Asus announces world’s first 500Hz Nvidia G-Sync gaming display. 144Hz isn’t enough anymore

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Nvidia and Asus are announcing the world's first 500Hz G-Sync display at Computex 2022 today. While we saw a prototype 500Hz gaming monitor earlier this year, Asus is promising a shipping 24-inch 500Hz TN panel that's designed for esports titles running at 1080p. Asus has not yet announced pricing or a release date for its new ROG Swift 500Hz monitor, though.

The announcement comes just over two years since Nvidia and Asus teamed up to introduce 360Hz gaming monitors for esports at CES 2020. PC gamers have typically purchased 144Hz gaming monitors, and even 240Hz panels still aren't particularly common. So 500Hz might sound like overkill, but Nvidia claims it will make a difference for competitive gamers who want the best of the best.

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Naturally, to power a 500Hz monitor you'll also need a powerful gaming PC and GPU. Rumors suggest Nvidia will launch its next-gen RTX 4090 card this summer, which would be an ideal companion for a 500Hz panel. Asus' ROG Swift 500Hz monitor is 1080p, which means games like CS:GO, Valorant, and Overwatch should be able to hit the frame rates required to really make use of a 500Hz panel with a high-end GPU.

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Asus announces world’s first 500Hz Nvidia G-Sync gaming display

This new 500Hz monitor is designed for esports titles.

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Are you guys copping this?

 

[Karlinel]

Yeah, anything under 450fps is unplayable garbage.

 

[TooBusyLookinGud]

Yeah, anything under 450fps is unplayable garbage.

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WTF is wrong with you? 450 is slide show. 475 is the sweet spot.

 

[ChemicalWorld]

Pftt. 666Hz monitor Asus, you know we need that for Doom. ;)

 

[Kadzork]

The human eye can't see anything above 399 fps anyway.

 

[Karlinel]

WTF is wrong with you? 450 is slide show. 475 is the sweet spot.

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I'm a maltese frissè and you made me feel like a clown 😓

 

[nextgeneration]

Meh, wake me up when we get 1000 hz monitors.

 

[vala]

The Human eyes can't see more than 30 fps...

 

[rude]

I can just barely perceive a difference after 80-90fps. 500 feels like you'd be falling for a placebo.

 

[zma1013]

I want one to play one of those really old games where the game logic is tied to framerate.

 

[Earvin Infinity]

The human eyes can't see the difference past 24 fps, that's why movies are shot that way. This is pointless, as is trying to play games above 30 fps

 

[NuclearCake]

I can barely perceive a difference after about 80-90fps. 500 feels like you'd be falling for a placebo.

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You need very fast motion on screen to be able to tell a difference past a certain point but it is there.

 

[MistKnight2021]

I'd rather my monitor look really nice than run at 500hz. It seems a bit excessive honestly but it's probably just for esports teams.

 

[Mass Effect]

wake me up when it's 1000 Hz

 

[Yappa]

30 Hz is enough. Just turn on motionflow.

 

[Stowaway Silfer]

Can't game below 540hz anymore. Do better

 

[plagiarize]

This is going to be more about latency than perceivable difference in smoothness.

In e-sports every 1mhz can make a difference.

 

[Slayven]

is there a card that can push that amount?

 

[ghibli99]

30 Hz is enough. Just turn on motionflow.

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Don't forget to crank the sharpness for added image detail too.

 

[GameShowPresident]

is there a card that can push that amount?

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Sure, if all you're playing is Quake 1

 

[zswordsman]

Nice. Now I can see all the frames in Muse Dash

 

[Killer]

human eyes can see past 30 fps. you're being scammed.

 

[Niklel]

There is no way you'll get close to 500 fps in any modern game.
Probably not even in cs:go?

 

[Deimos]

Wow this is pathetic. 1000Hz or nothing.

 

[Link2811]

Don't forget to crank the sharpness for added image detail too.

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Just push all the sliders of your TV to the max for the true Gaming® experience.

 

[finalflame]

There is no way you'll get close to 500 fps in any modern game.
Probably not even in cs:go?

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4K/600+fps isn't uncommon in CS:GO.

 

[gabdeg]

Let TN panels rest already.

 

[maximumzero]

Meanwhile I'm over here on a 1080p 60hz television.

Someone needs to get back into the CRT production business.

 

[Darkkahn]

But human eyes can't do more than 420 fps.

 

[Brat-Sampson]

Can't believe devs are still prioritising 1080p 120 over 480i 500.

Give people options dammit!

 

[CypherSignal]

is there a card that can push that amount?

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Valorant, R6 Siege, CS GO. High end CPU and GPUs at 1080p can carry those into 300-600fps ranges.

 

[Gestault]

I'm pretty darned sensitive to framerate differences, but I feel like I legitimately struggle to feel the difference between 120hz and 144hz, even up to 165 hz. I'm wondering if this would even be enough of a jump to be recognizable/justifiable for me.

 

[rsfour]

Can I see the difference between 360 and 500 from 10' away though?

 

[Jmdajr]

I still have a 2k 60 hz PC Monitor.

My TV is a 1080p Plasma.

 

[Zombegoast]

4K/600+fps isn't uncommon in CS:GO.

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Who the fuck plays CSGO at 4k? Let alone 1080p?

 

[jkh13]

CSGO

4K/600+fps isn't uncommon in CS:GO.

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That would be extremely difficult to reach even with a high end rig. For reference I play 16:9 1440p and get around 300-400 with my 3080ti, 32GB high speed RAM and 5800x. The game has limits due to how the engine works, it quickly gets CPU limited at higher FPS.

 

[Saladin]

Sitting with 1440p/165hz here. This 500hz is mad!

While 500hz is impressive, the monitor is still 1080p so no thanks

 

[Replicant]

It's still LCD which is a no from me.

 

[Temperance]

how many hz is real life? i need that.

on the real though. i remember when they first reach a certain number there was apparent massive power draw. Is that a concern at this number or was that like a bug or something? hope someone can clarify.

 

[exodus]

This is going to be more about latency than perceivable difference in smoothness.

In e-sports every 1mhz can make a difference.

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Yep.

is there a card that can push that amount?

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This is almost purely for CS GO and Valorant players.

 

[SliChillax]

30 Hz is enough. Just turn on motionflow.

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You monster

 

[Luigi87]

Faster than real life!

 

[CountAntonio]

and here I am struggling to hit 120 on 1080p.

 

[BobLoblaw]

Finally. My cybernetically enhanced eyesight has paid off!

 

[Pottuvoi]

Very low resolutions with temporal upscaling could be interesting.

Although the CPU feeding GPU will be the limiting factor.

 

[Gestault]

Just kidding, thinking about this now, Quake 3 Arena would be sick as hell on this screen.

 

[Hasney]

I can just barely perceive a difference after 80-90fps. 500 feels like you'd be falling for a placebo.

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There's been multiple times my monitor has gone down to 120hz from 240hz and I notice it immediately just with the mouse movement.

But even then, I can't imagine this being all that different at 500hz AND I can barely hit 240 in Overwatch. No chance to drive that.

 

[Deleted member 532]

Who the fuck plays CSGO at 4k? Let alone 1080p?

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No one at 4k.

 

[Shadow Dancer]

Now I can play smoothly at 240p.

 

[Zombine]

I really feel like anything under 600fps is unacceptable