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Best monitors and pen tablets for creators right now

Top 30 models by score, from our catalog.

updated Oct 21, 2026models from 2022 on
Apple Studio Display XDR
#1

Apple Studio Display XDR

9.7 / 10
27″5120 × 288096 W
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2 XP-Pen Artist Ultra 14
XP-Pen · 2026
Artist Ultra 14
14″2880 × 180099%16,384
9.7 / 10
9.7
3 Huion Inspiroy RTS-300
Huion · 2025
Inspiroy RTS-300
8,192160 × 100 mm±60°
9.6 / 10
9.6
4 Apple Studio Display (2026)
Apple · 2026
Studio Display (2026)
27″5120 × 288096 W
9.6 / 10
9.6
5 Dell UltraSharp U3224KBA
Dell · 2023
UltraSharp U3224KBA
31.5″6144 × 3456140 W99%
9.6 / 10
9.6
6 Wacom Movink 13
Wacom · 2024
Movink 13
13.3″1920 × 10808,192294 × 165 mm
9.6 / 10
9.6
7 Dell UltraSharp U2725QE
Dell · 2025
UltraSharp U2725QE
27″3840 × 2160140 W99%
9.6 / 10
9.6
8 Wacom Intuos Pro Small
Wacom · 2025
Intuos Pro Small
8,192187 × 105 mm±60°
9.6 / 10
9.6
9 Asus ProArt PA27USD
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA27USD
26.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
9.5 / 10
9.5
10 Xencelabs Pen Display 16
Xencelabs · 2024
Pen Display 16
15.5″3840 × 21608,192344.2 × 193.6 mm
9.5 / 10
9.5
11 Lenovo ThinkVision P27ud-40
Lenovo · 2026
ThinkVision P27ud-40
27″3840 × 2160140 W98%
9.5 / 10
9.5
12 XP-Pen Deco LW
XP-Pen · 2022
Deco LW
8,192254 × 152.4 mm±60°
9.4 / 10
9.4
13 Dell UltraSharp U3225QE
Dell · 2025
UltraSharp U3225QE
31.5″3840 × 2160140 W99%
9.4 / 10
9.4
14 Asus ProArt PA279CDV
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA279CDV
26.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
9.4 / 10
9.4
15 XP-Pen Artist Ultra 16
XP-Pen · 2025
Artist Ultra 16
15.5″3840 × 216099%16,384
9.4 / 10
9.4
16 XP-Pen Deco Pro M
XP-Pen · 2022
Deco Pro M
8,192279 × 152 mm
9.4 / 10
9.4
17 Asus ProArt PA32UCDMR
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA32UCDMR
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
9.3 / 10
9.3
18 Huion Kamvas Studio 16
Huion · 2023
Kamvas Studio 16
15.8″2560 × 14408,192349.6 × 196.7 mm
9.3 / 10
9.3
19 XP-Pen Deco Pro MW (Gen 2)
XP-Pen · 2025
Deco Pro MW (Gen 2)
16,384228.6 × 152.4 mm±60°
9.2 / 10
9.2
20 BenQ MA270S
BenQ · 2026
MA270S
27″5120 × 288096 W99%
9.2 / 10
9.2
21 ViewSonic VP2488-4K
ViewSonic · 2025
VP2488-4K
24″3840 × 2160100 W98%
9.2 / 10
9.2
22 GAOMON WH851
GAOMON · 2026
WH851
16,384203 × 127 mm±60°
9.2 / 10
9.2
23 Asus ProArt PA27UCGE
Asus · 2025
ProArt PA27UCGE
27″3840 × 216096 W98%
9.2 / 10
9.2
24 XP-Pen Artist 12 (Gen 3)
XP-Pen · 2025
Artist 12 (Gen 3)
11.9″1920 × 108097%16,384
9.1 / 10
9.1
25 Asus ProArt PA329CDV
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA329CDV
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
9.1 / 10
9.1
26 ViewSonic VP2766-4K
ViewSonic · 2026
VP2766-4K
27″3840 × 2160
9.1 / 10
9.1
27 XP-Pen Deco MW
XP-Pen · 2022
Deco MW
8,192203.2 × 127 mm±60°
9.0 / 10
9.0
28 Huion Kamvas Pro 13 2.5K
Huion · 2026
Kamvas Pro 13 2.5K
13.3″2560 × 16008,192286.5 × 179 mm
9.0 / 10
9.0
29 BenQ PD2730S
BenQ · 2025
PD2730S
27″5120 × 288090 W98%
9.0 / 10
9.0
30 Asus ProArt PA32USD
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA32USD
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
9.0 / 10
9.0

Close contests in this ranking

Apple Studio Display XDR vs XP-Pen Artist Ultra 14 Apple Studio Display XDRvsXP-Pen Artist Ultra 14 9.79.7 XP-Pen Artist Ultra 14 vs Huion Inspiroy RTS-300 XP-Pen Artist Ultra 14vsHuion Inspiroy RTS-300 9.79.6 Huion Inspiroy RTS-300 vs Apple Studio Display (2026) Huion Inspiroy RTS-300vsApple Studio Display (2026) 9.69.6 Apple Studio Display (2026) vs Dell UltraSharp U3224KBA Apple Studio Display (2026)vsDell UltraSharp U3224KBA 9.69.6 Dell UltraSharp U3224KBA vs Wacom Movink 13 Dell UltraSharp U3224KBAvsWacom Movink 13 9.69.6 Wacom Movink 13 vs Dell UltraSharp U2725QE Wacom Movink 13vsDell UltraSharp U2725QE 9.69.6

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