Samsung Nears Completion of Its 500Hz QHD QD-OLED Panel Development

Samsung is set to make waves in the gaming monitor market with its upcoming 500Hz QD-OLED panel, dramatically outpacing LG’s 480Hz offering and setting a new benchmark for enthusiasts.

In an exciting development for gamers, Samsung’s top-tier 500Hz panel is gearing up for release, particularly aimed at the enthusiast sector. While high refresh rates are nothing new, Samsung’s integration of a QHD resolution into their QD-OLED panel truly distinguishes it.

According to ITHome, Samsung’s panel is almost ready to enter mass production. This new addition is noteworthy because it brings a 500Hz refresh rate to a 2560x1440p resolution for the first time ever, thanks to the Quantum Dot OLED design, known for its vibrant imagery.

Excitement is building for early 2025, which is when Samsung plans to kick-start mass production for these panels, subsequently making them available to monitor producers. At present, Samsung is in talks with clients to push their new 500Hz panel, hoping to dethrone LG’s current flagship—its 480Hz QHD 27-inch OLED panel that began mass production this past August.

Samsung isn’t just matching LG’s 27-inch screen size; they’re enhancing it with a Quantum Dot layer to deliver superior contrast and HDR capabilities. Pricing details remain under wraps, though. Game enthusiasts might find reaching 500Hz at QHD challenging due to limitations with today’s PC hardware.

Although achieving such high frame rates at 1080p is feasible for some eSports games like CS and Valorant, it demands a premium setup, such as a Ryzen 9800X3D processor paired with an RTX 4090 GPU. While we offer a detailed guide on building top-speed gaming PCs with X3D processors, achieving 500 FPS at QHD is mostly unattainable, particularly with high-ultra settings.

Information Source: ITHome

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