ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM Is Here, Boasting 4K 240Hz Capabilities

ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM Is Here, Boasting 4K 240Hz Capabilities

This is as sharp and as fast as you can get today: ASUS has recently announced the new 31.5-inch ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM which ticks pretty much every box a gamer can ask for – though good luck finding a GPU capable of pushing the monitor to its limits.

The PG32UCDM features the third-gen QD-OLED panel that delivers 4K resolution at 240Hz refresh rate, with the 0.03ms response time everyone has come to expect from OLED panels. While the monitor is capable of running 4K 240Hz on paper, chances are the bottleneck now lies on your GPU (or rather, the monitor itself).

Here’s the catch: the monitor’s I/O still uses DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.1 combo, meaning the only possible way to run the monitor at its native resolution is via HDMI 2.1 on DSC (Display Stream Compression) mode. DisplayPort 1.4 simply isn’t fast enough for 4K240, and owners of AMD Radeon RX 7000 GPUs won’t find any use for its triplet of DP 2.1 ports, since the monitor lacks one.

Still, what you get from this $1,299 monitor is aplenty. The monitor also boasts a 1,500,000:1 contrast ratio, 99% DCI-P3 color gamut, 10-bit color, Dolby Vision & HDR10 support, and DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification. While running 4K240 can be technically challenging, 240Hz on 1080p or 1440p is not – ASUS offers a 24.5-inch “esports mode” and 27-inch mode that treats a monitor like a 1080p or 1440p display.

Aside from DP 1.4 and HDMI 2.1, you also get USB-C with 90W Power Delivery and an onboard headphone jack like ROG monitors do. For the price, ASUS is also offering a three-year warranty that covers panel burn-in for extra peace of mind.

Pokdepinion: Perhaps DP 2.1 should come standard at this point. HDMI 2.1 isn’t going to be enough.