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Peak brightness (HDR): typical values for displays & pen tablets

Half of displays & pen tablets in the catalog have peak brightness (HDR) below 600 nits, and 80% fall between 400 nits and 1,160 nits (33 models with data).

Median600 nits
Typical range400 nits – 1,160 nits
Models33
Distribution

How peak brightness (HDR) is distributed

0358103504506001,2002,000350: 2400: 8450: 1500: 1600: 101,000: 71,200: 11,600: 22,000: 1Median 600 nits
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Peak brightness (HDR)400 nits400 nits600 nits1,000 nits1,160 nits

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median peak brightness (HDR) by year

0 nits300 nits600 nits900 nits1,200 nits202320252026
Recent leaders

Highest peak brightness (HDR)

1 Apple Studio Display XDR
Apple · 2026
Studio Display XDR
27″5120 × 288096 W
2,000 nits
9.7
2 Asus ProArt PA32UCXR
Asus · 2024
ProArt PA32UCXR
32″3840 × 216099%90 W
1,600 nits
6.1
3 Asus ProArt PA32KCX
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA32KCX
32″7680 × 432095%96 W
1,200 nits
7.2
4 Asus ProArt PA32USD
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA32USD
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
1,000 nits
9.0
5 Asus ProArt PA329CDV
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA329CDV
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
1,000 nits
9.1
6 Asus ProArt PA279CDV
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA279CDV
26.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
1,000 nits
9.4
7 Asus ProArt PA32UCDM
Asus · 2025
ProArt PA32UCDM
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
1,000 nits
8.1
8 Asus ProArt PA27USD
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA27USD
26.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
1,000 nits
9.5
9 Asus ProArt PA27UCDMR
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA27UCDMR
26.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
1,000 nits
8.9
10 BenQ MA320U
BenQ · 2024
MA320U
31.5″3840 × 216090 W97%
600 nits
7.4
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