Made for e-sports competitors, the ROG Swift 500Hz is the fastest monitor yet.
Asus just revealed the world’s first 500Hz monitor, the ROG Swift 500Hz. To be clear, this monitor is for the 1% of gamers—a tiny sliver of esports competitors who need the fastest refresh rates and lowest latency to give them an edge over the competition. Though a technical feat, a 500Hz monitor won’t be of much benefit to most gamers unless they have a rig that consistently plays games at 500 frames per second. Even then, refresh rates are subject to potential diminishing returns the higher you get, where going from 60Hz to 120Hz can have a profound effect on your experience while the jump from 240Hz to 360Hz is less likely to be noticeable to the average player. Obviously, the specifics of how you perceive different framerates differs from person to person, but let me explain. At CES 2020, Nvidia sat me in a room filled with monitors, each with a different refresh rate. The goal was to snipe an enemy soldier as they briefly ran across an opening in their cover.
