Samsung is once again setting the benchmark in the gaming display market with its impressive QHD 500Hz QD-OLED panel. This development outshines LG’s QHD OLED offering, which currently boasts a 480Hz refresh rate.
Samsung’s Groundbreaking 500Hz QD-OLED Panel Expected in Early 2025
Samsung, a giant in electronics, is preparing to roll out its cutting-edge 500Hz panel designed specifically for avid gamers. While high refresh rates aren’t new, what makes this development exciting is the integration of QHD resolution within the QD-OLED technology, marking a pioneering advancement for Samsung.
According to a report from ITHome, this panel is nearly complete and set to commence mass production soon. Until now, 500Hz viewing experiences have been limited to 1080p panels. Samsung is about to change that by launching the first-ever 2560x1440p display with a 500Hz refresh rate, and the superiority of Quantum Dot OLED promises stunning, vibrant picture quality.
It’s expected that the Samsung QHD QD-OLED 500Hz panel will kick off mass production in the first quarter of 2025. Once that happens, these panels will begin shipping to various monitor manufacturers. Samsung is actively in talks with potential clients, ready to take the crown from LG, who recently started mass-producing their flagship 480Hz OLED display back in August. With this new development, Samsung is poised to claim the title for the premium QHD 27-inch high-refresh-rate display.
Keeping the same 27-inch screen size, Samsung adds a Quantum Dot layer to its panel, enhancing the picture with superior contrast and HDR capabilities. While these technical advancements sound promising, there’s no definitive news on how much this panel will cost or when we’ll see it incorporated into gaming monitors. More importantly, achieving 500 FPS on such a high-resolution display presents a formidable challenge given today’s top-tier PC hardware.
Though at 1080p, pushing these frames is manageable in competitive games like CS:GO and Valorant, it necessitates a powerful gaming setup, such as one built around a Ryzen 9800X3D and an RTX 4090 GPU. We offer a comprehensive guide on assembling the fastest gaming PC using X3D processors, but even then, reaching 500 FPS at QHD resolution will largely remain out of reach, especially on high-ultra settings.
News Source: ITHome
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