MSI 272URDFA
Today
Typical price$428
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
6.5 out of 10 on the spec sheet +1.1
Buy on AmazonMSI 272URDFA or MSI 274URDFW?
272URDFA costs $274 less today and also has score 1.1 higher (6.5 vs. 5.4).
MSI 272URDFA
6.5score · higher
MSI 274URDFW
5.4score
MSI 272URDFA wins 1by componentMSI 274URDFW wins 0
- 7.0Image7.0
- 10.0Smoothness6.0
- 2.0Connections2.0
- 3.0Ergonomics3.0
MSI 272URDFA is $274 the cheaperMSI 274URDFW is the cheaper
The best for each use
By the spec rule for each use, the same one the lists on this site use.
Monitors for competitive gaming
Both work. MSI 272URDFA is $274 cheaper.
Monitors for casual gaming and console
Both work. MSI 272URDFA is $274 cheaper.
Neither one fits: Monitors for work and study, Monitors for creative work (photo and video), Monitors to use two on the desk, Cheap monitors worth buying.
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
272URDFA wins on smoothness.
- 7.0Image7.0
- 10.0 (wins)Smoothness6.0
- 2.0Connections2.0
- 3.0Ergonomics3.0
MSI 274URDFW
Today
Typical price$702
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
5.4 out of 10 on the spec sheet
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Both prices over the last 30 days
First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.
Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.
Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 12/11/2026
272URDFA
- Amazon Lowest price$428Buy on Amazon
274URDFW
- Amazon Lowest price$702Buy on Amazon
The math the store doesn’t do
Price divided by size and running cost, side by side.
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | 272URDFA | 274URDFW |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | ||
| Type | Gaming (144 Hz or more) | Gaming (144 Hz or more) |
| Size | 27 ″ | 27 ″ |
| Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Pixel density | 163 ppi | 163 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Stated HDR | HDR | HDR |
| Line changes | MAG | not listed |
| Smoothness | ||
| Refresh rate changes | 320 Hz | 160 Hz |
| Response time (stated) | 0.5 ms | 0.5 ms |
| Sync | FreeSync | FreeSync |
| Connections | ||
| HDMI ports | 1 | 1 |
| Ergonomics | ||
| VESA mount holes | Yes | Yes |
| General | ||
| Model code changes | 272URDFA | 274URDFW |
Other comparisons
How we choose
Source: Amazon.ca catalog, checked on 12/11/2026.
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.ca, delivered to Toronto M5V 3L9, on the day it was read, before GST/HST. The model is the brand plus the name of the monitor; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.
The spec score doesn’t measure the real calibration or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.