Samsung unveils curved 49″ 360Hz OLED gaming monitor, also a 27″ 1,100Hz IPS LCD monitor

Gamescom 2026 began yesterday and Samsung unveiled 4 gaming displays from the Odyssey line that boast some spectacular specs – together with one that may go as much as 1,100Hz refresh fee. Yes, over a thousand hertz.

Starting with the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 (G95SJ), that is the world’s first 49” Dual QHD monitor with 360Hz refresh fee. It has a curved fifth gen QD-OLED panel, which is 1.3x extra environment friendly than the earlier era whereas additionally having double the longevity. Pixels have a full RGB stripe for sharp textual content and the show can attain as much as 1,300 nits on a 3% window in 4K decision.

The G9 usually works at a decision of 5,120 x 1,440px with a 360Hz refresh fee (0.03ms GtG time). However, it additionally affords a 720Hz mode, although that drops the decision to 2,560 x 720px.

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 (G80SJ) affords comparable specs in a extra typical 32” UHD format. Its QD-OLED panel can run at 360Hz when utilizing UHD decision, however it’s also possible to allow a 520Hz mode at QHD decision and even a 680Hz mode at FHD.

The G8 makes use of the Samsung Glare Free movie that’s 54% much less shiny than conventional anti-reflection movies. Also, it’s rated VESA DisplayHDR TrueBlack 600 and helps each AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia G-Sync Compatible. There is one DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR20 to deal with the high-resolution, high-refresh fee enter, two HDMI ports for added units, one USB-C port with 98W USB Power Delivery and a built-in USB hub with two ports and KVM.

Then there’s the Samsung Odyssey OLED G7 (G75SJ), a curved (1000R) 16:9 OLED gaming monitor that has a 42” diagonal – that’s 72% extra floor space than the 32” monitor. It has an OLED panel with 4K decision and 165Hz refresh fee.

Finally, Samsung initially launched the Odyssey G6 (G60H) simply forward of CES. However, the corporate has since improved this 27” IPS LCD monitor – it’s the world’s first 1,100Hz gaming monitor. This is just at HD decision, although. The QHD mode affords a sharper image and a nonetheless ridiculously quick 600Hz refresh fee.

That’s it for the displays, however Samsung had one other announcement as properly. It has partnered with Activision Blizzard to deliver HDR10+ Gaming to twenty AAA titles. This must be finished by the primary half of 2027 and it’ll begin with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. HDR10+ is a royalty-free HDR normal supported by Samsung and others – it has a set of gaming options and there may be additionally HDR10+ Advanced for films and TV exhibits.

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