Acer's Nitro XV273U F5 hits 1,000 Hz for $699 — the catch is 720p

The cheapest 1,000 Hz gaming monitor ever announced is the Acer Nitro XV273U F5, priced at $699.99 in the US. That milestone comes with a trade-off: the four-figure refresh rate only kicks in at 720p resolution. At native 1440p (QHD), the panel runs at 540 Hz — still among the fastest monitors you can buy.

The DFR trick

The XV273U F5 uses Acer's DFR (Dynamic Frequency and Resolution) technology, which lets you switch instantly between two modes. Set it to 2560×1440 and you get 540 Hz — competitive with the ASUS ROG Swift lineup. Drop to 1280×720 and the panel unlocks 1,000 Hz, which Acer is pitching at esports players who prioritize reaction-time margins over pixel count. The concept is similar to how AMD and Nvidia scale resolution dynamically on gaming laptops, applied here to a desktop display.

The underlying panel is a Fast IPS rather than TN, which matters. Older high-refresh monitors used TN panels with washed-out colors; this one covers 95% of the DCI-P3 color gamut and carries a factory Delta E < 2 calibration. Response time is 0.5–1 ms gray-to-gray. It's also DisplayHDR 600 certified, with a 600-nit HDR peak and 400-nit typical brightness. Both AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync are supported, as detailed by Tom's Hardware.

Connectivity is solid for a monitor at this price: two HDMI 2.1 ports, two DisplayPort 1.4, and a 3.5 mm audio jack. The design goes two-tone — black bezel up front, white chassis and stand at the back.

Pricing and availability

At $699.99, the XV273U F5 slots below competing 1,000 Hz esports monitors. Guru3D confirms a Q2 2026 US launch window. UK and European availability is staggered — EMEA buyers should expect the monitor to arrive in H2 2026 or early 2027. No UK retail listings have appeared yet. LG's native 1,000 Hz monitor runs at 1080p rather than 720p, so the resolution trade-off isn't unique to Acer's approach, but it's worth weighing if you game at QHD and would rather stay there full-time.