What to Look For in a Gaming Monitor

You can play games on any monitor or laptop screen, but gaming monitors provide a superior experience. These monitors have features like high-resolution displays and fast refresh rates that help make the output from your high-end graphics card look as good as possible. Other specs like snappy response times can even give you a competitive edge in fast-paced multiplayer games.

This buying guide will help you find the exact gaming monitor for your gaming style, whether upgrading an older display, tired of gaming on a laptop screen or looking to buy your first gaming monitor ever.

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Top 7 Things to Consider When Buying a Gaming Monitor

The sheer number of gaming monitors on the market can be overwhelming, but there are seven critical factors you can look at to help you find the right one:

• Price
• Size
• Resolution
• Refresh Rate and Response Time
• Anti-Tearing Technology
• Inputs
• Panel

How Much Should a Gaming Monitor Cost?

While budget gaming monitors start in the sub-$200 range, you must compromise on features at that level. Monitors tend to be smaller at that price point, you're limited to 1080p, and you'll usually need to pick and choose between factors like a nice-looking panel or a fast refresh time.

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Serious gamers will find nearly everything they need in the $400-600 range, but you can pay less if you're willing to cut some corners or enjoy a luxurious OLED experience if your budget knows no bounds.

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What Size Should a Gaming Monitor Be?

There is no single best size for a gaming monitor, but the ideal range is 24 to 32 inches.

The sweet spot is 27 inches because that size is big enough to provide a lot of screen real estate without overpowering most desks.

You’ll also find the most options at this size, so you can choose between different resolutions and all the other most vital features.

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You can go smaller if you don’t have a lot of desk space, and you can also go bigger if you have a big desk and can sit a bit further back.

Before choosing a gaming monitor, measure your desk to see how much space you have. For the best and most comfortable gaming experience, you should be able to move your eyes to each part of the screen without any strain. If you need to move your entire head, the monitor is too big, or you’re sitting too close.

If you have trouble visualizing a monitor size, try cutting out a piece of cardboard that’s 24 inches wide and 17 inches tall to represent a 27-inch gaming monitor, set it on your desk, then sit back as if you are playing a game. Is it too big for your desk? Can you comfortably see the whole thing without moving your head?

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What Resolution Should a Gaming Monitor Be?

The best resolution for a gaming monitor depends on the size of the monitor and the resolution of the games you're playing.

The number of pixels built into a monitor depends on its resolution, which doesn't change with the monitor's size. That means a 25-inch 1080p monitor and a 32-inch 1080p monitor have the same number of pixels, so the pixels on the larger monitor will be physically bigger and easier to make out with the naked eye.

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Ideally, you should be able to sit at a comfortable distance from your gaming monitor without making out individual pixels. To achieve that, you can follow this general range:

• 25-inch and under: 1080p
• 27-inch: 1440p or 4K
• 28-inch and over: 4K

The best resolution also depends on the resolution of the games you’re trying to play. If you have an older game console or laptop that can only output 1080p at a comfortable frame rate, you may not need a 4K monitor.

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If you have a powerful graphics card or a current-generation console, prioritize 4K for the best quality picture.

How Important Are Refresh Rate and Response Time?

Refresh rate refers to how fast the image displayed on a monitor is replaced with each subsequent frame. Response time refers to how quickly the monitor can shift from showing one color to another. If you play fast-paced games, these are critical factors, and that importance only increases when playing competitive games.

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When you look at the refresh rate of a gaming monitor, higher numbers are better. Higher refresh rates result in the screen updating faster, resulting in smoother movement and action. The bare minimum is 60Hz, the slowest refresh rate in a gaming monitor.

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Look for a 120Hz or 144Hz monitor if you play fast-paced games and your graphics card can handle it. Gaming monitor refresh rates top out at 360Hz, but that's overkill unless you're an aspiring esports star.

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Response time is the opposite, so you should look for a monitor with the lowest response time. Anything under 5ms is fine, but many gaming monitors have response times as low as 1ms, and some TN monitors can even get as low as 0.3ms.

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What Anti-Tearing Technology Do You Need?

The screen tearing occurs when the monitor's refresh rate and the frame rate of the video provided by a GPU get out of sync. The result is the top part of one frame will be rendered on the monitor simultaneously with the bottom part of a different frame, which results in a horizontal tear across the screen.

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Gaming monitors are available with two anti-tearing technologies: NVIDIA's G-Sync, and AMD's FreeSync. Some monitors have both technologies and others only include one. Both technologies do the same thing, allowing the graphics card to control the monitor's refresh rate. A new frame is available each time the screen refreshes by matching the monitor's refresh rate to the frame rate that the graphics card is rendering.

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While G-Sync and FreeSync allow your computer's graphics card to control the monitor's refresh rate, G-Sync only works with NVIDIA cards, and FreeSync only works with AMD cards. Your computer's graphics card should support the same anti-tearing technology as your monitor.

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If you have an NVIDIA graphics card in your computer that supports G-Sync, look for a gaming monitor which also supports it. If your computer has an AMD graphics card that supports FreeSync, look for a monitor that supports FreeSync.