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Comparison between Asus RoG Swift PG27AQ vs BenQ EW3270U

General Info
Model Number Asus RoG Swift PG27AQ BenQ EW3270U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2015 2018
Brand Asus BenQ
Model Number RoG Swift PG27AQ EW3270U
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 32" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
Screen Width 23.47 in
59.6 cm
596.16 mm
1.96 ft
27.5 in
69.8 cm
698.4 mm
2.29 ft
Screen Height 13.2 in
33.5 cm
335.34 mm
1.1 ft
15.47 in
39.3 cm
392.85 mm
1.29 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics Innolux
Display Type AHVA IPS MVA
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 10 bits
Frame Rate Control Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.155 mm 0.182 mm
Screen Pixel Density 163 ppi 139 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.87 % 85.36 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 95%
sRGB 100 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 68.1 % 88 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 3000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 12 ms 9 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 20 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
HDR HDR
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.6 in
6.6 cm
65.98 mm
0.22 ft
2.57 in
6.5 cm
65.2 mm
0.21 ft
Case Width with Stand 24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
28.6 in
72.6 cm
726.4 mm
2.38 ft
Case Height with Stand 21.75 in
55.3 cm
552.53 mm
1.81 ft
20.56 in
52.2 cm
522.2 mm
1.71 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.37 in
23.8 cm
237.9 mm
0.78 ft
8.46 in
21.5 cm
215 mm
0.71 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7.2 kg
16 lbs
7.5 kg
17 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 DisplayPort 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x USB (Type-C)
2 x HDMI 2.0
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
Brightness Intelligence Plus
Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
28.6 in
72.6 cm
726.4 mm
2.38 ft
Case Height 14.29 in
36.3 cm
362.96 mm
1.19 ft
17.42 in
44.3 cm
442.5 mm
1.45 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 ° 15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 30 Hz - 60 Hz 24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 50 kHz - 133 kHz 30 kHz - 135 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
USB Type-C 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)
ENERGY STAR 7.0
TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Asus RoG Swift PG27AQ BenQ EW3270U