1. The list in brief
2. Best overall
3. Best budget
4. Best for productivity
5. Best mid-range
6. Best 1440p
7. Best 49-inch
The best curved monitors may look strange if you're accustomed to standard flat displays, but these devices have tangible benefits, especially for gamers.
Because curved monitors wrap around your field of view, you're able to see more at the same focal distance as a normal display. This helps reduce eye strain and provides a more immersive, distortion-free viewing experience. Curved monitors also benefit gaming, especially displays with fast response times and high refresh rates. These monitors also look great when paired with the best computers you can buy.
The main downside about curved monitors is the price since they're generally more expensive than their flat siblings. If saving cash is your main priority, you'll be better off looking at our choices for the best gaming monitors and the best monitors.
Below, you'll find a list of the best curved monitors you can buy today.
The quick list
Short on time? Here's a quick and easy to digest breakdown of the best curved monitors on the list below, along with quick links that let you jump directly to the review of whichever display you're interested in.
The best overall curved monitor
This stunning QD-OLED display is the cousin of the Alienware AW3423DW. The main differences? This supports FreeSync rather than G-Sync, while it also has an HDMI 2.1 port, making it well suited for next-gen consoles.
The best budget curved monitor
If you need to pinch some pennies for your next monitor upgrade, this wallet-friendly Gigabyte is a great budget option that offers solid picture quality and decent gaming performance.
The best productivity curved monitor
An elegantly designed monitor that is ideal for both productivity tasks and not so productive mammoth gaming sessions. We love the vivid pictures this panel serves up.
The best mid-range curved monitor
Boasting strong G-Sync performance that will benefit gamers with Nvidia GPUs, this attractive monitor produces gorgeous picture quality paired with low latency.
The best 1440p curved monitor
This strong performer is our favorite 1440p curved monitor, which we feel is the absolute sweet spot resolution-wise when it comes to PC gaming. We also dig its adjustable stand.
The best 49-inch curved monitor
Probably the most immersive monitor we've ever seen. No wonder, seeing as it's a friggin' 49-inch OLED monitor. You'll need a huge desk to accomodate it, but hot damn is the G9 a seriously impressive luxury screen.
The best curved monitors you can buy today
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The best overall curved monitor
The Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED addresses some of the issues we had with the original model. The lower price is solid, as is the inclusion of HDMI 2.1 support. Even if it’s only an overall minor upgrade, the improvements objectively make it a stronger product.
With that said, it’s difficult to recommend this monitor to those who already bought the original version. HDMI 2.1 support is nice, but it’s not worth upgrading — especially if you primarily play PC games. And as we said, few console games even support 120Hz. If you own the AW3423DW then you’re not missing out on much.
But given how the AW3423DWF costs $1,099, it’s now an easier device to recommend to newcomers.
Read our full Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED review.
The best budget curved monitor
The Gigabyte G27FC is a 27-inch curved gaming monitor that aims to give you a more immersive experience when playing games without costing an arm and a leg.
With its 1080p resolution and 165Hz refresh rate this monitor is built for playing PC games at high framerates, and after spending a few months with it, we're confident you'll appreciate the G27FC's gaming capabilities.
The limited brightness and workhorse design won't wow onlookers, but you'd be hard-pressed to get a much better 27-inch curved gaming monitor for this price.
Read our full Gigabyte G27FC review.
The best productivity curved monitor
The Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 is a stylish OLED curved gaming monitor that’s a serious rival for the Alienware AW3423DWF. Like that monitor, the Odyssey OLED G8 features an immersive 34-inch curved display with stunning picture quality. Its fast 175Hz refresh rate and low 0.03ms response time deliver solid performance, especially for games that require quick reflexes. Add Samsung’s smart TV and gaming hub apps, and you have one of the best curved monitors and best gaming monitors we’ve reviewed.
While pricey at $1,799, the Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 is an overall brilliant gaming monitor.
Read our full Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 review.
The best mid-range curved monitor
Packed with all the goodies a gamer could ever ask for, the Acer Predator X34 was the best monitor on the market before the Alienware 34 took its spot. It all starts with a 34-inch, 3340 x 1440-resolution display, which provides an exceptionally immersive viewing experience, thanks to its high maximum brightness and vivid colors.
Gamers will love all the technology Acer brings to the table with the Predator. Not only does the curved monitor support Nvidia's G-Sync technology for eliminating screen tears, but it also has fast response times and overclocking to 100Hz refresh rate. The Predator wears its gaming aesthetic well, flaunting an aggressive stance and bottom-facing LED lights.
See our full Acer Predator X34 review.
The best 1440p curved monitor
Curved monitors typically cost more than their flat counterparts, but that doesn't mean you need to spend a fortune on one. The MSI Optix MPG27CQ is a gaming monitor with a curved 27-inch, 2560 x 1440-resolution display and a 144Hz refresh rate for under $500.
Covering 140 percent of the sRGB color gamut and peaking at 288.6 nits, this reasonably priced monitor produces a bright and vivid picture. And with fast refresh rates and a 1ms response time, your games will run smoothly, even when you're frantically building a towering structure at the end of a Fortnite round.
See our full MSI Optix MPG27CQ review.
The best 49-inch curved monitor
Thanks to its sheer size, there’s absolutely no way the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 isn’t going to instantly command your attention. As the world’s first ever 49-inch OLED gaming monitor, we don’t know if we’ve ever encountered a more immersive display.
Its feature set is borderline ridiculous, too. For (an admittedly) super pricey $,1800, you get a monitor with 1,800R curvature to give you a wrap-around vision experience that makes it oh so easy to get lost in your favorite PC games. The panel’s lightning quick 0.03ms response time and 240Hz refresh rate also makes it a great option for hardcore first-person shooter fans with seriously deep pockets.
That stats are ludicrous, and we love the ambition and craft Samsung has poured into its stunning curved OLED monitor. The Odyssey OLED G9 is capable of producing peerlessly immersive experiences, and if you’re swimming in cash, you should definitely consider treating yourself to one.
See our full Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 review.
The Alienware AW3418DW is the perfect companion to the company's excellent PCs. The monitor's mesmerizing 34-inch, 3400 x 1440-resolution display is sharp and vibrant and comes with Nvidia G-Sync technology. But the panel isn't the only thing on this Alienware monitor that will catch your eye.
The AW3418DW has a striking design with sharp angles and gamer lighting to brighten your room. Speaking of gaming, the Alienware 34 has a 120Hz (overclocked) refresh rate and 4ms response time to ensure buttery-smooth gameplay, while special features like a Dark Stabilizer, frame-rate counter and timer will help you defeat the competition.
See our full Alienware AW3418DW review.
