Samsung Display announces world's first 360 Hz 4K QD-OLED panel — dual-mode support also offers 680Hz at FHD, 10 customers reportedly lined up | Tom's Hardware
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Samsung Display is pushing the envelope in high-resolution, high-refresh rate displays with the announcement of its 360 Hz 4K QD-OLED panel. The company says that it will launch the new screen at Computex 2026, which is said to be the first one to go beyond 240 Hz while running at a native 4K resolution. We’ve already seen monitors that can go beyond 1,000 Hz, but these are often limited to 1080p or even lower resolutions. The new display achieved a higher refresh rate through optimized panel circuitry and driving systems, which must handle an increased amount of data compared to older, slower displays.Aside from achieving 360 Hz at 4K, the Samsung panel also comes with other technical improvements. This includes Dual Mode, which allows competitive gamers to go up to 680 Hz at a reduced 1080p resolution. It also comes with VESA DisplayHDR True Black 600 certification, meaning the display can hit 600 nits of brightness while keeping black levels at 0.0005 nits or lower, giving users excellent contrast while ensuring that they can still see the QD-OLED screen even in bright situations. Samsung says its engineers also revamped the display’s pixel structure, using a V-stripe pattern for sharper text rendering.All these features should make it an excellent all-around panel for both professionals and gamers, ensuring that users get a sharp, crisp image while giving them deep blacks and a bright screen. “Many customers have described the new 31.5-inch 4K 360Hz product as a near-perfect monitor that delivers everything consumers expect from a premium monitor, including ultra-high resolution, an ultra-high refresh rate, high brightness, and enhanced readability,” Samsung Display Vice President Brad Jung claimed. He also added, “Building on the fundamental image quality advantages of QD-OLED and our continuous research and development efforts, Samsung Display will continue to introduce innovative products that exceed market expectations.”Latest Videos FromThe company says that it’s already in talks with 10 manufacturers to supply this particular panel. If all goes well, we expect to see new monitors equipped with this panel appear in the market in the next 12 months, especially as Samsung plans to mass-produce the display in the latter half of 2026. We’re excited to test monitors with this technology once they hit the market, but until then, you can check out the best 4K gaming monitors if you need a new screen right now.
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Jowi MoralesContributing WriterJowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics.
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Now if they can get the brightness up to match LEDs and prevent the burn in they'll have a monitor with buying.
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When they get a 6090 that is upscaling from 720p and generating 10x fake frames maybe they can get a game running with high setting to get than many frames at 4k.
Current monitors are already many years ahead of video cards when you talk about 4k and want a quality image.
The larger problem is the game companies seem to be going in the opposite direction. Instead of optimizing their video code they would rather just use fake frame generators on the video cards and then pretend they can get good frame rates at 4k. These companies need to work to fix the 1% low problem rather caring about some average or maximum rate.
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Nothing wrong with overbuying a monitor. I bought 1440p 144hz when I couldn't really achieve that (except in older titles) And now the same with 1440p 240hz. Nothing I play hits 240 FPS, I think. But it is smooth enough that I don't care.
And yeah, that 6090 is likely to come out at some point. Doubt it will do 360 FPS on a triple AAA recent release, but maybe they really like Minecraft.
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