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ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV vs MSI MAG 255XF

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

39 differences
SpecificationASUS ProArt Display PA278QVMSI MAG 255XF
Colour gamut standardDifferssRGBDCI-P3
Display brightness (typical)Differs350 cd/m²250 cd/m²
Display diagonalDiffers68.6 cm (27")62.2 cm (24.5")
Display number of coloursDiffers16.78 million colours1.07 billion colours
Display resolutionDiffers2560 x 1440 pixels1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeDiffersQuad HDFull HD
Maximum refresh rateDiffers75 Hz300 Hz
Native refresh rateDiffers60 Hz300 Hz
Panel typeDiffersIPSRapid IPS
Pixel pitchDiffers0.2331 x 0.2331 mm0.2832 x 0.2802 mm
Response timeDiffers5 ms0.5 ms
sRGB coverage (typical)Differs100%120%
Supported graphics resolutionsDiffers640 x 480 (VGA), 720 x 400, 720 x 480, 720 x 576, 800 x 600 (SVGA), 1024 x 768 (XGA), 1152 x 864 (XGA+), 1280 x 1024 (SXGA), 1280 x 720 (HD 720), 1280 x 768 (WXGA), 1280 x 800 (WXGA), 1280 x 960, 1440 x 900 (WXGA+), 1680 x 1050 (WSXGA+), 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080), 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)1920 x 1080 (HD 1080)
Supported video modesDiffers480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p1080p
Viewable size, horizontalDiffers59.7 cm54.4 cm
Viewable size, verticalDiffers33.6 cm30.3 cm
Audio inputDiffersYesNo
Built-in USB hubDiffersYesNo
DisplayPort versionDiffers1.21.4a
DVI portDiffersYesNo
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI versionDiffers1.42.0
Height adjustmentDiffersYesNo
Tilt angle rangeDiffers-5 - 35°-5 - 20°
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz50/60 Hz
Energy consumption (SDR) per 1000 hoursDiffers32 kWh18 kWh
Energy efficiency class (HDR)DiffersNot availableG
Depth (with stand)Differs226 mm220.1 mm
Depth (without stand)Differs51 mm66.4 mm
Height (with stand)Differs532 mm418.5 mm
Height (without stand)Differs372 mm326.9 mm
Weight (with stand)Differs7.72 kg3.24 kg
Width (with stand)Differs615 mm557.1 mm
Width (without stand)Differs615 mm557.1 mm
AMD FreeSyncDiffersNoYes
Built-in speaker(s)DiffersYesNo
Market positioningDiffersGraphics designGaming
Warranty periodDiffers12 months3 year(s)
Package weightDiffers10.8 kg5.13 kg
Contrast ratio (dynamic)Same100000000:1100000000:1
Contrast ratio (typical)Same1000:11000:1
Display surfaceSameMattMatt
Native aspect ratioSame16:916:9
Screen shapeSameFlatFlat
TouchscreenSameNoNo
Viewing angle, horizontalSame178°178°
Viewing angle, verticalSame178°178°
DisplayPorts quantitySame11
HDMISameYesYes
Headphone outSameYesYes
Headphone outputsSame11
Cable lock slotSameYesYes
Cable lock slot typeSameKensingtonKensington
On Screen Display (OSD)SameYesYes
Panel mounting interfaceSame100 x 100 mm100 x 100 mm
Tilt adjustmentSameYesYes
VESA mountingSameYesYes
AC input voltageSame100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Energy efficiency class (SDR)SameEE
Energy efficiency scaleSameA to GA to G
Power consumption (off)Same0.3 W0.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Same0.5 W0.5 W
Power supply typeSameInternalInternal
Flicker-free technologySameYesYes
Low Blue Light technologySameYesYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCSameNoNo
Built-in cameraSameNoNo
Feet colourSameBlackBlack
Frameless designSameYesYes
3Dnot knownnot knownNo
Adobe RGB coveragenot knownnot known87%
Aspect rationot knownnot known16:9
Colour depthnot knownnot known8 bit
Colour gamutnot knownnot known90%
DCI-P3 coveragenot knownnot known80%
Digital horizontal frequencynot known30 - 112 kHznot known
Digital vertical frequencynot known46 - 75 Hznot known
Display diagonal (metric)not knownnot known62.23 cm
Display technologynot knownLEDnot known
Dynamic contrast ratio marketing namenot knownSmartContrastnot known
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supportednot knownnot knownYes
Horizontal scan rangenot knownnot known53.28 - 333 kHz
Response time measurement typenot knownnot knownGTG (Gray to Gray)
Vertical scan rangenot knownnot known48 - 900 Hz
Viewable size diagonalnot known68.5 cmnot known
DVI-D ports quantitynot known1not known
HDCPnot knownYesnot known
Headphone connectivitynot known3.5 mmnot known
Mini DisplayPorts quantitynot known1not known
Number of upstream portsnot known1not known
USB hub versionnot known3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)not known
USB Type-A downstream ports quantitynot known4not known
Adjustable height (max)not known15 cmnot known
LED indicatorsnot knownYesnot known
On Screen Display (OSD) languagesnot knownSimplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Croatian, Czech, German, Dutch, English, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkishnot known
Pivotnot knownYesnot known
Pivot anglenot known-90 - 90°not known
Swivel angle rangenot known-90 - 90°not known
Swivellingnot knownYesnot known
Energy consumption (HDR) per 1000 hoursnot knownnot known25 kWh
Power consumption (typical)not known32.1 Wnot known
Weight (without stand)not known4.96 kgnot known
AMD FreeSync typenot knownnot knownFreeSync Premium
VESA Adaptive Sync supportnot knownYesnot known
Number of speakersnot known2not known
RMS rated powernot known4 Wnot known
Operating temperature (T-T)not known0 - 40 °Cnot known
Storage temperature (T-T)not known-20 - 60 °Cnot known
Number of OSD languagesnot known21not known
Certificationnot knownEnergy Star, BSMI, CB, CCC, CEL level , CU, ErP, FCC, ISO-9241-307, J-MOSS, KCC, PSE, TUV-Ergo, TUV-GS, UkrSEPRO, UL/cUL, VCCI, WEEE, WHQL (Windows 10, Windows 7), RCM, TUV Flicker-free , KC , eStandby, TUV Low Blue Light, TCO, ICES-3, PC recyclenot known
On/off switchnot knownnot knownYes
TV tuner integratednot knownnot knownNo
Cables includednot knownACnot known
Stand includednot knownYesnot known
Package depthnot known216 mmnot known
Package heightnot known464 mmnot known
Package typenot knownnot knownBox
Package widthnot known735 mmnot known
Harmonized System (HS) codenot known85285210not known