If you thought LG’s 1,000Hz monitor was verging on the ridiculous, then brace yourself, because Samsung has gone for a bit of one-upmanship with its latest launch. The new Samsung Odyssey G6 (G60H) can refresh at a frankly ludicrous 1,100Hz, although it needs to step down to an ‘HD’ resolution to achieve this feat. Samsung hasn’t confirmed whether this means 1920×1080 or 1280×720, but we suspect it’s the latter.
It’s a dual-mode QHD (2560×1440) monitor, which divides neatly into 1280×720 with integer scaling, after all. On the plus side, Samsung says it can refresh at up to 600Hz at QHD resolution.
The new screen is also based on a Fast IPS panel, which Samsung says has a 1ms response time. In theory, as a millisecond is a thousandth of a second, that means it should be able to display action at 1,000Hz. However, we’ll have to wait and see if this claimed response time holds up in practice. This is an IPS screen, rather than OLED model, after all, and first tests of 1,000Hz IPS screens haven’t been great so far.
In addition to the 1,100Hz G6, Samsung has also announced three other gaming monitors at Gamescom. The 49in Odyssey OLED G9 uses a fifth-gen Penta Tandem QD-OLED panel, which has an RGB Stripe subpixel layout to eliminate text fringing. It offers a wide resolution of 5120×1440 (DQHD), and has a 360Hz refresh rate, while a dual-mode feature enables it to step down to 2560×720 at 720Hz
Meanwhile, the Odyssey OLED G8 is a 32in 4K ‘triple-mode’ monitor, again using a Penta Tandem QD-OLED Panel with an RGB Stripe subpixel layout. Amazingly, this screen can refresh at 360Hz even when it’s running at 4K, while dropping down to 1920×1080 will give you a 680Hz refresh rate, and it’ll run at 2560×1440 at 720Hz, although there’s no chance of integer scaling in the middle mode. Finally, the Odyssey OLED G7 is a massive 42in curved OLED screen with a 4K resolution and 165Hz refresh rate.
Samsung says availability and pricing for all the new monitors will be announced at a later date. However, given that the 1,000Hz LG screen costs $1,000, we’re not expecting Samsung’s 1,100Hz competitor to be cheap. In the meantime, check out our guide to buying the best gaming monitor if you’re looking for a display upgrade now.
