OLED gaming displays are finally being released in droves, and we've reviewed heaps of them to offer advice on the best OLED gaming monitor you can currently buy. Incredibly fast response times, per-pixel lighting, and deep black rendition mean that OLED panels are highly prized as gaming monitors.
Our pick for the best overall OLED monitor is the MSI MPG 322UR X24 QD-OLED. Using the latest and greatest QD-OLED panel tech, it's bright, fast, and super lush. If you prefer refresh rate over resolution, the best 1440p OLED gaming monitor is the MSI MPG 271QRX, which is capable of an incredibly quick 360 Hz.
Still, if money is absolutely no object, the LG UltraGear 32GS95UE with its stunning WOLED panel is the absolute best of the bunch. For now.
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July 27, 2026: We have revamped this guide, adding a handy new review search function, adding pricing information, and replacing the best overall with the MSI MPG 322UR X24
October 15, 2025: With the Asus ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDM now end-of-line as a product, the Gigabyte MO34WQC2 has stepped up to replace it as the best ultrawide OLED gaming monitor in the market right now.
Jeremy is our resident panel expert. He's been prodding every kind of monitor for as long as he's had fingers to poke with and eyes to see the terrible backlighting used on the worst displays. Jeremy could tell you within seconds what panel tech your screen is using, and maybe even who manufactured it. And if a gaming monitor impresses our toughest critic, then you know it's a good one.
Best OLED gaming monitor
✅ You want the latest OLED tech: This updated 4K QD-OLED panel really rocks, it's super bright, ultra fast and free from serious flaws.
❌ You want an absolute bargain: The launch price of the MSI MPG 322UR X24 isn't horrendous. Though a similar but cheaper model will likely arrive soon.
Though you can get OLED panels for cheaper, the MSI MPG 322UR X24 is our pick for the best gaming monitor, because it's just that good. Rocking the latest OLED technology, it looks uber good, comes with a super bright screen, and it's wicked fast too.
Being an OLED, it's got response times that make other monitors blush. With a 240 Hz refresh rate and a stated 0.03ms response time, it's about as speedy as you'll get without opting for an esports-focused mega-refresh rate display, and most of those focus on 1080p resolution. Here, you get the full 4K shebang.
And what a panel. The color reproduction is sumptuous, thanks to an excellent glossy coating and all that OLED goodness, and the blacks are great, too. Of course, being an OLED display, there's always burn-in to worry about, but the MSI does its darndest to mitigate that with plenty of built-in tech. And the three-year burn-in warranty should take some of the anxiety out of the equation.
This is a staggeringly good display that is packed with the latest OLED technology, and as a result, it's the best gaming monitor you can buy right now. Unfortunately, that does mean it's likely to be undercut by something else at a later date, but it's still a top-notch performer.
Read our full MSI MPG 322UR X24 review.
Best 1440p OLED gaming monitor
✅ You want the ultimate 1440p gaming monitor: This is the fastest, most responsive 1440p panel we've tested.
❌ You want an immersive experience: The 16:9 aspect at 27-inch feels a bit puny, and you can get a lot more for your money.
The best 1440p OLED gaming monitor is the MSI MPG 271QRX. This 27-inch screen swaps resolution for speed with a mahoosive 360 Hz refresh rate, alongside an excellent 0.03 ms response time more commonly found across OLED panels.
Broadly speaking, a 27-inch 1440p gaming monitor is the most sensible blend of size, resolution, performance and price for PC gaming. The 271QRX isn't sensible, however, with its extreme refresh rate, response time and frightfully massive price tag.
But before you get too put off by the price, the Samsung-made panel within this MSI monitor is excellent in its response, vibrancy and contrast. It's the same panel as many of the best OLEDs, so expect nothing less from this for its rapid-fire response.
It's also much easier to drive the 271QRX than almost any other OLED in the guide. The standard 1440p resolution is relatively easy-going for most mid-range graphics cards, though if you think that means you can save some cash, think again.
MSI offers some interesting burn-in protection features on the MPG 271QRX, including logo and taskbar detection. These both auto-dim specific elements on the screen when they're present, to prevent the risk of burn-in on frequently displayed things. That's handy, as it means you don't have to bother with auto-hiding your taskbar or anything like that. Plus, this panel has quite a bit of overprovisioning, which is another boon to the longevity of the panel.
Read our full MSI MPG 271QRX review.
