The era of 1,000 Hz gaming monitors has arrived, but why?
LG has announced the UltraGear 25G590B, billed as the world’s first Full HD gaming monitor with a native 1000Hz refresh rate. Unlike some competing 1,000 Hz displays that drop to 720p to hit that speed, LG says this panel can do 1080p natively and without the usual dual-mode rebooting tricks.
For developers, this is mostly a signal about the high end of the market rather than a new baseline. It reinforces how much work still goes into shaving latency, preserving clarity, and keeping frame pacing stable when the display is updating every millisecond. The monitor is planned for select markets in the second half of the year, which suggests this is still an early, niche segment even as the hardware becomes real.
“the world’s first Full HD gaming monitor with a native 1000Hz refresh rate”
- what
- LG announced the UltraGear 25G590B, a 24.5-inch gaming monitor with native 1000Hz refresh at 1080p.
- who
- LG is the manufacturer; Ars Technica reported the announcement.
- when
- The monitor is planned to launch in select markets in the second half of the year.
- impact
- High-refresh displays raise the bar for latency, frame pacing, and motion clarity, especially for engine and rendering teams targeting competitive play.
Impressive tech, but still a niche market for most games
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