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Best monitors for photo and video editing

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 Apple Studio Display (2026)
Apple · 2026
Studio Display (2026)
27″5120 × 288096 W
9.6 / 10
9.6
3 Dell UltraSharp U3224KBA
Dell · 2023
UltraSharp U3224KBA
31.5″6144 × 3456140 W99%
9.6 / 10
9.6
4 Dell UltraSharp U2725QE
Dell · 2025
UltraSharp U2725QE
27″3840 × 2160140 W99%
9.6 / 10
9.6
5 Asus ProArt PA27USD
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA27USD
26.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
9.5 / 10
9.5
6 Lenovo ThinkVision P27ud-40
Lenovo · 2026
ThinkVision P27ud-40
27″3840 × 2160140 W98%
9.5 / 10
9.5
7 Dell UltraSharp U3225QE
Dell · 2025
UltraSharp U3225QE
31.5″3840 × 2160140 W99%
9.4 / 10
9.4
8 Asus ProArt PA279CDV
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA279CDV
26.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
9.4 / 10
9.4
9 Asus ProArt PA32UCDMR
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA32UCDMR
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
9.3 / 10
9.3
10 BenQ MA270S
BenQ · 2026
MA270S
27″5120 × 288096 W99%
9.2 / 10
9.2
11 ViewSonic VP2488-4K
ViewSonic · 2025
VP2488-4K
24″3840 × 2160100 W98%
9.2 / 10
9.2
12 Asus ProArt PA27UCGE
Asus · 2025
ProArt PA27UCGE
27″3840 × 216096 W98%
9.2 / 10
9.2
13 Asus ProArt PA329CDV
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA329CDV
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
9.1 / 10
9.1
14 ViewSonic VP2766-4K
ViewSonic · 2026
VP2766-4K
27″3840 × 2160
9.1 / 10
9.1
15 BenQ PD2730S
BenQ · 2025
PD2730S
27″5120 × 288090 W98%
9.0 / 10
9.0
16 Asus ProArt PA32USD
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA32USD
31.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
9.0 / 10
9.0
17 Lenovo ThinkVision P27u-20
Lenovo · 2022
ThinkVision P27u-20
27″3840 × 216099.5%99.1%
9.0 / 10
9.0
18 Asus ProArt PA27UCDMR
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA27UCDMR
26.5″3840 × 216096 W99%
8.9 / 10
8.9
19 Dell UltraSharp U3226Q
Dell · 2026
UltraSharp U3226Q
31.5″3840 × 216094%140 W
8.9 / 10
8.9
20 Lenovo ThinkVision P34wd-40
Lenovo · 2025
ThinkVision P34wd-40
34″3440 × 1440140 W98%
8.8 / 10
8.8
21 Dell UltraSharp U4025QW
Dell · 2024
UltraSharp U4025QW
40″5120 × 2160140 W99%
8.8 / 10
8.8
22 BenQ MA320UG
BenQ · 2026
MA320UG
31.5″3840 × 216096 W98%
8.7 / 10
8.7
23 LG UltraFine 32U990A
LG · 2025
UltraFine 32U990A
31.5″6144 × 345699.5%96 W
8.7 / 10
8.7
24 Asus ProArt PA279CRV
Asus · 2023
ProArt PA279CRV
27″3840 × 216099%96 W
8.6 / 10
8.6
25 BenQ PD2732U
BenQ · 2026
PD2732U
27″3840 × 2160100%90 W
8.6 / 10
8.6
26 Asus ProArt PA27JCV
Asus · 2025
ProArt PA27JCV
27″5120 × 288095%96 W
8.6 / 10
8.6
27 LG UltraFine 27UP850K
LG · 2025
UltraFine 27UP850K
27″3840 × 216090 W98%
8.5 / 10
8.5
28 Lenovo ThinkVision P27q-40
Lenovo · 2025
ThinkVision P27q-40
27″2560 × 144098%
8.5 / 10
8.5
29 Lenovo ThinkVision P27qd-40
Lenovo · 2025
ThinkVision P27qd-40
27″2560 × 1440140 W98%
8.4 / 10
8.4
30 EIZO ColorEdge CG2700X
EIZO · 2022
ColorEdge CG2700X
26.9″3840 × 216099%94 W
8.4 / 10
8.4

Close contests in this ranking

Apple Studio Display XDR vs Apple Studio Display (2026) Apple Studio Display XDRvsApple Studio Display (2026) 9.79.6 Apple Studio Display (2026) vs Dell UltraSharp U3224KBA Apple Studio Display (2026)vsDell UltraSharp U3224KBA 9.69.6 Dell UltraSharp U3224KBA vs Dell UltraSharp U2725QE Dell UltraSharp U3224KBAvsDell UltraSharp U2725QE 9.69.6 Dell UltraSharp U2725QE vs Asus ProArt PA27USD Dell UltraSharp U2725QEvsAsus ProArt PA27USD 9.69.5 Asus ProArt PA27USD vs Lenovo ThinkVision P27ud-40 Asus ProArt PA27USDvsLenovo ThinkVision P27ud-40 9.59.5 Lenovo ThinkVision P27ud-40 vs Dell UltraSharp U3225QE Lenovo ThinkVision P27ud-40vsDell UltraSharp U3225QE 9.59.4

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