Best budget OLED gaming monitor
✅ You want OLED at a price you can afford: At around $350, this is one of, if not the cheapest OLED gaming monitors from a big brand.
❌ You want epic pixel density: 1440p is what 1440p does. Which translates into fairly low pixel density on a 27-inch panel.
27-inch Alienware QD-OLED for $350 at full price. There, you have the headline feature here. Okay, I'll keep talking, but you get the point. If you need an OLED monitor on a budget, this pick is the absolute best, thanks to that truly great price point.
And it helps that this Alienware monitor is very solid too. Our Jeremy got hands-on and was impressed by its HDR performance and the speed of OLED. You get a super speedy 240 Hz refresh rate here and a 0.03 ms response time.
Unfortunately, for an OLED at this price point, you have to make a handful of compromises, and Alienware has picked an older QD-OLED technology. It still makes colour pop, and offers super deep blacks. It's also not the absolute oldest generation, with its sporting the 2024 Gen 3 QD-OLED technology. That means improved font rendering, reduced risk of burn-in, and better durability, but you aren't getting the true RGB-stripe setup of the 5th generation technology.
We also spotted that the monitor needs a little fine-tuning out of the box. Its default SDR mode can do with a little tweaking in the Windows Color Management tool, but SDR calibrations in HDR mode are pretty good. As our Jeremy puts it, "were this my display, I'd just enable HDR, tweak the SDR brightness in the Windows Display Properties menu, and leave it like that forever."
Also, at 1440p, you aren't getting the highest pixel density in the 27-inch size, and the 200 nits of brightness is a little low. Still, the benefits of OLED are obvious, and this Alienware pick absolutely sings with a little tweaking.
Read our full Alienware AW2726DM review.
Best ultrawide OLED gaming monitor
✅ You prioritize speed and immersion over flashy design: This monitor is all about delivering ultra-smooth performance and vibrant visuals, making it perfect for competitive gamers and immersive single-player experiences.
✅ You need multi-device flexibility: With plenty of ports and a built-in KVM switch, the MO34WQC2 is ideal for gamers and professionals using multiple systems on a single display.
❌ You need professional-grade color and resolution: If you're a creative relying on perfect color calibration and pixel perfection, this isn't the monitor for you.
For pure gaming immersion, it's hard to beat an ultrawide monitor. Add in the blistering speed and incredible colors that OLED offers, and you've got a fantastic combination. If that sounds just the display for you, then you'll want to know that the best ultrawide OLED gaming monitor at the moment is the Gigabyte MO34WQC2.
There's a very gentle 1800R curvature to help wrap gaming worlds around you, but that's pretty common, as well. However, the MO34WQC2 does sport more features than the competition: two HDMI 2.1, one DisplayPort 1.4, and one USB Type-C input ports, plus a KVM switch with USB 3.2 upstream/downstream ports.
That USB-C port also provides 15 W of charging, but that's barely enough to warm up a watch, and the 3 W integrated speakers aren't worth using. But they're countered by the excellent stand, which offers 130 mm (5.1 inches) of height adjustments, along with 60° swivel and 25° tilt.
What stopped us from recommending it right from the start, though, was the price tag at launch. At $800, it was just too expensive for what you're getting, but Gigabyte has hacked a big chunk off that now, and if you hunt around, you can find the MO34WQC2 for as little as $600.
Yes, that's still a big chunk of money to hand over for a monitor, but even if all you care about is immersive gaming, it's still worth every penny. You'll be hard-pressed to find anything better at this price.
Read our full Gigabyte MO34WQC2 review.
Best WOLED gaming monitor
✅ You want the ultimate in 4K OLED precision and sizzle: This is a clear if marginal step up over existing QD-OLED panels.
❌ You're expecting value for money: It's super expensive and you don't even get a USB-C port for your $1,400.
The reign of Samsung's 4K QD-OLED is over. For now. Enter the new king, the LG UltraGear 32GS95UE. This WOLED is quite simply better than the Samsung QD-OLED gang. That includes the likes of the Alienware 32 AW3225QF, Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM, and MSI MPG 321URX, plus Samsung's own Odyssey G8 OLED G80SD.
Money is this LG's greatest problem. At $1,400, it's expensive even for a 32-inch 4K OLED model. You can get a version of the MSI mentioned above, just with a lower-specced USB-C interface, for as little as $900.
