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Refresh rate: typical values for displays & pen tablets

Half of displays & pen tablets in the catalog have refresh rate below 60 Hz, and 80% fall between 60 Hz and 120 Hz (161 models with data).

Median60 Hz
Median 2026120 Hz
Typical range60 Hz – 120 Hz
Models161
Distribution

How refresh rate is distributed

0214162826070758610014416524060: 8261: 1170: 172: 175: 1076: 586: 190: 2100: 5120: 30144: 4160: 1165: 3240: 5Median 60 Hz
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Refresh rate60 Hz60 Hz60 Hz120 Hz120 Hz

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

Trends

Median refresh rate by year

0 Hz38 Hz75 Hz113 Hz150 Hz2020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest refresh rate

1 Asus ProArt PA32USD
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA32USD
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
240 Hz
9.0
2 Asus ProArt PA32UCDMR
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA32UCDMR
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
240 Hz
9.3
3 Asus ProArt PA32UCDM
Asus · 2025
ProArt PA32UCDM
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
240 Hz
8.1
4 Asus ProArt PA27USD
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA27USD
26.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
240 Hz
9.5
5 Asus ProArt PA27UCDMR
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA27UCDMR
26.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
240 Hz
8.9
6 XP-Pen Artist Pro 24 165Hz (Gen 2)
XP-Pen · 2024
Artist Pro 24 165Hz (Gen 2)
23.8″2560 × 144099%16,384
165 Hz
4.9
7 Asus ProArt PA27UCGE
Asus · 2025
ProArt PA27UCGE
27″3840 × 216096 W98%
160 Hz
9.2
8 Asus ProArt PA278CGV
Asus · 2023
ProArt PA278CGV
27″2560 × 144090 W95%
144 Hz
6.0
9 Asus ProArt PA249CGV
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA249CGV
23.8″1920 × 108096 W95%
144 Hz
5.6
10 BenQ PD3226G
BenQ · 2025
PD3226G
31.5″3840 × 216090 W95%
144 Hz
7.9
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