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Brightest screens

Top 30 models by brightness (typical), from our catalog.

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

Apple Studio Display XDR

1,000 nits
27″5120 × 288096 W
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2 Asus ProArt PA32UCXR
Asus · 2024
ProArt PA32UCXR
32″3840 × 216099%90 W
1,000 nits
6.1
3 Asus ProArt PA32KCX
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA32KCX
32″7680 × 432095%96 W
1,000 nits
7.2
4 Apple Studio Display (2026)
Apple · 2026
Studio Display (2026)
27″5120 × 288096 W
600 nits
9.6
5 Asus ProArt PA27UCGE
Asus · 2025
ProArt PA27UCGE
27″3840 × 216096 W98%
600 nits
9.2
6 Asus ProArt PA32UCE
Asus · 2025
ProArt PA32UCE
31.5″3840 × 216096 W98%
600 nits
7.9
7 BenQ MA320UP
BenQ · 2025
MA320UP
31.5″3840 × 216090 W97%
550 nits
6.6
8 BenQ MA320U
BenQ · 2024
MA320U
31.5″3840 × 216090 W97%
550 nits
7.4
9 EIZO ColorEdge CG2700X
EIZO · 2022
ColorEdge CG2700X
26.9″3840 × 216099%94 W
500 nits
8.4
10 EIZO ColorEdge CG3100X
EIZO · 2025
ColorEdge CG3100X
30.5″4096 × 216097%94 W
500 nits
7.6
11 ViewSonic VP2488-4K
ViewSonic · 2025
VP2488-4K
24″3840 × 2160100 W98%
500 nits
9.2
12 ViewSonic VP2788-5K
ViewSonic · 2026
VP2788-5K
27″5120 × 288088%15 W
500 nits
7.3
13 Dell UltraSharp U2725QE
Dell · 2025
UltraSharp U2725QE
27″3840 × 2160140 W99%
450 nits
9.6
14 Dell UltraSharp U3224KBA
Dell · 2023
UltraSharp U3224KBA
31.5″6144 × 3456140 W99%
450 nits
9.6
15 LG UltraFine 40U990A
LG · 2025
UltraFine 40U990A
39.7″5120 × 216096 W99%
450 nits
7.6
16 BenQ MA270S
BenQ · 2026
MA270S
27″5120 × 288096 W99%
450 nits
9.2
17 Dell UltraSharp U3225QE
Dell · 2025
UltraSharp U3225QE
31.5″3840 × 2160140 W99%
450 nits
9.4
18 LG UltraFine 32U990A
LG · 2025
UltraFine 32U990A
31.5″6144 × 345699.5%96 W
450 nits
8.7
19 BenQ MA270UP
BenQ · 2025
MA270UP
27″3840 × 216090 W95%
450 nits
6.5
20 BenQ MA320UG
BenQ · 2026
MA320UG
31.5″3840 × 216096 W98%
450 nits
8.7
21 Dell UltraSharp U4025QW
Dell · 2024
UltraSharp U4025QW
40″5120 × 2160140 W99%
450 nits
8.8
22 EIZO ColorEdge CS2400S
EIZO · 2023
ColorEdge CS2400S
24.1″1920 × 120099%70 W
410 nits
7.1
23 Wacom Cintiq Pro 27
Wacom · 2022
Cintiq Pro 27
26.9″3840 × 21608,192596 × 335 mm
400 nits
4.8
24 LG UltraFine 27UP850K
LG · 2025
UltraFine 27UP850K
27″3840 × 216090 W98%
400 nits
8.5
25 LG UltraFine 27UP650K
LG · 2025
UltraFine 27UP650K
27″3840 × 216095%
400 nits
4.0
26 Lenovo ThinkVision P27u-20
Lenovo · 2022
ThinkVision P27u-20
27″3840 × 216099.5%99.1%
400 nits
9.0
27 Huion Kamvas Studio 16
Huion · 2023
Kamvas Studio 16
15.8″2560 × 14408,192349.6 × 196.7 mm
400 nits
9.3
28 Dell UltraSharp U5226KW
Dell · 2026
UltraSharp U5226KW
51.5″6144 × 2560140 W99%
400 nits
8.1
29 Asus ProArt PA32QCV
Asus · 2025
ProArt PA32QCV
31.5″6016 × 338496 W98%
400 nits
8.0
30 LG UltraFine 32UQ850
LG · 2024
UltraFine 32UQ850
31.5″3840 × 216090 W98%
400 nits
7.2

Close contests in this ranking

Apple Studio Display XDR vs Asus ProArt PA32UCXR Apple Studio Display XDRvsAsus ProArt PA32UCXR 9.76.1 Asus ProArt PA32UCXR vs Asus ProArt PA32KCX Asus ProArt PA32UCXRvsAsus ProArt PA32KCX 6.17.2 Asus ProArt PA32KCX vs Apple Studio Display (2026) Asus ProArt PA32KCXvsApple Studio Display (2026) 7.29.6 Apple Studio Display (2026) vs Asus ProArt PA27UCGE Apple Studio Display (2026)vsAsus ProArt PA27UCGE 9.69.2 Asus ProArt PA27UCGE vs Asus ProArt PA32UCE Asus ProArt PA27UCGEvsAsus ProArt PA32UCE 9.27.9 Asus ProArt PA32UCE vs BenQ MA320UP Asus ProArt PA32UCEvsBenQ MA320UP 7.96.6

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