Best Gaming Monitor 2023 | Buying Guide for 1080p, 1440p, 4K | PC PS5 XBox

Want the Best Gaming Monitor 2023? This best gaming monitor 2023 buying guide explains what to look for and recommends the best 1080p gaming monitor, best 1440p gaming monitor, and best 4k gaming monitor. 🔻Click Show More For Best Deal Links🔻

*NOTE:* List below regularly checked/replaced if better deals available
OOS = Currently Out of Stock

▶️ Best Gaming Monitor 2023 (1080p)

▶️ Best 1080p eSports Gaming Monitor 2023
ASUS Tuf 280Hz

▶️ Best 1440p Gaming Monitor (Budget)

▶️ Best 1440p Gaming Monitor (Midrange)

▶️ Best 1440p 240Hz Gaming Monitor
SAMSUNG Odyssey G6 (replaces 1440p G7)

▶️ Best Ultrawide Gaming Monitor 2023

▶️Best Super Ultrawide Gaming Monitor 1440p

▶️ Best 4k 144hz Gaming Monitor 2023

▶️ Best 4K 240hz Gaming Monitor 2023

▶️ Best 4K OLED Gaming Monitor 2023 (120Hz)

Disclosure: As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying products. We receive a small commission (at no cost to you) for purchases using the affiliate links.

This Best Gaming Monitor 2023 Buying Guide covers what you need to know to buy the best gaming monitor 2023 for pc gaming, PS5, or Xbox Series X / S. We explain resolution, refresh rate, response time, panel type, and more. The best gaming monitors use a 144hz or greater refresh rate, which roughly equals 144 FPS. Ultra high refresh rates like 240Hz are mostly for competitive shooters. The best gaming monitor 2023 will also have good response time and low input lag. The best gaming monitor 2023 depends on resolution and budget: 1080p gaming monitors remain very popular for both budget and high end competitive shooter audiences (who want maximum refresh rates), but 1440p gaming monitors are now mainstream. Some of the best gaming monitors are 1440p, and we review the best gaming monitor for any resolution. If you want the best 4k gaming monitor, and particularly the best 4K 144hz gaming monitor (best 4K 120hz gaming monitor for console), then there are great options in 2023.

Recommendations include best budget gaming monitor, best 1080p gaming monitor, best 1440p gaming monitor, best ultrawide gaming monitor, best super ultrawide gaming monitor, best budget 4k gaming monitor and best 4K 144hz gaming monitor. We cover the key properties of a gaming monitor to find the best one. The monitors we review are good for PS5 (1080p and 4K recommended) & Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. #PCGaming #GamingMonitor #GamingMonitors

0:00 Best Gaming Monitor 2023 Overview
0:34 What Resolution & Aspect Ratio?
1:23 How Many FPS? Refresh Rate Explained
2:11 What GPU/Console Needed for 1080p/1440p/4K?
3:50 Avoid Ghosting - Response Time
4:23 OLED vs TN vs IPS vs VA Panel Types
5:41 AMD FreeSync vs NVIDIA G-Sync
7:26 Curved Vs. Flat Gaming Monitors
7:51 What Monitor is Best for Each Gamer Type?
8:58 Gaming Monitor Recommendations
9:10 Best Budget 1080p Monitor
11:03 Best eSports Gaming Monitors 1080p
13:21 Best Budget 1440p Monitors
15:05 Best Midrange 1440p Monitors
16:10 Best 240Hz 1440p Monitor
17:26 Best Ultrawide 1440p Monitors
18:09 Best OLED 1440p Gaming Monitor
19:02 Best Super Ultrawide (1440p)
19:32 Best 4K 144Hz Monitor
20:49 Best 4K 240Hz Monitor
21:27 Best OLED 4K Gaming Monitor

[PCBuilderChannel]

*Check the links in the description for current pricing and availability!*
*NOTE: We are aware HP is now using an alternative panel in the X27Q. Very slightly worse but still best value budget 1440p for $210.*
What Gaming Monitor Resolution and Refresh Rate will your next monitor be? Tell your story in a new comment!

