Gaming monitor brands are on a roll right now. Samsung just released the Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor, the world’s first-ever OLED gaming monitor with 500Hz refresh rate. Days later, Asus dropped a monitor with a 720Hz refresh rate. And don’t forget LG’s bendable 5K monitor that debuted at CES 2025.
If you’re the type of gamer who likes to geek out over specs, we’re truly living in a golden age.
Sure, not every game demands the best resolution or fastest refresh rate, but the better a game looks, the more immersive it will be. On top of that, you can have all the skills in the world when you’re playing competitively, but that won’t make up for a slow refresh rate or response time. That’s going to hinder you in an Overwatch match, no matter how good you are.
That’s why the best gaming monitors can fully round out your PC gaming setup. You’ll have to choose between ultra-wides, curved monitors, 4K monitors, OLED monitors, and monitors you can actually afford. So, we set out to test and recommend the top gaming monitors on the market, so you can worry less about the research and more about heading to checkout.
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Read on to find our picks for the best gaming monitors you can get right now. And as soon as we’re done testing the new Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor, we’ll let you know if it’s worth the price of admission.