The connection between console and monitor must be made directly with an HDMI cable. Signal converters (for example HDMI to DisplayPort) should be avoided, as they can block important features such as 4K, 120 Hz or HDR.
The monitor should support a refresh rate of 120 Hz, as the PS5 and the Xbox Series X|S cannot output higher rates. The monitor should also have an input lag of under 10 ms.
A response time (grey-to-grey) of under 6 ms additionally prevents distracting ghosting during fast camera pans in the game world.
Standards such as HDMI VRR (PS5) or AMD FreeSync (Xbox) synchronise frame rates and thus prevent so-called tearing, meaning torn images. Since GTA 6 is expected to run at 30 FPS, Low Framerate Compensation (LFC) is important. The regular PS5 VRR range only kicks in from 48 Hz and would otherwise not smooth out native judder.
Only an HDMI 2.1 port of the latest generation offers the uncompressed bandwidth needed to transmit 4K signals at 120 Hz, VRR and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) at the same time. Older HDMI versions significantly limit the visual potential of the current console generation.
For maximum sharpness, 4K UHD is recommended. From a screen diagonal of 32 inches, this resolution is even essential to avoid an unsightly pixel grid. On 27-inch monitors, WQHD (1440p) is an excellent value-for-money alternative that the consoles scale cleanly.
The HDR10 standard is mandatory for consoles. OLED panels deliver perfect black levels, but in 30 FPS games such as GTA 6 they can produce visible judder (sample-and-hold effect). Anyone sensitive to this judder will benefit from the natural motion smoothing and the sometimes extreme HDR peak brightness of an IPS or Mini-LED panel.
