MSI Announce Two QD-OLED Monitors with a Massive 500Hz Refresh Rate

Originally published 2 Jan 2025, last updated19 September 2025

Back at CES in January MSI announced their new MPG 272QR QD-OLED X50 display, a new model in their ever-expanding and popular MPG gaming series of OLED monitors. The model was actually later updated and is now known as the MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50, and alongside that model MSI have also now announced in May 2025 an additional model in their MAG series, the MAG 272QP X50. Both of these new monitors offer a new super-fast 500Hz refresh rate QD-OLED panel, the fastest available now in the OLED monitor market. The new monitors are 27″ in size and offers a 2560 x 1440 resolution along with an extensive feature set which we will discuss below.

• Our full review of the MSI MAG 272QP X50 model is available here

MSI MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50

The flagship screen is 27″ in size and has a flat format Samsung Display QD-OLED panel. The screen offers a 2560 x 1440 resolution, 0.03ms G2G response time, 250 nits SDR brightness, 178/178 viewing angles, a 10-bit colour depth and a wide colour gamut covering 99% DCI-P3 / 98% Adobe RGB / 138% sRGB. The screen comes factory calibrated with a dE < 2 listed.

The 500Hz refresh rate is the highest offered from a QD-OLED panel, surpassing the previous 360Hz panels produced during 2024 (e.g. MSI MPG 271QRX, and exceeding the 480Hz speed (just) of LG.Display’s competing 27″ WOLED panel. Adaptive-sync with a 48 – 500Hz range supports variable refresh rates as well with the screen achieving the new VESA ClearMR 21000 certification.

DisplayPort 2.1a connectivity with UHBR20 speeds (MPG model)

For connectivity the MPG model offers 1x DisplayPort 2.1a which is the latest generation of DP and MSI list it as meeting the UHBR20 speeds. This means the full 80Gbps bandwidth is utilised and therefore the ability to support 1440p @ 500Hz without needing to use Display Stream Compression (DSC) at all. USB type-C is also provided which includes DP Alt mode, data and 98W power delivery. There’s also 2x HDMI 2.1 connections, a headphone jack and 2x USB data ports.

New AI Care Sensor (MPG model)

Of particular note the MPG 271QR X50 model features MSI’s updated OLED Care 3.0 technology, which includes a new advanced “A.I. Care Sensor” and some improvements to the panel refresh cycles and process. New screens continue to be backed by MSI’s 3 year warranty which includes burn-in cover too, and they offer a fan-less design with custom heatsink and graphene panel used to assist cooling.

This is a new human motion sensor built in to the front of the screen which is designed to turn the screen off when it’s not in use, and then turn it back on when you return. It’s a particularly useful feature on OLED screens as it will help to mitigate the risk of image retention. The AI Care Sensor technology uses a CMOS sensor to capture images every 0.2 seconds and, powered by an AI chip with an NPU (Neural Processing Unit) algorithm, can accurately identify human presence to prevent false detection and unintended screen turn-offs.

You can find loads more information about the new AI Care Sensor and its other capabilities in our MSI Computex 2025 article here.

VESA DisplayHDR 500 True Black certification

Interestingly both of these new screens are listed as being certified under the VESA ‘DisplayHDR 500 True Black’ tier, a step up from the True Black 400 tier that OLED monitors have been certified under to date. This is achieved thanks to the new QD-OLED panel being used here, although we are pending some further information from Samsung Display on their latest technologies and generational improvements.

As detailed in the VESA performance criteria here, the True Black 500 tier requires:

1. A brighter screen for a typical 10% APL test area – pushing up from 400 nits to 500 nits now – MSI list a 550 nits brightness for 10% APL in their spec.
2. A brighter full screen luminance (at 100% APL) of 300 nits, compared with the 250 nits required from the True Black 400 tier.
3. It must be able to achieve this using an additive approach, something that we already know is a strength of QD-OLED and its pixel structure.

So, this certification should signal some improvements in brightness capabilities on the latest QD-OLED panels it seems which we look forward to testing later this year.

500Hz model differences – MAG 272QP X50 vs. MPG 271QR X50

The differences between the two models include:

• The MPG features MSI’s new OLED Care 3.0 technologies and new A.I. Care Sensor (explained more below). The MAG model will not have the sensor built in to the screen and so will have the OLED Care 2.0 technologies. It will however support the improved panel refresh feature discussed later in this article.
• The MPG model has a DisplayPort 2.1 (UHBR20) connection whereas the MAG model has DisplayPort 1.4 (with DSC).
• The MPG model features a new OSD software design which will be shown more in our upcoming MSI Computex video – subscribe to our channel here
• The MAG model will still offer firmware updates (like was added to other MAG series screens), but will not support their Gaming Intelligence software
• The MPG model has a higher power delivery (98W) from its USB type-C connection than the MAG model (15W)
• The MPG model has a couple of USB data ports whereas the MAG doesn’t have any
• The MAG model will be priced a little lower than the MPG model
• The MAG model will be released first, likely around 2 months sooner

Pricing and availability

Update 19/9/25 – The MAG 272QP X50 is now available from various retailers the US now priced at $749.99 and in the UK at an RRP of £799.00 GBP. Our full review of the MSI MAG 272QP X50 model is available here

The MPG 271QR X50 will go in to mass production a bit later in Q4 due to the additional new features which are still being finalised. This should be available around October time we expect at an RRP of $899 USD (still to be finalised we are told) or £899.00 GBP (confirmed).

Further useful information

• All our coverage from MSI, including these new 500Hz QD-OLED monitors at Computex 2025 is available here.
• If you’re looking for a new OLED gaming monitor then we have a full round-up of MSI’s range which includes a break-down of the features they offer, as well as highlighting screens in a range of sizes that you might want to consider: The Complete MSI QD-OLED Monitor Range Round-up and Guide
• If you want to know lots more about DisplayPort 2.1, check out our latest video here.

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