Asus and Nvidia have announced the world’s first 500Hz G-Sync display at Computex 2022, because why not? This is more than prototype as well – Asus is promising a 24-inch 500Hz TN panel that’s designed for esports titles running at 1080p. Availability, and more importantly price, has not been announced by Asus yet.
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The technology is evolving very quickly, with many gamers preferring higher refresh rates to higher pixel density. Currently most gamers who want a high-end, high refresh rate gaming monitor are still buying 144Hz displays, with 240Hz still being very rare. So why does the world need a 500Hz monitor if most are using 144Hz displays? Good question.
Naturally, to power a 500Hz monitor you’ll also need a powerful gaming PC and GPU. Rumors suggest Nvidia will launch its next-gen RTX 4090 card this summer, which would be an ideal companion for a 500Hz panel. Asus’ ROG Swift 500Hz monitor is 1080p, which means games like CS:GO, Valorant, and Overwatch should be able to hit the frame rates required to really make use of a 500Hz panel with a high-end GPU.
