Asus' new 4K dual-mode gaming monitors include even faster 1080p modes all the way up to 480 Hz

Here's one that didn't show up on the CES 2026 show floor. Asus has some new dual-mode 4K monitors with uprated, higher-refresh 1080p modes.

We've seen plenty of 4K dual-mode monitors before. But thus far, the 1080p alt mode has run at precisely twice the refresh rate of the panel's native 4K setting. But now Asus is launching two new monitors with 1080p modes that run at 3x and 4x the refresh of their respective 4K modes.

By way of example, I reviewed the Asus ROG Strix XG27UCG last summer.