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Comparison between Asus RoG Swift PG27AQ vs Acer VG271UP

General Info
Model Number Asus RoG Swift PG27AQ Acer VG271UP
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2015 2019
Brand Asus Acer
Model Series Nitro VG1
Model Number RoG Swift PG27AQ VG271UP
Alias VG271UPbmiipx
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 23.47 in
59.6 cm
596.16 mm
1.96 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.2 in
33.5 cm
335.34 mm
1.1 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type AHVA IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.155 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 163 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.87 % 88.89 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 95%
Rec.2020 70
sRGB 100 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 68.1 % 85 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 4 ms 5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 12 ms 10 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
DisplayHDR 400
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.6 in
6.6 cm
65.98 mm
0.22 ft
2.6 in
6.6 cm
66 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 4.87 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 21.75 in
55.3 cm
552.53 mm
1.81 ft
18.7 in
47.5 cm
475 mm
1.56 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.37 in
23.8 cm
237.9 mm
0.78 ft
9.45 in
24 cm
240 mm
0.79 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7.2 kg
16 lbs
5.31 kg
12 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 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)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Refresh Rate Turbo key
Ultra-low Blue Light
Trace Free Technology
Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
5-way OSD joystick
Flicker-free technology
DDC/CI
Flicker-free technology
Low Dimming
Picture-in-Picture
Picture-at-Picture
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Wide Color Gamut
Blue Light Filter
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
614 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 14.29 in
36.3 cm
362.96 mm
1.19 ft
14.45 in
36.7 cm
367 mm
1.2 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes No
Height Adjustment Range 120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes No
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes No
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 30 Hz - 60 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 50 kHz - 133 kHz 24 kHz - 222 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
DisplayPort cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses 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)
CE
cUL
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
RoHS compliant
TCO Certified Displays
TÜV/GS
UL
VCCI
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
-20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
Asus RoG Swift PG27AQ Acer VG271UP