{"id":27776,"date":"2026-05-24T02:06:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/27776\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T02:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:06:41","slug":"samsung-unveils-industry-first-6k-gaming-monitor-with-165hz-refresh-rate-and-displayport-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/27776\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung unveils “industry-first” 6K gaming monitor with 165Hz refresh rate and DisplayPort 2.1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Samsung<\/a> Image: Samsung<\/p>\n

Hot on the heels of LG unveiling the first 1080p 1000Hz monitor<\/a>, Korean chaebol rival Samsung has announced the industry’s first 6K gaming monitor – and three more models split across QD-OLED, W-OLED and IPS LCD panel types.<\/p>\n

The flagship Odyssey G8 G80HS is a 32-inch Fast IPS monitor with a 6144\u00d73456 resolution, while its refresh rate is 165Hz – significantly faster than the 60Hz office monitors previously produced at this resolution. If you want a higher refresh rate, eg for hitting Counter-Strike 2 with the gang after your work day is over, the monitor can also run in dual mode at a 3K resolution and 330Hz refresh rate.<\/p>\n

This looks like the ultimate monitor spec sheet for me – though it doesn’t use a Mini LED backlight, and therefore its HDR performance isn’t likely to impress versus the 4K 240Hz QD-OLED I’m using now, with peak brightness only around 400 nits and a 1000:1 contrast ratio. Still, depending on the panel and how infrequently I actually use HDR for PC gaming, perhaps I’ll be able to live without those inky OLED blacks.<\/p>\n

What monitor should we test from these new Samsung releases? (78 votes)
\nOdyssey G8 (32″ 6K 165Hz IPS)44%Odyssey G8 (27″ 5K 180Hz IPS)9%Odyssey OLED G8 (32″ 4K 240Hz QD-OLED)29%Odyssey OLED G8 (27″ 4K 240Hz QD-OLED)10%Odyssey OLED G7 (32″ 4K 165Hz W-OLED)8%<\/p>\n

There’s also a more affordable 27-inch Odyssey G8 G80HF model which supports a dense 5K (4120×2880) resolution at 180Hz or 2560×1440 at 360Hz in dual mode. This one is also an IPS panel.<\/p>\n

If QD-OLED is more your thing, then Samsung has the OLED G8 G80SH in 27 and 32-inch sizes, both of which promise a 4K 240Hz pairing that works well for gaming and content creation alike. This one supports single-cable connections with up to 98W charging via USB-C, and uses fourth-generation OLED “penta tandem” technology<\/a>. This panel gets its name from its five-layer design, which ought to last for longer than earlier OLED panel types while hitting slightly higher brightness levels. Its DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification suggests something in the 500+ nits range.<\/p>\n

Finally, there’s also a more affordable 4K 165Hz monitor, the Odyssey OLED G7 G73SH, which is a W-OLED instead of Samsung’s usual QD-OLED. That means it gets access to a dual mode, giving users the option of a 1080p 330Hz mode for faster-paced games.<\/p>\n

Images: Samsung<\/p>\n

Samsung Model Name
\nPanel
\nSize
\nNative
\nDual Mode
\nEquivalent Price<\/p>\n

Odyssey G8 G80HS
\nIPS
\n32-inch
\n6144×3456 165Hz
\n3072×1728 330Hz
\n~\u00a3940<\/p>\n

Odyssey G8 G80HF
\nIPS
\n27-inch
\n5120×2880 180Hz
\n2560×1440 360Hz
\n~\u00a3590<\/p>\n

Odyssey OLED G8 G80SH
\nQD-OLED
\n32-inch
\n3840×2160 240Hz
\n–
\n~\u00a3870<\/p>\n

Odyssey OLED G8 G80SH
\nQD-OLED
\n27-inch
\n3840×2160 240Hz
\n–
\n~\u00a3770<\/p>\n

Odyssey OLED G7 G73SH
\nW-OLED
\n32-inch
\n3840×2160 165Hz
\n1920×1080 330Hz
\n~\u00a3690<\/p>\n

The table above summarises the whole announcements, complete with the Korean Won price converted into British pounds. I would expect at least around a 20 percent premium to these to account for VAT and other costs.<\/p>\n

The Odyssey G8 and Odyssey G7 are now on sale in some regions (likely South Korea, as I don’t see them on the Samsung UK or US sites), with the Odyssey OLED models to follow later this year.<\/p>\n

The 6K flagship would be an interesting one to test, I think – but what do you reckon? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n

[source news.samsung.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\"William<\/p>\n

Will is website editor for Digital Foundry, specialising in PC hardware, sim racing and display technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Samsung Hot on the heels of LG unveiling the first 1080p 1000Hz monitor, Korean chaebol rival Samsung…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27777,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[8713,4695,154,396,127,223],"class_list":["post-27776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-samsung","tag-hardware","tag-monitor","tag-news","tag-pc","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}