Who is the LG - UltraGear 27GP950-B for?
Strong choice. At 78.2 Mars Score it's in the A-tier (78-87) — the cluster just below the absolute leaders.
Pick this when you want flagship-tier specs without paying for the headline halo of the S-tier. The day-to-day experience is indistinguishable from the very top.
Mars Score is computed from 16 measured specs against the transparent formula for the monitors category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Pros and cons at a glance
- ▲HDR — supported.
- ▲DCI-P3 coverage: 98 %.
- ▲Response time (GtG): 1 ms.
- ▼USB-C input — not supported.
- ▼Screen size: 27 " (below category average).
- ▼Refresh rate: 160 Hz (below category average).
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Screen size
- 27"
- Resolution
- 4K
- Refresh rate
- 160Hz
- Panel type
- IPS
All specifications
Panel
- Screen size?
- 27 "
- Panel type?
- IPS
- Aspect ratio?
- 16:9
Performance
- Refresh rate?
- 160 Hz
- Peak brightness?
- 600 nits
- DCI-P3 coverage?
- 98 %
Connectivity
- HDMI ports
- 2
- DisplayPort ports
- 1
- USB-C input
- false
- KVM
- false
Hands-on coverage
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