Comparison between MSI Optix MAG272CQP vs Asus RoG Swift PG278QR

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG272CQP	Asus RoG Swift PG278QR

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2021	2016
Brand	MSI	Asus
Model Series	MAG
Model Number	Optix MAG272CQP	RoG Swift PG278QR
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	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature	1500
Display Type	VA	TN
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	16777216
Bits	30	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	2560 x 1440	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	109 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		89 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3		80%
Rec.2020		75
sRGB		100 %
Adobe RGB 1998		68.1 %
NTSC 1953		72 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness		1100 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	160 °
Screen Input Lag		20 ms
Display Minimum Response Time		1 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte
HDR		Dolby Vision HDR10 HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma)
3D	No	Yes
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.6 in 6.6 cm 66 mm 0.22 ft
Case Weight		23 kg 51 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.07 in 61.2 cm 611.5 mm 2.01 ft	24.41 in 62 cm 620 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.93 in 43 cm 430 mm 1.41 ft	17.05 in 43.3 cm 433 mm 1.42 ft
Case Depth with Stand	10.51 in 26.7 cm 267 mm 0.88 ft	9.37 in 23.8 cm 238 mm 0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand	6.7 kg 15 lbs	7 kg 15 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
System on Chip or SoC		MediaTek MT5893
CPU		ARM Cortex-A73
CPU Cores		4
CPU Frequency		1500
GPU		ARM Mali-G71
RAM Memory Size		3
Internal Storage		16
TV Tuner		Analog (NTSC/PAL/SECAM) DVB-T DVB-T2 DVB-C DVB-S DVB-S2
Built-in Camera	No	No
Network		LAN Wi-Fi 802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999) 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999) 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003) 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009) 802.11n 5GHz 802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac) Wi-Fi Direct DLNA Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity	1 x USB 3.2 (Type-B; Gen 1; upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 (b) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a) 2 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream) 1 x USB 3.2 (Type-C; upstream; DP Alt Mode)	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 18W
Features
OS		Android 8.0 Oreo Android 9.0 Pie
Cool Features	Flicker-free technology Frameless design Low Blue Light Wide color gamut Night Vision HDR Ready 5-way OSD navigation joystick AMD FreeSync Premium	GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer) GameVisual Nvidia G-SYNC Technology Refresh Rate Turbo key Nvidia ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur) HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 5-way OSD joystick Trace Free Technology Flicker-free technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.07 in 61.2 cm 611.5 mm 2.01 ft	24.41 in 62 cm 620 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height		14.29 in 36.3 cm 363 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 - 165 Hz	24 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	70.56 kHz - 214.56 kHz	30 kHz - 240 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB upstream cable	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		BSMI CB CCC CE CEL level 1 cTick CU eStandby ENERGY STAR FCC Class B J-MOSS KCC PSE RCM RoHS TÜV Low Blue Light TÜV Flicker-free UL/cUL VCCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	10 °C - 40 °C 50 °F - 104 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	20 % - 90 %	10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000

MSI Optix MAG272CQP

Asus RoG Swift PG278QR