Best TVs for gaming performance

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Best for gaming performance

Roku Pro Series (2025)

5.0 attribute score

Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

LG G6

4.8 attribute score

Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Hisense U75QG

40 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.

Best overall product

Samsung S90H

4.5 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.

#1 Roku Pro Series (2025)
5.0

Gaming performance is a standout strength, combining responsive controls, strong HDR color, smooth high-refresh output, and very low lag.

Pros: overall satisfaction, picture quality

Cons: reliability, portability and versatility

#2 LG B6
5.0

Gaming performance is one of the TV’s clearest strengths, combining excellent picture quality, smooth movement, and highly responsive controls.

Pros: picture quality, value for money

Cons: stand quality, daytime viewing performance

#3 Samsung S90H
4.9

Gaming performance is a standout, combining 165Hz support, VRR, low lag and excellent OLED contrast across consoles and PCs.

Pros: glare resistance, black levels

Cons: Dolby Vision support, color gamut

#4 LG C6
4.9

The C6 is one of the strongest gaming TVs available, combining superb picture quality, low latency, full-featured HDMI ports, and smooth VRR performance.

Pros: picture quality, gaming performance

Cons: value for money, sound quality

#5 LG G6
4.8

Fast response, extremely low input lag, four full-bandwidth HDMI ports, and rich HDR make the G6 an elite gaming TV across consoles and PCs.

Pros: picture quality, peak brightness

Cons: value for money, sound quality

#6 Roku Pro Series (2026)
4.7

Gaming is a consistent strength, combining smooth OLED motion, rich contrast, and very responsive controls. Competitive players seeking higher refresh rates or more tools may want a step-up model.

Pros: contrast ratio, value for money

Cons: peak brightness, HDR brightness

#7 Hisense U65QF
4.6

Gaming is a major strength across the set of reviews, with low lag, high refresh rates, strong HDR color, and responsive play repeatedly praised. Even the more cautious source still...

Pros: overall satisfaction, value for money

Cons: smart TV platform, blooming control

#8 TCL QM8L
4.6

The QM8L offers vivid HDR, low lag, multiple full-bandwidth ports, and high refresh rates for an excellent mainstream gaming experience. Competitive players may be bothered by its slower motion response.

Pros: picture quality, value for money

Cons: stand quality, judder handling

#9 Hisense U75QG
4.2

Gaming is a major strength overall thanks to low lag, high refresh rates, and strong HDR impact, but motion smearing and VRR quirks divide reviewers.

Pros: overall satisfaction, picture quality

Cons: reliability, build quality

#10 Sony Bravia 7 II
4.2

Gaming is fast, colorful and responsive for consoles, particularly PS5. Enthusiast PC gamers may be less satisfied by 120Hz, two HDMI 2.1 ports and slower pixel transitions.

Pros: overall satisfaction, picture quality

Cons: HDMI 2.1 port count, reflection handling

#11 TCL QM7L
4.1

Feature support, low lag, and vivid HDR make gaming a major strength for many users. Slow pixel response can also produce enough blur and smearing to make fast games unpleasant.

Pros: peak brightness, picture quality

Cons: color accuracy, viewing angles

#12 Sony Bravia 9 II
3.6

Gaming performance is mixed. Console play can look excellent with low lag and strong HDR, but limited HDMI 2.1 connectivity and weaker high-refresh motion keep it from class-leading status.

Pros: overall satisfaction, overall image accuracy

Cons: value for money, bass performance

#13 Sony Bravia 8 II
3.5

Console gaming is good overall, especially on PS5, but only two HDMI 2.1 inputs, a 120Hz ceiling and weaker PC-oriented features keep it behind the best gaming TVs.

Pros: gaming performance, peak brightness

Cons: HDMI 2.1 support, HDMI 2.1 port count

#14 LG StanByMe 2
3.0

Gaming is considered suitable for casual play, including handheld-console use, but not for fast competitive titles. The display is better treated as a flexible entertainment screen than a dedicated gaming...

Pros: overall satisfaction, portability and versatility

Cons: value for money, menu responsiveness

#15 Amazon Ember QLED TV
2.8

Casual gaming is generally fine, with good color and low lag in positive tests, but 60Hz severely limits competitive and next-gen performance. Reviewers repeatedly steer serious gamers toward higher-refresh rivals.

Pros: picture quality, overall satisfaction

Cons: value for money, reliability