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The best gaming monitors with the best price-performance ratio (late 2025)
This guide presents the best gaming monitors with the best price-performance ratio at the end of 2025. It covers various categories, including 1440p standard refresh rate, content consumption and HDR monitors, 1080p options, as well as entry-level and premium OLED monitors, highlighting key features, pros and cons, and price considerations.
1. 🎮 Top Recommendations for 1440p Gaming Monitors with Standard Refresh Rate
- ✅ Amzfast AMZG27F6Q & KTC H27T22C-3: Offer incredible value for money with IPS panels, excellent colors, and a contrast ratio of almost 1400:1. The AMZ runs at 200 Hz, the KTC at 210 Hz.
- ⚠️ Both monitors exhibit slight smearing in dark areas, but the response times are still decent.
- 💰 Both are currently available for around $150, which is pretty crazy for what they offer.
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1. 🎮 Top Recommendations for 1440p Gaming Monitors with Standard Refresh Rate
- ✅ Amzfast AMZG27F6Q & KTC H27T22C-3: Offer incredible value for money with IPS panels, excellent colors, and a contrast ratio of almost 1400:1. The AMZ runs at 200 Hz, the KTC at 210 Hz.
- ⚠️ Both monitors exhibit slight smearing in dark areas, but the response times are still decent.
- 💰 Both are currently available for around $150, which is pretty crazy for what they offer.
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2. 🚀 Faster Alternatives for 1440p Gaming with Standard Refresh Rate
- ✅ Gigabyte GS27QA & ASUS XG27ACS: Similar monitors with fast response times at maximum refresh rate (180 Hz), comparable contrast ratio, and maximum brightness.
- ✅ The ASUS is slightly more refined, offering a single overdrive mode for all refresh rates and better color accuracy.
- 💰 The ASUS is usually a bit more expensive.
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3. 🎬 Best 1440p Monitors for Content Consumption and HDR
- ✅ AOC Q27G3XMN: Top recommendation for budget-conscious buyers looking for a monitor for HDR movies and series.
- ✅ Uses a VA panel with mini-LED backlight (336 zones) and offers very good HDR performance for the price.
- ✅ AOC Q27G40XMN: Successor to the G3 with 1152 zones, but without a height-adjustable stand. According to tests by Monitors Unboxed, less blooming and faster response times than the G3.
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4. 📉 1080p Monitors in 2025: Still Worth It?
- ⚠️ 1080p monitors are in a difficult position, as good 1440p monitors are already available for around $150.
- ✅ Budget 1080p monitors are only worth it if they are available for under $100.
- ✅ KTC H24T09P: Favorite in this price segment with a 165Hz IPS panel, fast response times, and good colors.
- 💰 For about $50 more, you can already get a 27-inch 1440p monitor.
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5. 💰 Entry-Level OLED Monitors (1440p, 240Hz): The New Sweet Spot?
- ✅ Since the prices for OLED monitors have dropped to around $400, there is hardly any reason to buy a premium LCD gaming monitor.
- ✅ AOC Q27G4ZD & MSI 271QPX E2: Top picks with 240Hz QD-OLED panel. The monitors with this panel are very similar anyway, so it's not worth spending more unless you particularly like the design.
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6. ⚡ 1440p Entry-Level OLED: 280Hz Alternative
- ✅ There is now a 280Hz version of this QD-OLED panel.
- ✅ MSI 271QP X28: Has already been seen on sale for $400, making it an even better deal than the 240Hz versions.
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7. 🤔 360Hz QD-OLEDs: Is the Extra Cost Worth It?
- ❌ Most 360Hz QD-OLEDs seem like a bad deal, as the extra cost is not justified for the small refresh rate jump.
- ✅ In some regions (e.g. Germany), however, the Philips 27M2N8500 may only be a few euros more expensive, so the 360Hz version may be worth it.
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8. 🌈 240Hz WOLED: A Valid Option?
- ❌ 240Hz WOLED monitors are usually slightly more expensive than the QD-OLEDs and are therefore not the first choice.
- ✅ If you find a good deal on the KTC or LG that use the WOLED panel, you shouldn't spend much more than $400.
- ✅ QD-OLED currently offers better value for money unless you don't like the look of QD-OLEDs in ambient light.
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9. ✨ Premium OLED: Tandem OLED as Superior Technology
- ✅ Tandem OLED is the superior technology, but also comes at a higher price.
- ✅ LG 27GX700A: With the new 280Hz Tandem OLED panel, it is reasonably priced at $550.
- ✅ Offers higher fullscreen brightness (approx. 330 nits) and a larger color gamut volume.
- ✅ Black tones do not turn grayish-magenta when exposed to light.
- ✅ The panel is also available with a glossy finish. The monitor from ASUS with the glossy version is not yet available, but a link is in the description.
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10. 🚀 High Refresh Rate OLED: 500Hz QD-OLED as Best Choice?
- ✅ The 500Hz QD-OLED models make the most sense from a price-performance perspective.
- ✅ MSI 272QP X50: Well-priced at $650 compared to other high refresh rate options.
- ✅ Is significantly more expensive than the 280Hz QD-OLEDs, so you should also use the additional Hz.
- ✅ Offers approx. 50 nits more brightness in fullscreen mode.