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Comparison between Gigabyte M28U vs Asus RoG Swift PG279Q

General Info
Model Number Gigabyte M28U Asus RoG Swift PG279Q
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2021 2019
Brand Gigabyte Asus
Model Number M28U RoG Swift PG279Q
Alias PG279QZ
Display
Screen Size Class 29" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 28.63 in
72.7 cm
727.2 mm
2.39 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 24.88 in
63.2 cm
631.928 mm
2.07 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.74 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 14.16 in
36 cm
359.78 mm
1.18 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type IPS AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits
Frame Rate Control No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.16 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 154 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 95.94 % 89.04 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 94%
sRGB 120 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 68.1 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 2 ms 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 7 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
HDR DisplayHDR 400
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.48 in
6.3 cm
63.1 mm
0.21 ft
2.6 in
6.6 cm
65.98 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 5.18 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.06 in
63.7 cm
636.5 mm
2.09 ft
24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
Case Height with Stand 14.96 in
38 cm
380 mm
1.25 ft
21.75 in
55.3 cm
552.53 mm
1.81 ft
Case Depth with Stand 7.62 in
19.4 cm
193.6 mm
0.64 ft
9.37 in
23.8 cm
237.9 mm
0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand 6.93 kg
15 lbs
7 kg
15 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x USB 3.0 (Type-C; upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.3 (DSC)
3 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream; BC 1.2 charging at 5V/1.5A)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Flicker-free technology
GameAssist (Aim Stabilizer / Crosshair / Alignment / Dashboard / Black Equalizer / Timer / Counter / Auto-Update)
Low Blue Light
Smart OD
OSD Sidekick
KVM Switch
6-axis color control
AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Refresh Rate Turbo key
Flicker-free technology
Ultra-low Blue Light
Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Trace Free Technology
5-way OSD joystick
GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 25.06 in
63.7 cm
636.5 mm
2.09 ft
24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
Case Height 14.66 in
37.2 cm
372.3 mm
1.22 ft
14.29 in
36.3 cm
362.96 mm
1.19 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Range 130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 60 °
Right Swivel 60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 144 Hz 30 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 34 kHz - 209 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses Eyesafe certified
TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free certified
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certified
BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL level 1
cTick
CU
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
J-MOSS
KCC
PSE
RCM
RoHS
TÜV Low Blue Light
TÜV Flicker-free
UL/cUL
VCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
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