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Comparison between Asus TUF Gaming VG27AC1A vs MSI Optix MAG274QRX

General Info
Model Number Asus TUF Gaming VG27AC1A MSI Optix MAG274QRX
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2022 2021
Brand Asus MSI
Model Series TUF Gaming MAG
Model Number TUF Gaming VG27AC1A Optix MAG274QRX
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.667 mm
2.25 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.74 mm
1.96 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Type IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.76 % 88.21 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 95% 92%
sRGB 130 % 126 %
Adobe RGB 1998 97 %
Screen Brightness 250 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 100000000 : 1 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte
HDR HDR10 DisplayHDR 400
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.01 in
5.1 cm
51 mm
0.17 ft
1.87 in
4.7 cm
47.4 mm
0.16 ft
Case Weight 3.8 kg
8 lbs
3.61 kg
8 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.21 in
61.5 cm
614.9 mm
2.02 ft
24.21 in
61.5 cm
614.9 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height with Stand 17.89 in
45.4 cm
454.34 mm
1.49 ft
16.3 in
41.4 cm
414 mm
1.36 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.42 in
21.4 cm
213.79 mm
0.7 ft
9.2 in
23.4 cm
233.68 mm
0.77 ft
Case Weight with Stand 4.9 kg
11 lbs
6.43 kg
14 lbs
Case Color Black Metallic Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x USB (Type-C; upstream; 15W; DP Alt Mode)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream)
2 x USB 2.0 (Type-A; downstream)
2 x HDMI 2.0 (b)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (a)
1 x USB (Type-C; upstream; 15W; DP Alt Mode)
1 x USB 2.0 (Type-B; upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Color Temperature Selection
Variable Overdrive technology
Trace Free Technology
Ultra-Low Blue Light
Display Widget Lite
KVM Switch
Extreme Low Motion Blur Sync
GameFast Input technology
Shadow Boost
Multiple HDR Mode
Flicker-free technology
Extreme Low Motion Blur (ELMB)
Adaptive-Sync technology
NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible
GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer/FPS Counter/Display Alignment)
AMD FreeSync Premium
GaneVisual (Scenery/Racing/Cinema/RTS/RPG/FPS/sRGB Modes/MOBA Mode)
KVM Switch 2.0
Low Blue Light
Wide Color Gamut
Night Vision
Picture-by-Picture
NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible
Mystic Light
5-way OSD navigation joystick
Picture-in-Picture
Flicker-free technology
Rapid IPS
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.21 in
61.5 cm
614.9 mm
2.02 ft
24.21 in
61.5 cm
614.9 mm
2.02 ft
Case Height 14.45 in
36.7 cm
367 mm
1.2 ft
14.54 in
36.9 cm
369.3 mm
1.21 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 90 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 20 ° 45 °
Right Swivel 20 ° 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 170 Hz 48 Hz - 240 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 223 kHz 91.2 kHz - 370.4 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB Type-C cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL level 1
CU
ErP
FCC
J-MOSS
RoHS
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 10
Windows 8.1
Windows 7)
MEPS
TUV Flicker-free
eStandby
TUV Low Blue Light
RCM
CB
CE
EMC
FCC
RoHS
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 50 °C
32 °F - 122 °F
0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature 20 °C - 60 °C
68 °F - 140 °F
-20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
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