The Asus ROG Swift PG27UCDM is the brand's self-proclaimed "world's first" of its kind—a 27-inch 4K OLED panel with a 240 Hz refresh rate. The irony isn't lost on me that our own Jeremy published his review of the MSI MPG272URX before this one, but that's neither here nor there. Suffice it to say, this is just one of many new 27-inch 4K OLEDs launching this year, and it's easily one of the best gaming monitors you can buy in 2025—if you can stomach the $1,099 asking price. But do you really need a 27-inch 4K OLED? That depends on how much you value pixel density and space-saving.
Like MSI, Asus took the easy road when designing the PG27UCDM—it's basically a shrunken version of the 32-inch ROG PG32UCDM we saw last year. The aggressive yet refined gamer aesthetics, a desk-eating sturdy stand, and the signature projector logo with back RGB lighting remain unchanged. The build quality is excellent, and while I'm not a fan of the tri-leg stand design, it allows for flexible adjustments, including 90-degree rotation to portrait mode.
