AOC Announces AGON PRO AGP257FT 1000 Hz Esports Monitor

A thousand hertz. AOC just announced the AGON PRO AGP257FT, a 24.5-inch esports monitor that runs at a native 1000 Hz and can be overclocked to 1050 Hz. It’s the fastest monitor AGON by AOC has ever put in its line-up, and it’s aimed squarely at pros and anyone who lives in competitive shooters.

Don’t get your wallet out yet, though. AOC says the AGP257FT is expected to be available from Q1 2027, and local pricing for European regions will only be announced closer to launch. So right now there’s no price and no firm date, just a spec sheet that makes most 360 Hz panels look sleepy.

An Oxide-Based Fast IPS Panel Behind the 1000 Hz

The trick here is the panel. AOC is using an oxide-based Fast IPS panel, with fast-response liquid crystal materials and a panel design that drives pixels faster than regular LCDs. According to AOC, that gets around the voltage-response limits that usually hold LCD panels back when you push the refresh rate this high.

Resolution is Full HD, 1920 x 1080, which is exactly what you’d expect at this size and speed. The 1000 Hz and 1050 Hz modes run over DisplayPort 2.1 or HDMI 2.1. Response time is quoted at 0.3 ms GtG (minimum) and 0.1 ms MPRT, and there’s Motion Blur Reduction Plus (MBR+) to cut perceived blur further. NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible support is also on board.

Here’s my honest reaction. Feeding 1000 frames per second is a job for very specific games like CS2 or Valorant on a monster rig. For most of us, the headroom is overkill. But for the players who can hit those numbers, lower frame delay on flicks and peeks is the whole point.

DisplayHDR 400 With 20-Zone Local Dimming

Speed monitors usually look a bit washed out. AOC is trying to avoid that with VESA DisplayHDR 400 and 20-zone local dimming. The panel covers 99% of sRGB and 90% of DCI-P3 at a typical brightness of 450 nits, and every unit ships with its own colour and brightness uniformity report. Twenty zones won’t turn it into an OLED rival, but it’s more than most esports panels bother with.

Hardware Low Blue Light and a DC-Driven Backlight

Long practice blocks and tournament days are hard on your eyes, so AOC has built its eye comfort features into the hardware. The Low Blue Light mode cuts shortwave blue light at the backlight itself, so you don’t get the yellow tint of a software filter. There’s TÜV Rheinland-certified circular polarisation, verified at over 50% circularity, which AOC says produces light closer to natural sunlight and reduces glare and eye fatigue.

The backlight is flicker-free, using DC (direct current) instead of PWM, and the screen has an anti-glare surface.

A LAN-Ready Stand, QuickSwitch Keypad and USB Hub

The stand gives you 150 mm of height adjustment plus tilt, swivel and pivot, with measurement markings so you can get back to your exact setup after someone bumps it. A quick-release mechanism makes it easier to pack up for LAN events and tournaments, and the bundled QuickSwitch keypad gives fast access to game modes and settings.

For ports, you get two HDMI 2.1, one DisplayPort 2.1 and a headphone output. There’s a USB hub with three 5 Gbps USB-A ports, one of which supports BC1.2 fast charging. Light FX lighting, a built-in headset hook and PiP/PbP support round things out.

César Acosta, Senior Gaming Product Manager at AGON by AOC, says the goal was to remove the display as a limiting factor so every flick, peek and reaction appears on screen exactly when it happens. We’ll see how that holds up once pricing and a release date land in 2027.

Source: press release from AOC. Images courtesy of AOC.