The preferred resolution for video game fans, according to Steam, is still 1080p. 4K resolution has yet to take off, registering less than 10% presence on the most important gaming platform. Also, ASRock just announced its first gaming monitor with 8K resolution and it wouldn’t be cheap.
This new 7680×4320 resolution, also known as 8K resolution, represents a big increase in pixels. This dramatically increases the graphics quality over previous standards. But, at the moment, no game or content is designed for this new pixel increase.
ASRock introduces its first true 8K monitor
At Computex 2023, ASRock’s first large format monitor with this new resolution was unveiled. New ASRock PG558KF monitor
To start, note that this screen uses a control panel. Flat IPS type with a size of 55 inches. This panel is based on the 7680×4320 resolution, known commercially as 8K. What is interesting is that this monitor has “only” one 60Hz refresh rate. The truth is that achieving this FPS rate in this resolution is not easy at all.
It is characterized, on the other hand, it offers us a contrast ratio of 1200:1 and a typical brightness of 750 nits. In addition, this moni tor offers us support for HDR1000
Does this monitor have 252 dimming zones local. They allow you to offer local fades which will help deliver higher contrast when playing HDR content. These are few areas, so the mitigation will have a really limited impact.
The connectivity of this monitor is also quite remarkable, with two HDMI 2.1 and two DisplayPort 1.4. We have, on the other hand, that it has a USB-C and four USB 3.1 Gen1.
A launch date for this monitor has not been announced, which we assume will still take some time. Regarding the price, if you are interested in the purchase, you can start preparing a good wad of cash. Although no data was given, the 32-inch DELL UltraSharp with 8K resolution costs 3,600 dollars. This makes us think that this ASRock monitor could cost between 4,000 and 5,000 dollars.
Do these monitors make sense?
When you look at Steam stats, you see that 64% of users are playing games at 1080p resolution. 13% of users play in 1440p resolution and less than 3% play in 4K resolution. They let us see this data that makes no sense, for the gamer, the gaming monitors.
Regarding graphics cards, only the NVIDIA RTX 4090 and AMD RX 7900 XT support this resolution. Well, that they support it, that’s good, now how many games support this resolution?
It doesn’t matter, in the end playing in 8K resolution, between monitor, graphics card and other components, can cost around 6000 dollars.
The positive part of these new monitors is that those with 1440p and 4K resolution might come down in price. If the 1440p resolution drops, it could mean an increase in user interest in this device.
