AUO has announced the 'world's first' 24-inch 1080p gaming monitor capable of 800Hz

Over the past year, a plethora of monitor manufacturers have announced a variety of extremely fast gaming monitors that come equipped with refresh rates well beyond 500Hz. AUO has introduced another monitor with such capabilities, with its latest offering featuring a blisteringly fast 800Hz refresh rate. AUO claims this new model is the world's first 24-inch gaming monitor with a refresh rate this high.

Very little was shared about the display's specs, but AUO confirmed the monitor will have a 1080p resolution and operate at up to 800Hz at native resolution. In this new bracket of extremely fast high refresh rate monitors, a monitor that can display its maximum refresh rate at both native resolution and 1080p is noteworthy. Just last year, more prominent display manufacturers were struggling to achieve such a high refresh rate-to-resolution ratio. This was obvious with LG's PG27AQWP-W and ASUS' PG27AQWP-W 720Hz dual-mode monitors, both of which can only achieve 720Hz at a paltry (though coincidental) 720p resolution.

As Videocardz noted, AUO appears to be stretching its claims about having the "world's first" 24-inch 800Hz monitor. Technically, there exists a 24.5-inch 1080p 800Hz monitor from HKC that was unveiled last year. Regardless, HKC's counterpart is 0.5 inches bigger, making AUO's claim legit (albeit barely). Other 800Hz panels similar to AUO's new 24-inch counterpart include AUO's own dual-mode 27-inch 4K panel that can run at 200Hz at native resolution or at 800Hz when downscaled to 1080p. But 800Hz is not the fastest refresh rate we've seen on monitors. HKC, TCL, Samsung, Antgamer, AOC, Philips, and Acer have all announced gaming monitors that reach up to 1000-1040Hz.

For now, these monitors cater to enthusiasts and niche gamers who play games that can achieve well over 600 FPS on modern hardware. It will take time before 800Hz becomes viable for mainstream gamers, but NVIDIA has already hinted that frame generation will be the key technology to take us there.