We’ve seen quite a lot of manufacturers launch excessive refresh fee screens this 12 months, pushing ever nearer to that 1,000 Hz barrier, a feat that HKC has now additionally achieved. Previously, we noticed the corporate tease a 1,000 Hz monitor a number of months in the past, and now it has been unveiled because the AntGamer ANT275PQ MAX. It’s a Fast TN panel with a local 1440p decision that may increase to 1,080 Hz at 720p due to twin mode.
Pushing over 1,000 FPS at 1080p could be difficult for many GPUs, and most sport engines do not but assist these ranges. So, if 1,080 Hz appears an excessive amount of in a scenario, you may all the time change to the monitor’s native 1440p decision that can nonetheless give you 540 Hz, a lot for cutting-edge esports gaming. To assist that, the monitor is alleged to characteristic DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR20 connectivity.
We do not know something aside from these specs, however we will speculate that it is a 27-inch monitor given the “275” naming conference. As a TN panel, we will solely count on a lot by way of shade accuracy and distinction ranges, and we doubt there will likely be any native dimming on a mannequin targeted solely on players. Black body insertion can assist; nonetheless, it is not likely helpful at such excessive refresh charges.
For additional context, AntGamer is HKC’s sub-brand, whereas HKC itself is a distinguished show producer based mostly in China. They management roughly 10% of the worldwide monitor market and are well-regarded within the Asian area. At the time this monitor was first teased, its value in China was near $1,000, placing it above a number of high-end OLED and Mini-LED choices.
Speaking of, HKC can be creating the M10 Ultra, in some ways the antidote to the 1,080 Hz Fast TN monitor, for the reason that agency claims it will likely be the world’s first RGB Mini-LED panel. Instead of a white backlight, it’s going to have separate pink, inexperienced, and blue mini-LEDs making up the 4,788 dimming zones, providing unparalleled shade efficiency. Both the M10 Ultra and the AntGamer ANT275PQ Max will likely be at CES 2026.
That makes the “world’s first” moniker a bit cloudy because many vendors are supposed to show off their 1,000 Hz gaming monitors at CES, including Samsung, which just announced the Odyssey G6 that can achieve 1,040 Hz at 1080p, and that’s an IPS panel at that. Before this, TCL CSOT has demo’d a 4K 1,000 Hz panel as well, followed up by an 8K 1,000 Hz option, albeit these weren’t manufacturing fashions.
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