Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor with 500Hz refresh rate goes global

Samsung has just announced the global rollout of its Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor - the world's first 500Hz OLED monitor.

The monitor features a 27-inch QD-OLED panel with a 500Hz refresh rate, 0.03ms GtG (gray-to-gray) response time and 2560 x 1440px resolution. The panel is also VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500 certified, meaning the panel can reach 500 nits, covers 95% of the DCI-P3 color space and that the black is truly black. It's an OLED screen after all.

Samsung says the monitor can go up to 1000 nits, although this refers only to a small patch, just 3% to be exact.

In any case, 500 nits should be more than enough, especially paired with Samsung's Glare Free layer on top. The Odyssey OLED G6 also features OLED Safeguard+ technology that prevents burn-ins even during extended use.

Last but not least, the device supports Nvidia's G-Sync and AMD's FreeSync Premium Pro adaptive refresh rate technologies.

For now, the monitor will be available in Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia, but the rest of the world should expect the Odyssey OLED G6 by the end of this year.