Can this LG really be worth $500 more? That's a tough call. We've seen it briefly discounted to $1,200. But even at the original price, it's an absolutely stellar display. The HDR experience is the best we've ever seen, with eye-popping highlights and those classic inky, pitch-perfect black tones only OLED can achieve.
Of course, this is a mega-quick monitor, too. The pixel response is beyond sensible reproach. Any more speed by that metric is probably redundant; it really is that quick. Add in the 240 Hz refresh for nice, low latency, and it's a very strong package.
What's more, you also get an alternative 1080p mode. It's meant to be a sort of alternative native mode that uses pixel doubling to achieve the lower resolution and combines that with a 480 Hz refresh. Admittedly, you'd never mistake the slightly blurry image quality for native when enabled. But it's probably better than traditional interpolation, and the 480 Hz makes for even lower latency.
If you're looking for issues, well, one possible snag is the matte panel coating. Glossy has been the go-to for OLED panels because it accentuates contrast. But somehow, LG gets away with a matte coating on this monitor. It still absolutely sizzles. In fact, it's not just HDR content that zings. Thanks to strong full-screen brightness and deft SDR calibration, pretty much everything looks great.
All of this means this is comfortably our favourite WOLED monitor with one obvious qualifier: the price. If you can easily afford it, this is the obvious pick.
Read our full LG UltraGear 32GS95UE review.
How we test gaming monitors
How does PC Gamer test gaming monitors?
Like everything else we test, we live with a gaming monitor in the same way you would at home. We make sure to use it for day-to-day monitor-y tasks on your Windows desktop—because your PC likely isn't just for gaming—and we, of course, test it while gaming too, because we're all comprehensive like that.
The Windows desktop will highlight any failings in factory calibration, and show up any issues with font scaling, too. Fonts can be a particular problem with OLED panels thanks to typically not using standard RGB subpixels. The Windows desktop is also a good way to test problems with OLED full-screen brightness and auto brightness limiting (ABL) functions.
As for gaming, using fast-paced shooters is a great way to test out the response of a given gaming monitor, and then the neon-dripping world of Cyberpunk 2077 makes for an excellent HDR tester.
We also go through a series of experiential tests to highlight any response and latency issues. We find it too easy to get lost in the weeds of specific panel benchmarks and miss more obvious problems that might crop up during day-to-day gaming use. So, we put more weight on what it's like to actually use a gaming monitor on a daily basis than what the specs might say.
Where to buy a gaming monitor
Where are best gaming monitor deals?
In the US:
Amazon - Regular discounts on high refresh rate gaming monitors
Walmart - Save on quick gaming monitors
B&H Photo - Gaming monitors for as little as $100
Best Buy - Gaming monitors going for less
Target - LG, Acer and Asus gaming monitors on sale
Staples - Regular sales on selected HP gaming monitors
Newegg - Lots of cheap gaming monitors to choose from
Dell - Money off Alienware gaming monitors
In the UK:
Amazon - Save on big-name monitor brands
Overclockers - 1440p LG gaming monitors from £190
Best OLED gaming monitor FAQ
What's better for gaming, LCD or OLED?
First, let's clarify one thing. Mini-LED monitors are LCD monitors with mini-LED backlights. So, they don't compare to OLED with it comes to per-pixel lighting control and speed. OLED technology is massively faster in terms of pixel response and, currently, the only option for true per-pixel lighting and that means proper HDR performance, with sizzling, pin-point highlights combined with perfect, inky black levels.
That said, LCD still has the edge for latency thanks to offering refresh rates up to and beyond 500 Hz, while OLED currently tops out at 240 Hz. However, super-high refresh rates really only deliver a benefit in an ultra-competitive online shooter context. For everything else, OLED's refresh rate is more than enough.
LCD's final advantage is pixel density. 4K 32-inch OLED monitors are imminent, but right now OLED monitors offer relatively low pixel density. For gaming, that's probably fine. But for general-purpose computing, for things like crisp fonts and lots of desktop space, existing OLED monitors are a little compromised. But overall, OLED clearly gives the better gaming experience.
What's the LG versus Samsung OLED panel tech thing about?
Currently, all OLED gaming monitors are based on either LG or Samsung panels. They both share basic OLED attributes including incredible speed and per-pixel lighting. But they also differ in a few important aspects.