[youtuberbayleexiong]

I think we all appreciate your work and your time to research all this information for us so we don't have to look everything up ourselves thanks a lot!

[stbandit]

I love how newbie friendly your videos are! I've seen you explain this several times and I still welcome them since it seems that you know there's always new people that can benefit from all the details, keep up the great work as always!

[akawiangel]

Also a quick note, for people who like first person shooters I’d stay away from va panels since they tend to smear more than ips panels. They’re great for color contrast but when you need to do fast flick motions in esports titles they’re not ideal. Ips is the way to go for fps gamers in my opinion. Va panels on the high end the smearing issues are often mitigated pretty well.

[Acsdkdo]

As someone that just purchased a new BenQ EX2710Q monitor in the last few months. I'm highly impressed. I have had Asus, Samsung, and an LG monitor before and IMO, this one is the best that i have had. I was actually debating between the LG 850 that you mention in the video and the BenQ but when I was researching both of them, Most reviewers recommended going with the benq over the LG and they were only about 10$ difference at that time. Best monitor I have seen visually for 1440p. I don't think it should be in the budget category for 1440p.

[waspoe]

honestly been waiting for this. this could not have come at a better time so thank you Jason as always the best to ever do it. i literally watched last years one twice last week looking at trying to upgrade to a 1440p monitor

[smeggie]

I love the way you make these videos. Breaking it into different categories and then again by price is super useful. I just got back into gaming after 10 years off so i was lost at what hardware was out there. Your videos helped me get the best i could with my budget.

[zane]

Currently using a Gigabyte G34WQC-A 34" Curved 144Hz Ultrawide, was never interested in curved monitors but I must say this has won me over. Love the Ultrawide for games and gives me ample room for study/workload.

[sak.]

No wasting time, no stupid talks, straight up giving knowledge non stop. Underrated.

[brento]

Timing on this one is excellent Jason, thank you, spent all of last night reading into 4k 144hz monitors to go with a new build made from your reccomendations.

[alanl]

I’m 30 and got a ps5 last year and have just now gotten into gaming. I’m trying to switch from my massive tv to using a monitor and the learning process is a lot to take in. All that to say, this helped so much! Thank you for explaining so many things in easy-to-digest form.

[legeaux]

I got a monoprice 32inch 1440p ips 165hz for 199$ this Christmas, I’ve been loving it

[nauscakes]

I learned recently that I NEED a curved display.

A few weeks ago I was in the market to replace my monitor. I wanted to upgrade to something to take more advantage of the 4080 I bought. I had been using a medicore ultrawide 3440x1440 and a decent MSI gaming monitor 1440/165 (Optix MAG274QRF-QD) as my secondary.

I told my friend I was in the market to buy a new monitor, and he offered to buy my old ultrawide for 400 (I paid 500 for it), so I sold it before I could figure out what main monitor I wanted. Which means I got to rock my Optix MAG274QRF-QD for about two weeks as my primary display while I was shopping around.

I learned a few things being forced to switch monitors for two weeks. All personal things, but here's what I experienced. I learned that I didn't need ultrawide, and in a lot of situations, I enjoyed the standard display size. It was nice not having my UI skewed radically to the edges of my screen in most games.

I learned that 165 FPS is awesome, and having the 4080 push it made me for sure want my new monitor to handle it.

I learned that I NEED a curved monitor, as the MSI wasn't curved, and even though it was only a 27" panel, I often found myself frustrated as I moved my head around and the edges just felt wrong. It's like when you put on your shoes weird or sit down funny, and you get that obviously "wrong feeling, " but it's hard to describe. On top of that. I'd hit the viewing angle funny every so often and I could see drastic and noticeable color shifts from the VA panel.

I had narrowed my choices down to two monitors, the Samsung Neo G7 4k monitor, and the Alienware DWF ultrawide OLED one.

My biggest concern at first was that I really wasn't sure I wanted to go back to ultrawide, as I had gotten quite used to the standard size of the 27" panel very easily, and I was quite comfortable with it. But thinking about how much I fucking hate VA panels and those viewing angles drive me nuts. Though the Neo G7 supposedly has a nice curve to it.

