1,440). It also uses DisplayPort 2.1a and (like Samsung’s) can have a gray-to-gray pixel response time of 0.03 ms. It received VESA ClearMR 21000 certification, so motion blur shouldn’t be an issue if you enjoy the stunning 500Hz refresh rate.
MSI has not yet announced pricing or release dates for either model.
