Apple Studio Display (2026) / ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDM

Apple Studio Display (2026): Studio Display (2026), 27-inch 5K; standard or nano-texture glass; tilt-adjustable stand, tilt- and height-adjustable stand or VESA mount adapter. The 2022 Studio Display and the mini LED Studio Display XDR are separate models.

ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDM: PG34WCDM (2024). 34-inch class (33.94-inch) 800R curved WOLED.

SpecificationApple Studio Display (2026)ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDM
Release year20262024
Panel27-inch 5K Retina; 5120 × 2880, 218 ppi; 60 Hz

218 ppi lets macOS render text sharply at 2x scaling; 60 Hz is a fixed rate, with no high or variable refresh as on gaming monitors.

Apple		33.94-inch WOLED; 3440 × 1440; 21:9; 800R curve; anti-glare (matte) surface

800R means the screen curves like an arc of a circle with an 800 mm radius. Pixel pitch is 0.231 mm.

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Brightness and colour600 nits; 1 billion colours; wide colour (P3); True Tone

This is not an HDR monitor; 600 nits is SDR brightness.

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Reference modesApple Display (P3-600 nits), HDTV Video (BT.709–BT.1886), NTSC and PAL/SECAM Video, Digital Cinema (P3-DCI, P3-D65), Design and Print (P3-D50), Photography (P3-D65), Internet and Web (sRGB)

Reference modes lock colour space, white point and gamma for a task, for example sRGB for the web or P3-D50 for print.

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GlassStandard glass or nano-texture glass (configurable)

Nano-texture glass scatters reflections in bright rooms; standard glass is glossy and reflective.

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Ports1 × Thunderbolt 5 upstream (up to 120 Gb/s, 96 W charging to the host); 1 × Thunderbolt 5 downstream; 2 × USB-C (up to 10 Gb/s)

The downstream Thunderbolt 5 port takes accessories or daisy-chains another display. Apple says up to four Studio Displays can be daisy-chained with a MacBook Pro with M5 Max. There is no HDMI or DisplayPort input.

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Camera12 MP Center Stage with Desk View

Center Stage follows the person during video calls by cropping the ultra-wide view; Desk View shows the desk from above.

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AudioSix-speaker system (four force-cancelling woofers + two tweeters); Spatial Audio for Dolby Atmos music and video; three-mic array with beamforming

Apple claims 30 percent deeper bass than the previous generation.

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Stand and mountTilt-adjustable stand (−5° to +25°); configurable tilt- and height-adjustable stand (105 mm); configurable VESA mount adapter (100 × 100 mm, landscape or portrait)

The stand is chosen at purchase; the standard stand has no height adjustment.

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Size and weightTilt stand: 47.8 × 62.3 × 16.8 cm, 6.3 kg; tilt- and height-adjustable stand: 7.6 kg; VESA adapter: 36.2 × 62.3 × 3.1 cm, 5.4 kg AppleWith stand 78.6 × 55.1 × 29.3 cm and 8.4 kg; without stand 78.6 × 37.2 × 16.1 cm and 5.6 kg

ASUS notes dimensions and weight may vary by region.

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CompatibilityApple silicon Macs with macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 or later; some iPad Pro and iPad Air models with iPadOS 26.3.1 or later

Apple’s compatibility list does not include Windows PCs.

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Power and box contentsInternal power supply, 100–240 V AC; 1 m Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable in the box Apple—
Refresh rate and response—240 Hz; 0.03 ms (GtG); Adaptive-Sync VRR

ASUS lists VESA AdaptiveSync Display 240Hz, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and G-SYNC Compatible certification.

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Brightness and HDR—1300 cd/m² HDR peak brightness; HDR10; VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black

ASUS gives this figure, asterisked, as peak HDR brightness; it is not sustained full-screen brightness.

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Colour—10-bit (1.07 billion colours); DCI-P3 99%, sRGB 135%; ΔE ≤ 2; 1,500,000:1 contrast

A factory colour calibration report is in the box.

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Video inputs—1 × DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC); 2 × HDMI 2.1 (FRL); 1 × USB-C (DP Alt Mode, 90 W power)

The USB-C input can take video from a laptop over one cable while charging it at up to 90 W. All three inputs support vertical frequencies up to 240 Hz.

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Other connections and features—USB hub: 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1 × USB 2.0 Type-A; KVM switch; optical audio (S/PDIF) out; headphone out; no built-in speakers; proximity sensor

With KVM a keyboard and mouse plugged into the monitor can be shared between two computers.

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Power—31 W consumption; external power adapter; 100–240 V ASUS
Stand and mounting—Tilt +20° / −5°, swivel ±15°, height 0–110 mm; VESA 100 × 100 mm; 1/4-inch tripod socket; Kensington lock

The tripod socket is for mounting a camera or light on top of the stand.

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