Apple Studio Display (2026) / MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED

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.

MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED: MPG 321URX QD-OLED, black. The DisplayPort 2.1 MPG 322URX QD-OLED and the white MPG 321URXW are separate models.

SpecificationApple Studio Display (2026)MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED
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		31.5-inch flat QD-OLED; 3840 × 2160; 0.1814 mm pixel pitch; anti-reflection surface

QD-OLED converts blue OLED light to red and green with quantum dots; because each pixel makes its own light, blacks can switch fully off. 4K at 32 inches gives roughly 140 ppi.

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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 718 × 242 × 483 mm; without stand 718 × 69 × 418 mm; 9.6 kg net MSI
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 and response—240 Hz (48–240 Hz variable range); 0.03 ms GtG

MSI says 240 Hz at 4K is reachable over DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 and USB-C alike. 0.03 ms is grey-to-grey transition time, not total input lag.

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Brightness and HDR—250 nits typical; DisplayHDR True Black 400; 1,500,000:1 typical contrast

DisplayHDR True Black 400 is the VESA class for displays that can produce deep blacks such as OLED; it requires 400-nit small-area brightness and a very low black level. 250 nits is the full-screen SDR figure.

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Colour—10-bit (1.07 billion colours); 99% DCI-P3, 97% Adobe RGB, 138% sRGB

138% sRGB means the gamut extends well beyond sRGB; use the monitor’s sRGB mode so sRGB content does not look oversaturated.

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Adaptive sync—G-SYNC Compatible; AMD FreeSync Premium Pro

Adaptive sync matches the display refresh to the game’s frame rate to reduce tearing and stutter. FreeSync Premium Pro adds a low-latency requirement in HDR.

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Inputs—1 × DisplayPort 1.4a; 2 × HDMI 2.1; 1 × USB-C (DP Alt Mode, 90 W PD); 2 × USB 2.0 Type-A, 1 × USB 2.0 Type-B; headphone out

The USB-C input can carry video and charge a laptop at up to 90 W over a single cable. Display Ninja says the monitor has a built-in KVM; the USB-A ports run at USB 2.0 speed.

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Stand and mounting—Tilt −5/15°, swivel ±30°, pivot ±10°, 110 mm height adjustment; VESA 100 × 100 MSI
Warranty—3 years, including panel burn-in

On OLED panels, images left static for long periods can leave a permanent mark (burn-in); MSI covers this risk under warranty. Terms may vary by country.

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