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- Panel technology
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MSI MAG 275QF
27-inch Rapid IPS · US specification
- Screen diagonal
- 27 in
- Native resolution
- 2560 × 1440
- Refresh rate
- 180 Hz
A 27-inch 2560 × 1440 Rapid IPS monitor that reaches 180 Hz over DisplayPort (144 Hz over HDMI), with a 0.5 ms minimum GtG response rating, Adaptive-Sync and 8-bit + FRC colour.
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Key strengths
The Rapid IPS panel runs 2560 × 1440 at up to 180 Hz over DisplayPort, with Adaptive-Sync across 48–180 Hz and a 0.5 ms minimum GtG response rating.
MSI lists 101% sRGB and 78% DCI-P3 (CIE 1976) with 8-bit + FRC colour, and a 100 × 100 mm VESA mount lets you move it onto an arm.
Before you buy
MSI's US datasheet lists DisplayPort 1.2a in its specification table but DisplayPort 1.4 in its connection diagram; check the listing if you need a particular DisplayPort version.
The two HDMI inputs are HDMI 2.0b and top out at 144 Hz at 2560 × 1440, so 180 Hz needs DisplayPort.
There are no USB ports, no USB-C input and no picture-in-picture or picture-by-picture mode.
MSI lists only tilt (−5° to +20°) for the stand, with no height, swivel or pivot adjustment listed, and no built-in speakers are listed; a VESA arm is the way to add adjustment.
Every specification. With its source.
Full specifications
Exact configuration: MAG 275QF · 27-inch Rapid IPS · US specification
40 specifications in 9 groups. Values are manufacturer specifications unless a row says “Measured result” or “Calculated from cited specifications”.
Screen & panel
8 items
Refresh & response
5 items
- Refresh rate
- 180 Hz
Maximum via DisplayPort; HDMI supports up to 144 Hz.
Source - Manufacturer response-time claim
- 0.5 ms GtG minimum
Minimum grey-to-grey figure; not an average or input-lag figure.
- Native-resolution input limits
- DisplayPort: up to 180 Hz; HDMI: up to 144 Hz
At 2560 × 1440.
- Adaptive-Sync
- Yes
- Published activated refresh range
- 48–180 Hz
The range is labelled activated range without a per-input VRR table. HDMI’s published maximum remains 144 Hz.
Colour, brightness & HDR
7 items
- Typical brightness
- 300 cd/m²Source
- Typical contrast ratio
- 1000:1
Typical manufacturer static ratio; not the separately advertised 100,000,000:1 dynamic ratio.
- HDR signal support
- Not listed by the manufacturer
MSI lists HDR Ready but the retained specification and US datasheet do not identify the accepted HDR signal format. HDR10 support is unverified. · A marketing label does not establish signal-format compatibility or HDR image quality.
- Manufacturer HDR label
- HDR Ready
The manufacturer lists HDR Ready without naming an accepted HDR signal format. This label does not establish HDR10, DisplayHDR certification, local dimming or measured HDR performance.
- Published colour-gamut figures
- Adobe RGB 82%; DCI-P3 78%; sRGB 101% (CIE 1976)
CIE 1976. Figures above 100% describe colour volume relative to sRGB, not coverage.
- Colour depth
- 8-bit + FRC
MSI states 10 bits (8 bits + FRC): 10-bit output from an 8-bit panel using frame-rate control.
- Displayable colours
- 1.07 billion
Inputs & connections
6 items
- USB-C connection
- No
MSI lists USB ports as N/A; there is no USB-C input or charging.
Source - Video inputs
- 1 × DisplayPort; 2 × HDMI
The US specification/datasheet table lists two HDMI 2.0b inputs; the diagram uses the broader HDMI 2.0 label. DisplayPort is unresolved: 1.2a (HBR2) in the table versus 1.4 in the diagram. The headphone output is recorded separately.
- DisplayPort version
- Conflicting sources
MSI's US specification and datasheet table list DisplayPort 1.2a (HBR2); the datasheet's connection diagram labels it DisplayPort 1.4. Check the listing if you need a specific version.
- USB hub
- No
MSI lists USB ports as N/A.
Source - Picture-in-picture / picture-by-picture
- No
MSI lists PIP / PBP as N/A.
Source - Manufacturer console-mode claim
- PS5 and Xbox Series X|S compatibility advertised
MSI advertises a console mode for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S but gives no per-console resolution, refresh or VRR table.
Source
Stand & mounting
4 items
- Height-adjustable stand
- Not provided
MSI lists only tilt adjustment for the stand; height adjustment is not listed.
- Tilt range
- −5° to +20°
- Portrait pivot
- Not provided
MSI lists only tilt adjustment for the stand; portrait pivot is not listed.
- VESA mounting pattern
- 100 × 100 mm
Mount pattern only; check the arm load rating and screw requirements.
Size, weight & build
6 items
- Dimensions with stand
- 613.3 × 454.6 × 220.1 mm (width × height × depth, with stand)Source
- Weight with stand
- 3.95 kg
With stand.
Source - Depth with stand
- 220.1 mm
With stand; MSI lists the dimensions as width × depth × height and this is the depth figure.
Source - Active display area
- 596.736 × 335.664 mm (horizontal × vertical)
- Dimensions without stand
- 613.3 × 360.7 × 57.9 mm (width × height × depth)
Reordered from MSI’s W × D × H table; 57.9 mm is depth, not height.
- Weight without stand
- 3.57 kg
Power & energy
1 item
- AC input
- 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz
Audio
2 items
- Built-in speakers
- Not provided
MSI lists a headphone output but does not say whether speakers are built in.
- Headphone output
- Yes
The US specification and datasheet explicitly list one headphone-out connection.
Box, warranty & identity
1 item
- US product barcode
- 0824142360576
Printed UPC on MSI's US datasheet, including its leading zero.
Source
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