First is the subpixel structure. LG's WOLED panels have white, red, green and blue vertical subpixels in that order. Samsung's subpixels are arranged in a triangle, with the red and blue subpixels above the green subpixel and no white subpixel. For gaming, subpixel structure arguably doesn't matter. But it does in Windows, especially for rendering fonts.
Next up, Samsung's QD-OLED panels tend to offer better full-screen brightness, typically hitting about 250 nits. LG panels tend to be nearer 150 nits. That's a very noticeable difference.
Is burn-in really a problem?
One other possible difference when it comes to LG versus Samsung panels is burn-in or image retention. Some early testing has suggested that Samsung's QD-OLED panels may be more prone to burn-in than LG panels. But that has yet to be conclusively established.
More to the point, OLED technology is new enough in PC monitors that the true long-term durability has yet to be determined. All of the OLED monitors we have reviewed come with at least a three-year warranty, including burn-in cover. So, you needn't have any immediate concerns. What's harder to say is if you can reasonably expect an OLED monitor to resist any kind of burn-in for five years or more.
What aspect ratio should I go for?
Most games are optimised for a widescreen format at a 16:9 aspect ratio. That applies to TV content and video content, though feature films tend to be wider still. So, that's 1080p, 1440p and 4K. All three are 16:9 aspect.
21:9 aspect ultra-wide panels are also popular, just bear in mind that most first-person shooters tend to just stretch the existing image over the wider aspect rather than extending the field of view (FoV). That's especially true of competitive online shooters, where a wider FoV would make for an unfair advantage.
And the very far-out option, if you have a little extra cash to blow, is the extra-ultra-wide aspect ratio of 32:9. That can make for incredibly immersive gaming. But it also stretches the limits of ergonomics, both physical and in terms of things like game UI and menus. For most gamers, most of the time 16:9 and 21:9 are the best choices.
Jargon buster - gaming monitor terminology
Refresh Rate (Hz)
The speed at which the screen refreshes. For example, 144Hz means the display refreshes 144 times a second. The higher the number, the smoother the screen will appear when you play games.
V-Sync
Graphics tech synchronizes a game's framerate with your monitor's refresh rate to help prevent screen tearing by syncing your GPU frame rate to the display's maximum refresh rate. Turn V-Sync on in your games for a smoother experience, but you'll lose information, so turn it off for fast-paced shooters (and live with the tearing). Useful if you have an older model display that can't keep up with a new GPU.
G-Sync
Nvidia's frame synching tech that works with Nvidia GPUs. It basically allows the monitor to sync up with the GPU. It does this by showing a new frame as soon as the GPU has one ready.
FreeSync
AMD's take on frame synching uses a similar technique as G-Sync, with the biggest difference being that it uses DisplayPort's Adaptive-Sync technology which doesn't cost monitor manufacturers anything.
Ghosting
When movement on your display leaves behind a trail of pixels when watching a movie or playing a game, this is often a result of a monitor having slow response times.
Response Time
The amount of time it takes a pixel to transition to a new color and back. Often referenced as G2G or Grey-to-Grey. Slow response times can lead to ghosting. A suitable range for a gaming monitor is between 1-4 milliseconds.
TN Panels
Twisted-nematic is the most common (and cheapest) gaming panel. TN panels tend to have poorer viewing angles and color reproduction but have higher refresh rates and response times.
IPS
In-plane switching panels offer the best contrast and color despite having weaker blacks. IPS panels also tend to be more expensive and have higher response times.
VA
Vertical Alignment panels provide good viewing angles and have better contrast than even IPS but are still slower than TN panels. They are often a compromise between a TN and IPS panel.
Curved Panels
Curved panels can make games feel more immersive and the amount of curvature is given by a number such as 1500R or 1800R. The smaller the number, the more tightly curved the screen will be.
HDR
High Dynamic Range. HDR provides a wider color range than normal SDR panels and offers increased brightness. The result is more vivid colors, deeper blacks, and a brighter picture.
Peak Brightness
This refers to the maximum brightness of a monitor or television and is measured in nits. For decent HDR gaming, you want more than 400 nits, ideally near the 1000 mark.
Ultrawide
Shorthand for monitors with aspect wider aspect ratios like 32:9 or 21:9
Resolution
The number of pixels that make up a monitor's display, indicated by height and width. For example: 1920 x 1080 (aka 1080p), 2560 x 1440 (2K or 1440p), and 3840 x 2160 (4K).
