Beyond ‘Watching OLED’ to ‘Playing OLED’… Demonstrating ‘Confidence’ in the Technological Super-Gap for Gaming IT

□ From 8.8-inch to 49-inch… Unveiling a 16-model lineup encompassing portable PCs, laptops, and monitors

□ World’s first unveiling of OLED for laptops with 20% reduced thickness… Maintaining picture quality and response time

□ Emphasizing QD-OLED technological prowess, including the world’s first ‘4K 360Hz’ and the innovative 5-layer ‘Penta Tandem’

□ Proving technological superiority by setting up real gaming environments… Collaborating with global game companies

□ Son Dong-il, Head of Division “We will be the first to introduce technological advancements and lead experience innovation”

Samsung Display announced on the 1st that it will participate in ‘Computex 2026’, held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center in Taiwan from the 2nd to the 5th (local time), to unveil 16 of the latest OLED and QD-OLED products optimized for gaming, ranging from an 8.8-inch display for portable gaming PCs to a 49-inch QD-OLED monitor.

The company plans to introduce new OLED technologies for laptops, such as a slim design optimized for gaming laptops, and will also unveil new QD-OLED products for monitors with overwhelming performance, including the world’s first ‘4K 360Hz’. Visitors can experience the differentiated display performance of Samsung’s OLED and QD-OLED through comparative experiences with various game contents.

  • ‘Ultra Slim’ design for True Black and response time… The technological super-gap in OLED for laptops

Samsung Display will present a massive array of its latest laptop OLED technologies at this exhibition. The ‘Ultra Slim’ panel, being unveiled for the first time, is highly representative. The Ultra Slim panel currently under development for laptops is characterized by a thickness (based on the outer edge of the module) reduced by more than 20% compared to the latest laptop products currently mass-produced by Samsung Display, showcasing the excellent design competitiveness of Samsung OLED. Samsung Display achieved this by etching the thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate glass and encapsulation glass more than 30% thinner than before, while resolving the issue of panel warping at a reduced thickness through its proprietary processing know-how. Thinner panels increase product design freedom and portability for client companies.

The Ultra Slim design is highly significant because it was implemented while maintaining core performance features such as perfect black expression and rapid response times. Laptops equipped with Samsung OLED can achieve up to the ‘True Black 1000’ grade in VESA’s ‘DisplayHDR™’ certification. DisplayHDR certification is an index evaluating the HDR performance of a display capable of deeply expressing dark areas (blacks). To earn the True Black 1000 certification, the display must express blacks at 0.0005 nits or lower while simultaneously achieving a peak brightness of 1000 nits (based on an OPR of 10%, On Pixel Ratio: the ratio of operating pixels to the total pixels making up the screen).

For refresh rates, it offers various options, ranging from 165Hz—the standard for gaming laptops—up to 240Hz, the highest refresh rate among currently released laptop OLEDs. Laptops equipped with Samsung OLED can achieve up to the 11000 grade in VESA’s ‘ClearMR’ index, which judges the display’s motion blur performance. ‘ClearMR’ categorizes picture quality in increments of 1000 by quantifying the ratio of clear pixels to blurry pixels during fast-paced video playback. For instance, achieving a ClearMR 11000 grade means there are 110 times more clear pixels than blurry pixels during video playback.

  • Unveiling the world’s first 4K 360Hz QD-OLED for monitors… Also emphasizing the 5-layer innovative ‘Penta Tandem’ technology

In the gaming monitor sector, a QD-OLED product that simultaneously implements 4K resolution and a 360Hz high refresh rate—a first for monitors—will be unveiled to client companies for the first time at this exhibition. While there have been monitors supporting either 4K resolution or a 360Hz refresh rate, Samsung Display is the first to implement both specifications simultaneously. Implementing high resolution and high refresh rates simultaneously exponentially increases the pixel data that must be processed per second, significantly adding to the pixel charging time and circuit driving burden. Samsung Display overcame these technical limitations through panel circuit and driving system optimization, succeeding in developing the highest-specification QD-OLED for monitors currently available.

A separate space has also been arranged where visitors can see the differentiating factors of the ‘QD-OLED Penta Tandem™’, unveiled earlier this year, at a glance. Penta Tandem is an innovative technology that dramatically improves the efficiency, lifespan, and luminance of QD-OLED by increasing the stacked layers of blue OLED from the existing four to five and applying the latest organic materials. Monitors utilizing the Penta Tandem panel can express scenes with intense lighting or explosions in games more brightly and clearly, and also deliver exceptional picture quality in HDR content that requires deep blacks and high brightness simultaneously.

At the booth, visitors can examine a monitor product that is currently the only 34-inch QHD+ self-emissive monitor to have acquired True Black 500 certification, and which also applies a ‘V(Vertical)-Stripe’ pixel structure to enhance text readability. In addition, visitors can experience the picture quality of various QD-OLED products, including 27-inch and 31.5-inch models.

  • OLED technological superiority proven through real gaming environments… Collaboration with global game companies

Samsung Display’s differentiated technological prowess can also be confirmed through various game contents and a comparative experience zone. In particular, visitors can naturally experience the advantages of self-emissive displays that increase gamers’ immersion and win rates, such as fast response times, excellent low-gradation (dark area) expression, and color reproduction, through mini-games directly developed by Samsung Display using AI.

In a rhythm game that requires recognizing fast-falling arrowheads on the screen and pressing keys in time, the fast response time of the 27-inch 500Hz QD-OLED contributes to the gamer’s win rate. Self-emissive displays have a significantly faster response time than LCDs, where liquid crystals must move physically. In a game involving piecing together a mural puzzle in a dark cave, visitors can observe the superior low-gradation expression compared to LCDs through the 31.5-inch UHD (3840×2160) QD-OLED and the 16-inch OLED, and in a game requiring distinguishing between brass and gold doors, they can experience QD-OLED’s uniquely excellent color reproduction.

Booths set up in collaboration with global game developers and publishers, such as Krafton, Pearl Abyss, EA, and Neowiz, also stand out. In the shooting genre, such as Krafton’s flagship title ‘PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS’ (hereafter Battlegrounds), where victories are decided in an instant, the key is how lag-free the monitor can transmit the actual gameplay situation. Visitors to the Samsung Display booth can directly play Battlegrounds on a 27-inch QD-OLED monitor supporting a 500Hz refresh rate.

To properly enjoy the splendid graphics of AAA (blockbuster) games, excellent low-gradation expression and high-luminance performance are also crucial. The trailer for Pearl Abyss’s upcoming open-world action-adventure game, ‘Crimson Desert’, viewed on a 16-inch 2.5K (2560×1600) OLED laptop, delivers a visual thrill reminiscent of a blockbuster movie.

Furthermore, visitors can play EA’s flagship racing game, ‘F1 25’, on a 49-inch Dual QHD (5120×1440) QD-OLED monitor with an excellent viewing angle, and compare it with an LCD of the same size. Neowiz’s flagship rhythm game, ‘DJMAX RESPECT V’, can be enjoyed in various ways on a monitor equipped with a 31.5-inch QD-OLED and a portable gaming PC equipped with an 8.8-inch OLED.

Son Dong-il, Vice President and Head of the Large Display Business Division and IT Business Team, said, “The technological paradigm in the high-end gaming display market has already fully transitioned from LCDs to self-emissive displays, and the ecosystem is also rapidly expanding. Samsung Display will continue to be the first to introduce technologies that heighten gamers’ immersion and strive to lead to experience innovation.”