Samsung Outs World's First 1,040 Hz And 6k 3d Gaming Monitors Ahead...

If RAM prices are making a PC upgrade impossible, maybe 2026 is the year for a new gaming monitor?

Samsung has announced a slew of epic-looking new PC gaming monitors ahead of the CES show in January. Highlights include a 32-inch 6K model with glasses-free 3D support, plus a 1080p panel with 1,040 Hz refresh.

The latter notably, if marginally, pips Philips and AOC's new 1,000 Hz gaming monitors to the high-refresh prize. But let's start with that 6K beauty.

The new Samsung Odyssey 3D G9 G90XH is a 32 incher. Resolution-wise, it's the same 6,144 by 3,456 pixels as some existing 6K monitors, like the LG UltraFine Evo 32U990A-S.

However, where that LG tops out at 60 Hz, the Samsung Odyssey 3D is good for 165 Hz at native 6K. It also offers an alternate 330 Hz mode running at 3K. In theory, that means the 330 Hz mode is an integer scale of 6K, so the image quality could be quite good.

Intriguingly, it uses an IPS panel, not the VA tech that Samsung is known for. Response is quoted at 1 ms GtG. As if all that wasn't enough, and as its name suggests, the Samsung Odyssey 3D sports glasses-free 3D tech with eye tracking.

I reviewed this kind of technology before, albeit on an Acer monitor, the Acer Predator SpatialLabs View 27, and not come away entirely convinced. In this context, my main concern would be the impact on image quality in 2D mode. Any downsides in that area would not make much sense on a precision 6K monitor.

That said, Samsung has also announced the Samsung Odyssey G8 G80HS. That's basically the same 6K monitor with 165 Hz and 330 Hz modes, just without the glasses-free 3D tech. So, if the whole 3D thing isn't your bag, it can be sidestepped entirely.

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But what of that 1,040 Hz speed machine? Give it up for the Samsung Odyssey G6 G60H. It's a 27-inch model running at 1440p and a native 600 Hz refresh rate. The alternate "HD" mode is what hits the full 1,040 Hz.

Source: PC Gamer