The Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 S27FG60 is about as close to perfect as a gaming monitor can get. It delivers phenomenal contrast, color and gaming performance, and gets work done too. It embodies the mantra, “you never regret buying the best.”
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In most of my monitor reviews, I discuss how displays of the same type compare. A group will be all the same size, resolution, refresh rate, etc. But sometimes it’s intriguing to take the “what you get for the money” perspective. Recently, I reviewed Samsung’s S40FG75, a 40-inch ultra-wide VA panel with a 1000R curve. It’s extreme in every respect and costs around $750.
So why would you pay $850 for a 27-inch flat QHD screen? Because it’s a QD-OLED, and it runs at 500 Hz, that’s why. I’m talking about another new Samsung, the Odyssey OLED G6 S27FG60. It’s a serious gaming tool that will appeal to pro gamers and anyone who can’t do without the image quality found on the best OLED gaming monitors. Let’s take a look.
Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 S27FG60 Specs
Swipe to scroll horizontally Panel Type / Backlight Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diode (QD-OLED) Screen Size / Aspect Ratio 27 inches / 16:9 Max Resolution and Refresh Rate 2560x1440 @ 500 Hz Row 3 - Cell 0 FreeSync and G-Sync Compatible Native Color Depth and Gamut 10-bit / DCI-P3+ Response Time (GTG) 0.03ms Brightness (mfr) 300 nits SDR Row 7 - Cell 0 500 nits HDR Contrast Unmeasurable Speakers None Video Inputs 1x DisplayPort 1.4 Row 11 - Cell 0 2x HDMI 2.1 Audio 3.5mm headphone output USB 3.2 1x up, 2x down Power Consumption 49.6w, brightness @ 200 nits Panel Dimensions WxHxD w/base 24.1 x 16.9-21.6 x 10.4 inches (612 x 429-549 x 264mm) Panel Thickness 1.9 inches (48mm) Bezel Width Top: 0.35 inch (9mm) Row 18 - Cell 0 Sides/Bottom: 0.55 inch (14mm) Weight 33.44 pounds (15.2kg) Warranty 3 years
The 500 Hz OLED category is one for flagship displays, and the S27FG60 more than qualifies. Its QHD 2760x1440 resolution is all about frame rates, and if you have a stout enough video card, think GeForce RTX 4090 at least, you can run over 400 frames per second (fps) with game detail maxed in HDR mode. And motion blur is nonexistent. Of course, that’s true for any OLED running faster than 200 Hz, but 500 Hz also offers extremely low input lag. Is the S27FG60 the fastest monitor you can buy? You’ll have to keep reading to find out.
Frame rates are the focus here, but Samsung has paid equal attention to image quality. The S27FG60 is a Quantum Dot panel, meaning it can cover more than 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. My sample measured an impressive 107.76% which means you get deeper and more saturated color than monitors without a QD layer. That color is accurate too; almost perfect right out of the box, with no calibration needed.
HDR10 and HDR10+ formats; Samsung strongly supports the latter and has the advantage of dynamic tone mapping built into the content metadata. That means the display doesn’t have the burden of fitting a fixed tone map, like that found in HDR10, to the varying conditions of the display. HDR10+ is much like Dolby Vision in this regard. That said, the S27FG60 includes dynamic tone mapping for HDR10 that is very effective.
Physical features include USB ports plus HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 inputs. There are no internal speakers, but you do get a nice LED ring around the fulcrum in the back that glows with different colors and effects. Aiming points are the only play aid; there are no timers, frame counters, or sniper modes.
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