NVIDIA unveils a 360Hz refresh rate ASUS ROG Swift Monitor w/ G-Sync

[BiG StroOnZ]

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NVIDIA today unveiled the ASUS ROG Swift 360, a monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate, making it "the world's fastest esports display." The Swift 360 is designed specifically for professional gaming and training. Besides the 360Hz headlining spec, the display measures 24.5 inches across and has a Full HD resolution (1920x1080). NVIDIA quotes a “tuned dynamic overdrive” with minimal ghosting and an advanced G-SYNC processing chip. And for those wondering, the panel is made by AU Optronics.

 

A 360Hz refresh rate means game frames are displayed once every 2.8 milliseconds. With all of this happening under the hood, the Swift 360 supports smoother animations, lower latency and less ghosting than its predecessors, which tend to cap things between 120Hz and 240Hz. The Swift 360 is the first display to include NVIDIA's 360Hz G-Sync technology, but it surely won't be the last.

 

Unfortunately, there’s not much else that ASUS or NVIDIA were willing to tell us about the ROG Swift 360, even though we got some hands-on time with the monitor. All we do know that is that it is well along in development and we should see it on store shelves before the year’s end. 

 

Source 1: https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/05/nvidia-360hz-esports-display-gsync-asus-rog-swift-360/

Source 2: https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/05/nvidias-new-360hz-g-sync-displays-are-tailor-made-for-esports/

Source 3: https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-ramps-refresh-rate-arms-race-with-360hz-g-sync-esports-displays 

 

Not really sure what to make of this particular product, because I've only started experiencing 75Hz gaming for about two years. Therefore, I'm working on making my way up to 144-165Hz sometime soon, hopefully by Q3 of 2020. I know for me personally, the jump from 60Hz to 75Hz was undoubtedly noticeable. I'm expecting the jump to 144Hz or 165Hz to be supremely more appreciable.

 

If you do watch the video, the pro Esports player (n0thing) reckons the jump from 240Hz to 360Hz (as he tests the display) is unmistakable in many scenarios; although, it could be plain advertising. We'll have to wait and see until it gets in the hands of reviewers and consumers to see if that remains accurate.

 

There doesn't seem to be any information on pricing, but I do imagine a cheaper FreeSync variant might be available at some point too, though. 

[Flying Sausages]

1 minute ago, huilun02 said:

But the human eye can only see 30fps

With a pair of rgb glasses, you can see beyond 30 fps.

[redbread123]

but the crocodile toes can only hear 52 pcie lanes of rgb motherboard..

[Statik]

Since the difference between 144hz and 240hz is so low (compared to 60-144), I wonder how noticeable the difference is between 240 and 360

[PopsicleHustler]

CS GO Players be like

 

[Arika]

holy shit

[cesh me inside b0z]

Meh

[BiG StroOnZ]

56 minutes ago, Statik said:

Since the difference between 144hz and 240hz is so low (compared to 60-144), I wonder how noticeable the difference is between 240 and 360

 

Not sure if you saw the YT Video in the OP (but I'll relink it), but there is a pro CS:GO player who claims he can distinctly see the difference (when using this monitor, compared to 240Hz), and it is indeed very noticeable (starts at 0:32): 

 

https://youtu.be/wT8oK_pEpd8?t=32

[mr mans]

@BiG StroOnZ always take marketing videos with a dose of skepticism 

[BuckGup]

From 144hz to 240hz you can tell the difference but it’s not as noticeable as something like 60hz to 120hz. So I would imagine it feels faster but you would be hard pressed to justify it or to keep going 

[Reytime]

Don't need it. Do want it.

[BiG StroOnZ]

25 minutes ago, vukos said:

@BiG StroOnZ always take marketing videos with a dose of skepticism 

 

That's clearly mentioned on my behalf in the OP... 

 

1 hour ago, BiG StroOnZ said:

If you do watch the video, the pro Esports player (n0thing) reckons the jump from 240Hz to 360Hz (as he tests the display) is unmistakable in many scenarios; although, it could be plain advertising. We'll have to wait and see until it gets in the hands of reviewers and consumers to see if that remains accurate.

 

[Curufinwe_wins]

People can claim all they want, and at the absolute edge its obviously not nothing... but the single biggest impact for FPS seems to be nothing more or less better updating of real positions. I wonder if it will matter as much as the monitor response times end up far faster than end to end update times for individual games (how each game handles positional updates will be different of course)

[dizmo]

Impressive, but nothing I'd ever think about purchasing.

[Bombastinator]

30 minutes ago, BiG StroOnZ said:

 

Not sure if you saw the YT Video in the OP (but I'll relink it), but there is a pro CS:GO player who claims he can distinctly see the difference (when using this monitor, compared to 240Hz), and it is indeed very noticeable (starts at 0:32): 

 

https://youtu.be/wT8oK_pEpd8?t=32

In other news someone who makes money off the internet makes a claim which is likely to make him money....

[BiG StroOnZ]

22 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

In other news someone who makes money off the internet makes a claim which is likely to make him money....

 

Which is suggested, as definitely being a possibility, by myself, twice already...

 

1 hour ago, BiG StroOnZ said:

If you do watch the video, the pro Esports player (n0thing) reckons the jump from 240Hz to 360Hz (as he tests the display) is unmistakable in many scenarios; although, it could be plain advertising. We'll have to wait and see until it gets in the hands of reviewers and consumers to see if that remains accurate.

 

Guess this makes it three, technically. 

[Master Disaster]

So the 100 or so fighter pilots who also game will be very happy about this.

[Bombastinator]

8 minutes ago, BiG StroOnZ said:

 

Which is suggested, as definitely being a possibility, by myself, twice already...

... and more or less every other commenter.

 

you sound offended that I dared to made such a comment.  
 

I think it’s a pretty likely one myself.  And you kinda didn’t, unless you’re referring to the 3 screenfulls of original post.  No. I didn’t read all of it.    Wouldn’t have seen the video at all (well actually I didn’t watch it either) 

 

im getting a “but... people aren’t reading the whole of my post!!” Vibe.  Yeah.  It’s 2020.  People don’t read whole posts.  The internet is large.  I write a lot of overly long stuff too, but I actually preface sections with what they are about so people don’t have to read them.  I just assume what I have to say is likely of little or no value to most people.

[Rune]

why

[justpoet]

Honestly, unless you're buying super high end hardware to play esports titles on a LAN, this is pretty useless.  Other titles won't have the fps even with the highest end GPUs, and even if you do in the near future due to them pulling off a miracle, it won't matter across the internet.

[Arika]

1 hour ago, justpoet said:

Honestly, unless you're buying super high end hardware to play esports titles on a LAN, this is pretty useless.  

I mean... That is literally its entire purpose

 

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The Swift 360 is designed specifically for professional gaming and training

 

[LeSheen]

I guess Linus can redo his experiment with shroud again.

[Klovnious]

Going from 60hz to 120hz was a big difference. Going from 120hz to 240hz was not a big change, but definitely better.

So my bet is you actually will see a change and feel the change, but it won't be a very significant change from 240 to 360hz.

If I had a 120hz/144hz screen and mainly played for example CS:GO, at a higher level, I would probably upgrade to a 360hz screen, unless the price is completely bonkers.

[suicidalfranco]

but why would you want to go 12 times over the cinematic experience

[Bombastinator]

3 hours ago, LeSheen said:

I guess Linus can redo his experiment with shroud again.

I’m curious to see the guy with long straight dark hair do it too.  He was apparently good with predicting movement on low refresh rates but higher fps which is sort of the opposite of what is happening.