27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

For the average response rate, the LG UltraGear 27GL850G scores 7.5 ms, which ensures effective synchronization with the high refresh rate. The LG UltraGear 27GL850G has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. For graphics color quality, the LG UltraGear 27GL850G has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The monitor has a VESA mount. In terms of pixel density, the LG UltraGear 27GL850G has an excellent density of 109 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. For the extremely fast frame rates, the LG UltraGear 27GL850G has a maximum refresh rate of 160 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. The LG UltraGear 27GL850G is a relatively new monitor. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the LG UltraGear 27GL850G has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 30 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The minimum response rate of LG UltraGear 27GL850G is 5 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. LG UltraGear 27GL850G has a total input lag of 16 ms, which is bad among the competition. Without the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is not compatible with AMD graphics cards. The brightness of LG UltraGear 27GL850G is lower than other monitors. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1000 : 1.

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Brand	LG
Year	2019
Model	UltraGear 27GL850G
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	30Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	160Hz
AMD FreeSync	No
NVIDIA G-Sync	Yes
Maximum Resolution	2560 x 1440
Panel Type	IPS
Pixel Density	109 ppi
Minimum Response Time	5ms
Average Response Time	7.5ms
Total Response + Input Lag	16ms
Maximum Brightness	150 cd/m^2
Price	0.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	1000 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	68.8/100	Good

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Specifications

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G 3D

3D	No

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Accessories

Accessories	DisplayPort cable , HDMI cable

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Additional features

Additional features	Anti-theft stand lock slot

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Brand, series, model

Brand	LG
Model	UltraGear 27GL850G
Model alias	27GL850G-B

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Camera

Camera	No

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Certificates, standards and licenses

Certificates, standards and licenses	BSMICCCCEcTickENERGY STARFCC Class BUL/cUL

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Connectivity

Connectivity	3 x USB 3.0 (downstream) , 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream) , 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DisplayPort 1.2, 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Dimensions, weight and color

Colors	Black

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Display

Aspect ratio	1.778:116:9
Backlight	W-LED
Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
Colors	1073741824 colors 30 bits
DCI P3	98 % (percent)
Diagonal	685.8 mm (millimeters) 68.58 cm (centimeters) 27 in (inches) 2.25 ft (feet)
FRC	Yes
Height	335.664 mm (millimeters) 33.5664 cm (centimeters) 13.2151 in (inches) 1.1013 ft (feet)
Horizontal viewing angle	178 ° (degrees)
Minimum response time	5 ms (milliseconds) 0.0050 s (seconds)
Panel bit depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Panel type	IPS
Pixel density	109 ppi (pixels per inch) 42 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Pixel pitch	0.233 mm (millimeters) 0.0233 cm (centimeters) 0.0092 in (inches) 0.0008 ft (feet)
Resolution	2560 x 1440 pixels Quad HD (QHD) / 1440p
Size class	27 in (inches)
Static contrast	1000 : 1
Vertical viewing angle	178 ° (degrees)
Width	596.736 mm (millimeters) 59.6736 cm (centimeters) 23.4935 in (inches) 1.9578 ft (feet)

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Ergonomics

Forward/backward tilt	Yes
Height adjustment	Yes
Height adjustment range	110 mm (millimeters) 11 cm (centimeters) 4.3307 in (inches) 0.3609 ft (feet)
Landscape/portrait pivot	Yes
Left pivot	0 ° (degrees)
Left/right swivel	No
Removable stand	Yes
Right pivot	90 ° (degrees)
VESA mount	Yes

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Features

Features	6-Axis ControlBlack StabilizerCrosshairFlicker-free technology, DDC/CIDynamic Action SyncHDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Nano IPSNVidia G-SYNC TechnologySphere lighting

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Frequencies

Vertical frequency (digital)	30 Hz - 160 Hz (hertz)

27" LG UltraGear 27GL850G Operating and storage conditions

Operating humidity	10 % - 80 % (percent)
Operating temperature	0 °C - 40 °C (degrees Celsius) 32 °F - 104 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
Storage humidity	5 % - 85 % (percent)
Storage temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C (degrees Celsius) -4 °F - 140 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)