Compare: MSI Optix MAG272CQR vs Gigabyte AORUS CV27Q 27

There’s no lack of competitors under the 27-inch high refresh rate gaming monitor range and today we have the two most famous monitors in this segment. We will take close look at MSI Optix MAG272CQR and Gigabyte AORUS CV27Q 27 to know who is the real champ in this pretty popular category.

Pros and Cons

Key Specification

	MSI OPTIX MAG272CQR	Gigabyte AORUS CV27Q 27
$	CHECK PRICE	CHECK PRICE
Brand	MSI	Gigabyte
Series	OPTIX MAG272CQR	AORUS CV27Q 27
Gaming Monitor	Yes Curved	Yes Curved
Webcam	No	No
Weight with Stand	5.9 kg	7 kg
Colour	Black	Black
Dimension	611.5 x 560.0 x 267.0 mm	614.0 x 532.0 x 260.0 mm
Power Consumption	61 W	80 W

MSI OPTIX MAG272CQR is coming with the tighter 1500R moderately than that of the typical 1.8m radial curve. This may be a small divisive concerning to the passionate gamers that require the most crucial consistency adaptable for aggressive gaming, though if you’re that approach tending you’ll reasonably be choosing to a 240Hz monitor and don’t give importance regarding anything extra.

Gigabyte AORUS CV27Q 27 comes with a QHD VA panel plus with a QHD VA panel, it contributes with DCI-P3 color and FreeSync 2 HDR and can also operate with G-Sync, however, this not declared to perform remarkably. combine a 165 Hz refresh rate including a super-fast panel response rate, so you get a dormant champion selling at an attractive cost.

Picture/Display

To achieve dominant performance the MAG272CQR gets a 2560 x 1440 resolution to offer you higher accuracy than a fundamental 1080p panel while viewing web pages and operating covering documents. There remain quite important issues about reaching toward the rich (and demanding) 4K section for games, therefore you won’t calculate that upon it. Complementing the VA panel’s WQHD resolution comes with a generous 300nit peak illumination and an HDR-ready stipulation that enables you to handle Windows’ baked-HDR games.

On the other side when gamers searching for bleeding-edge tech preference plus want HDR ability. The CV27Q assures 400 nits brightness plus the HDR content including its VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification. The CV27Q’s HDR10 mode boots under automatically while the precise sign is recognized. This produces extra pop to both games and video, also with the more extensive color gamut, which improves the user experience. You additionally can utilize FreeSync and equivalent G-Sync while during HDR if you employ the DisplayPort 1.4 port.

Connectivity

Moving towards the connectivity options with MSI OPTIX MAG272CQR you will get two 2.0 HDMI ports and one 1.2 DisplayPort. It also gets a 3.5 mm headphone jack and three 2.0 USB ports which are more than sufficient. On the other hand, the Gigabyte AORUS CV27Q 27 comes with two 2.0 HDMI ports and one 1.4 DisplayPort. Additionally, it gets a 3.5mm headphone jack and 2 Type-A and 1 Type-B USB ports which feel more convenient concerning the connectivity options. 

Power

Talking about the power consumption you can observe from the above table that MSI OPTIX MAG272CQR requires a 61W(Watts) of power consumption and Gigabyte AORUS CV27Q 27 80W(Watts) of power consumption both requires different power due to the different resolution and works with the different refresh rate.

Which is better!

Look both of these devices perform very well and you do enjoy gaming on both of the devices. They both have their positives and negatives so it is very up to you which kind of display size you want and with which features your gaming experience will enhance. They both have a fair price difference also so to choose one from both of the two also depends on your budget.