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Samsung's next Odyssey Neo G9 will be the 'first' 8K ultrawide gaming monitor

that will supposedly be the first 8K ultrawide gaming monitor. You won't see a full launch until CES in January, but you'll need a DisplayPort 2.1-capable video card to help that screen reach its potential. We'd also add that AMD bills the 8K as"horizontal only," so you may not get as many vertical pixels as you might like.

Other high-res DisplayPort 2.1 monitors are coming from Acer, ASUS, Dell and LG starting in early 2023. AMD unfortunately didn't share more details.This will likely be an expensive monitor when the previous-gen Odyssey Neo G9 currently sells for $2,200 with 'just' a 5,120 x 1,440 resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate. However, the bigger cost may be the PC attached to that 8K panel.

There's also the question of content. Even many recent games can struggle at 8K, and older titles won't benefit much. Do you really need to playat that resolution? AMD has promised that some games will run well on its cards with the help of upscaling, such as

 

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They say “8K” ultrawide, but the resolution of that “8K” ultrawide is actually half that of actual 8K. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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