Data · May 2026
Seen, not guessed · synthesized in UltraDB

The 2026 PC monitor breakdown.

Every current OLED, IPS & VA monitor worth knowing — gaming, creator and ultrawide — charted by capability, ranked by value, and mapped for what they plug into. Measured beats claimed: independent RTINGS/TFTCentral numbers sit next to the manufacturer spec.

Start with the job — it drives every chart below

Price vs capability

Each bubble is a device. Right = more capable, left = cheaper — top-left is the value sweet spot. Color = category. Capability is a transparent index from real specs (see Method). Re-scores when you pick a job above.

What works with what

Devices (warm) linked to the ecosystems they plug into (cyan) — mics, mounts, lens systems, tracking. Drag a node; hover to trace a kit. Built from each device's stated compatibility.

Compatibility — devices ↔ ecosystems

All monitors

Method & honesty

Capability index — the formula (audit it)

For each monitor we scan its key_specs + standout + any measured values for concrete signals, sum points, normalize to 0–100:

resolution 5K+=3 · 4K=2.5 · 1440p=2 · else 1  |  refresh 360Hz+=3 · 240=2.5 · 144–200=2 · 120=1.5 · else 1  |  panel/response OLED=3 · fast-IPS/mini-LED=2 · IPS/VA=1.5 · else 1  |  HDR HDR1000/True Black/1000+nits=3 · HDR600=2 · HDR400=1.5 · else .5  |  color DCI-P3/AdobeRGB/calibrated=2 · sRGB=1  |  connectivity HDMI 2.1/DP 2.1/USB-C-PD/KVM=1.5 · else .5

It's a directional, gaming-weighted heuristic — a 60Hz color-accurate creator monitor reads lower on the headline number, so use the Creative / color filter + the per-axis radar. Measured beats claimed: where RTINGS/TFTCentral measured a spec, that value is shown (tagged "independent") next to the manufacturer claim and used in scoring. Accuracy is priority #1 — nothing fabricated.