It wasn't until I talked to some more folks discussing the customer service between Samsung and Dell that really cemented my decision. Apparently Samsung is a pita to get through, but Dell seems to leave lots of happy customer's in its wake.

Now I'm older, and I have more disposable income. I'd pay more money for warranties and peace of mind. I don't want drama. I want solved problems. I got enough other things to worry about. All of this is to say that I decided to go with the Alienware DWF OLED. They have great customer service, and a 3 year warranty on the OLED burn-in.

I'm very, very pleased with the quality of an OLED display, the viewing angles make me happy beyond joy. All the colors are great. There's no fade. The curve is wonderful. I do wish it were standard size though. Maybe one day.



The reason I like the viewing angles is because I'm a skinny fidgety person. So I'm always rocking my chair around and leaning and swaying in different direction. I'm not a static statue that can keep the same position for hours on end. Sometimes when I read my screen I'm laying against the armrest of my chair and my head is on the far left or right side of the monitor viewing it from an angle. Now I can see the whole screen, perfect colors every time. I will never not use an Oled again for my primary display.

As for reading text or color fringing? I don't know. I just typed a fuck ton of paragraphs here, and used my OLED. It seemed fine. I didn't notice a difference or issues. I've been reading reddit and facebook just fine on it for a few weeks too. I never noticed any issues.

There are really no downsides except for the "potential" burn in, and even if I ONLY got 3 years out of it for a 1, 100 bucks, I'll consider it fine. I replace my phone once a year. I'm sure I can find money to replace a monitor every 3 years.

[redtesta]

I appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos. From downloadable sheets to time stamping and labeling the video, that is very helpful especially when after watching the video i jump back and forth as i look up products. Thank you.

[whisky]

People who bought BenQ mobiuz what are your opinions? I am planning to buy this exact monitor and is it worth it?

[clawson]

Bought both the Acer XB283K and Gigabyte M28U at the same time to see which was best for my Series X. Returning the Acer as my panel had to be defective. The only color setting that looked good at all was HDR. The others were identical no matter what you tweaked. The Gigabyte just works and looks damn good especially considering it’s price point

[nerdymcheaven]

Been using the HP X27Q for a year now and it doesn't disappoint in any work scenarios; streaming, editing videos, playing competitive games, playing triple a games, it's an absolute beast.

[txchristopherreed]

Once again, your advice proved useful Jason! I just picked up the Gigabyte M32U and WOW, what a fantastic monitor. Gaming in 4K with 144Hz and the color this thing has is just awesome! My games look fantastic and my 6800XT has that great FreeSync option with it if needed, and so far the games that I play look fantastic. The built-in KVM is great for me since I also have a secondary older PC that I'm turning into a retro gaming box. I only have a PS4 for console gaming now, but when I'm ready for that PS5 upgrade, I know that this monitor with its HDMI 2.1 will deliver that 120Hz framerate with no issues. Keep up the great work, you've helped me build my PC and now you've helped me find the gaming monitor to go with it, you rock Jason! ❤👍

[dillontracy]

Very comprehensive, beautifully done guide. Recently bought 2x (HUGE) 32" 1440p 165hz MSI AG321CQR for black Friday for only $250 each. Despite the lack of USB-A ports to run my LED strips and monitor bar I'm happy with them. Coming from my 27" 1080p 144hz MSI MAG271C (little fuzzy at that resolution and size). For anyone reading this, 32" may have been a little big, especially 2 lol. I do feel a 27" 1440p monitor is the sweet spot for what my opinion is worth.

[shadw]

On the european market there is also a japanese brand - iiyama, which has a great value for money. They used to produce only office monitors, but recently they started to make really good gaming monitors too - red eagle series. For example iiyama red eagle gb2770qsu is basically a LG 27GP850-B with better contrast (around 1200:1), better brightness (around 500cd/m2) and costs around 40 euro less. It's a pity, that this brand isn't widely available on the US market and it's not that popular. It could be a great competitor for other brands.