Samsung used Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany to reveal its 2027 Odyssey gaming monitor lineup, finalizing specifications for a display first teased at CES 2026. The centerpiece is the Odyssey G6 (G60H), a 27-inch Fast IPS monitor with a 1 ms response time that Samsung and outlets describe as the world's first 1,100 Hz gaming monitor. At its native 2560×1440 (QHD) resolution the panel runs at 600 Hz, but dropping to 1280×720 (HD) via Dual Mode pushes it to 1,100 Hz, meaning each frame is displayed for less than one millisecond. Samsung says the G6 will be available globally in the second half of 2026.
Sources note that because the G6 uses an LCD-based Fast IPS panel rather than OLED, some observers questioned whether the technology is fully suited to such extreme refresh rates, suggesting OLED might have been a more natural fit for the feature. By contrast, the rest of the new Odyssey lineup — the G7, G8, and G9 — are all OLED displays, and Samsung frames the 2027 lineup as building on its position as the top-selling gaming monitor brand for seven consecutive years.
The Odyssey OLED G7 (G75SJ) is described as the world's first 42-inch 16:9 curved OLED gaming monitor, with a screen area about 72% larger than the previous 32-inch model. It offers 4K UHD resolution, a tight 1000R curvature, a 165 Hz refresh rate, and a 0.03 ms response time. It also includes Samsung's Glare Free technology, using a film rated 54% less glossy than conventional anti-reflection coatings to reduce reflections for daytime play.
Above the G7 sits the Odyssey OLED G8 (G80SJ), a 32-inch 4K QD-OLED monitor with Triple Mode support, allowing it to run at 4K/360 Hz, QHD/520 Hz, or FHD/680 Hz. It carries a 0.03 ms response time, VESA DisplayHDR TrueBlack 600 certification, support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatibility, and a USB-C port delivering up to 98W of power. One source notes this refresh rate is slower than a 720 Hz OLED announced by ASUS, though the Samsung display runs at a higher resolution to achieve its top speeds.
The flagship Odyssey OLED G9 (G95SJ) is a 49-inch 'DQHD' super-ultrawide monitor with a 32:9 aspect ratio and 5120×1440 resolution, akin to two QHD monitors joined together. It uses Samsung's fifth-generation QD-OLED panel with Penta Tandem technology — a five-layer structure Samsung says is up to 1.3 times more efficient and lasts up to twice as long as the previous generation — along with an RGB Stripe subpixel layout to reduce color fringing and improve text clarity. The G9 runs at 360 Hz at full resolution, supports Dual Mode for up to 720 Hz at 2560×720, has a 0.03 ms response time, and reaches peak brightness of up to 1,300 nits on a 3% window at 4K, though no DisplayHDR certification was listed for this model.
Samsung has not announced pricing for any of the new displays. While the Odyssey G6 is expected in the second half of 2026, the G7, G8, and G9 are positioned as part of the 2027 lineup, with availability said to vary by market and launch timing and pricing to be announced later. Samsung is also highlighting related software efforts, including an HDR10+ GAMING partnership with Activision Blizzard for titles such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, plans to expand HDR10+ GAMING to more than 20 AAA titles by the first half of 2027, and expanded Odyssey 3D support for games including Cyberpunk 2077 and Cronos: The New Dawn.