Best 2025 Monitors for HDR gaming

#1

Games benefit from deep, precise blacks, vivid color and bright HDR highlights; some modes require tuning for their best balance.

#2

OLED contrast and compatible 4K HDR console features help immersive games look dramatic, particularly in controlled lighting.

#3

This is where the monitor excels: bright effects pop against dark environments and 200Hz motion adds fluidity. HDR Auto is the safest preset.

#4

Explosive highlights, rich blacks and vivid color give HDR games a striking cinematic impact that is hard to match at lower brightness.

#5

HDR gaming looks spectacular in dark scenes with bright highlights and deep blacks. Large bright environments and the monitor's HDR mode compromises are the limitations.

#6

Fast response, deep blacks and strong highlight impact make HDR games look excellent, especially when using a well-chosen picture mode.

#7

Supported PS5 HDR games can look fantastic, but some HDR configurations are washed out or overly warm.

#8

Strong Mini LED luminance and local dimming give compatible HDR games a punchy image, particularly in large bright scenes.

#9

Vivid highlights, deepened blacks and fast response make HDR games immersive, although scene-dependent haloing and black crush remain.

#10

Bright highlights, dynamic lighting and quick refresh rates help games look engaging, although haloing and HDR quirks can intrude.

#11

Bright highlights, saturated colors and deep blacks make HDR games striking. Occasional glow, tone inaccuracies and dark-motion artifacts are the tradeoffs.

#12

High-speed HDR gaming is a highlight thanks to deep blacks, striking effects and low input lag, balanced by inconsistent tuning in some modes.

#13

HDR game lighting can look spectacular against OLED blacks, with bright highlights in cinematic titles. The uneven tone mapping and weak results in some games leave the experience less reliable...