MSI MPG 272QRF X36 360Hz QHD IPS with G-SYNC Pulsar
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A 27″ 2560 x 1440 (QHD or 1440p) IPS panel is used, with 360Hz refresh rate and ‘full fat’ Nvidia G-SYNC delivered via a MediaTek scaler. This allows VRR support for Nvidia GPUs and can be accessed via Adaptive-Sync for AMD GPUs (‘FreeSync’) and HDMI 2.1 VRR. The monitor also supports up to 120Hz QHD for consoles. Nvidia GPU users can use G-SYNC Pulsar, a strobe backlight setting setting which can be used at the same time as VRR. The monitor includes a matte anti-glare screen surface is used and has 178°/178° viewing angles, a 1000:1 static contrast ratio and 10-bit (8-bit + FRC) colour specified. A flicker-free WLED backlight provides a 400 cd/m² (500 cd/m² HDR peak) typical maximum luminance and 90% DCI-P3 (91% Adobe RGB, 119% sRGB) colour gamut.
Basic HDR10 support is provided, though the brightness capability and gamut is quite limited by HDR standards and no local dimming is specified. Limited edge-lit local dimming may be included. A ‘0.5ms min’ grey to grey response time is specified. The stand is fully adjustable, including 130mm (5.12 inches) height adjustment and pivot into portrait. 100 x 100mm VESA mounting is supported as an alternative, whilst an RGB LED lighting element is included at the rear. The ports face downwards and include; DC power input (external ‘power brick’), a 3.5mm headphone jack, 2 HDMI 2.1 ports, DP 1.4 (HBR3), 3 USB 3.0 ports plus Type-B upstream. A Micro USB-B port is included for firmware updates.
Further details can be found on the manufacturer’s website. The monitor is due Q1 2026, expected ~$600 USD pricing.
