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Comparison between Asus RoG Swift PG279Q vs Gigabyte AORUS FO48U

General Info
Model Number Asus RoG Swift PG279Q Gigabyte AORUS FO48U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2019 2021
Brand Asus Gigabyte
Model Number RoG Swift PG279Q AORUS FO48U
Alias PG279QZ
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 48" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
47.53 in
120.7 cm
1207.2 mm
3.96 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.74 mm
1.96 ft
41.42 in
105.2 cm
1052.16 mm
3.45 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
23.3 in
59.2 cm
591.84 mm
1.94 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type AHVA IPS OLED
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits
Frame Rate Control No No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.274 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 92 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.04 % 95.26 %
Backlight Source W-LED
DCI P3 98%
sRGB 100 % 130 %
Adobe RGB 1998 68.1 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 7 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
3D No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.6 in
6.6 cm
65.98 mm
0.22 ft
1.7 in
4.3 cm
43.1 mm
0.14 ft
Case Weight 14.7 kg
32 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
42.07 in
106.9 cm
1068.5 mm
3.51 ft
Case Height with Stand 21.75 in
55.3 cm
552.53 mm
1.81 ft
26.58 in
67.5 cm
675.1 mm
2.21 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.37 in
23.8 cm
237.9 mm
0.78 ft
9.89 in
25.1 cm
251.1 mm
0.82 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7 kg
15 lbs
15 kg
33 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)
2 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream)
2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-C; upstream; DP Alt Mode)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W 2 x 15W
Built-in Subwoofer 1 x 20
Features
Cool Features 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)
Aim Stabilizer Sync
AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
Low Blue Light
Customized Crosshair
Display Stream Compression (DSC) via DP 1.4
Picture-in-Picture
OSD Sidekick
Dashboard
Black Equalizer 1.0
6-axis color control
Picture-by-Picture
Flicker-free technology
Adaptive-Sync Technology
KVM Switch
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
42.07 in
106.9 cm
1068.5 mm
3.51 ft
Case Height 14.29 in
36.3 cm
362.96 mm
1.19 ft
24.09 in
61.2 cm
611.8 mm
2.01 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 300 x 300
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 No
Forward Tilt 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 30 Hz - 165 Hz 48 Hz - 120 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 34 kHz - 209 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB cable
Remote control
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)
Eyesafe Display Certification
TUV Rheinland Certified
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 PG279Q Gigabyte AORUS FO48U