If you prioritize a large curved screen for an immersive gaming experience, the Acer Predator X45 with its high refresh rate and excellent contrast might be the way to go. It's also significantly less expensive. But if your focus is on professional creative work like video and photo editing, the Apple Pro Display XDR's higher resolution and superior color accuracy would likely serve you better, although at a higher cost. The Pro Display is not ideal for gaming due to its lower refresh rate, whereas the Acer's lower pixels per inch and text quality might not be optimal for productivity tasks. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED)
Best in class for casual gaming
Very good refresh rate
Best in class contrast
Best in class response time
Advantages of the Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD)
Best in class for productivity
Very good for media consumption
Excellent text clarity
Excellent image clarity
Good color volume
Key differences
Casual Gaming
9.8/10
7.8/10
3440 x 1440
RESOLUTION
6016 x 3384
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Inf:1
NATIVE CONTRAST
1000:1
1000 nits
SDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
1600 nits
Unknown
HDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
1600 nits
98.5 %
DCI-P3 COLOR GAMUT
98.7 %
Matte
COATING
Glossy
The Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED) is best in class for casual gaming, while the Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD) is good.
Competitive Gaming
6.4/10
3.9/10
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
0.0 ms
TOTAL RESPONSE TIME
20.0 ms
48 - 240 Hz
VARIABLE REFRESH RATE
N/A
No
STROBING / BFI
No
1000 nits
SDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
1600 nits
The Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED) is only fair for competitive gaming, while the Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD) is poor.
Productivity
4.0/10
9.8/10
3440 x 1440
RESOLUTION
6016 x 3384
83 PPI
PIXELS PER INCH
216 PPI
Yes
ADJUSTABLE STAND
Yes
Matte
COATING
Glossy
The Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD) is best in class for productivity, while the Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED) is poor.
Media Consumption
7.1/10
8.1/10
3440 x 1440
RESOLUTION
6016 x 3384
Inf:1
NATIVE CONTRAST
1000:1
1000 nits
SDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
1600 nits
Unknown
HDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
1600 nits
Matte
COATING
Glossy
The Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD) is very good for media consumption, while the Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED) is good.
Cost
$1,200
$4,999
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
The Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED) has a price of $1,200 and the Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD) costs $4,999.
Digital Photo Editing
Yes
No
The Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED) is suitable for digital photo editing while the Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD) is not suitable for digital photo editing.
Key similarities
HDR Gaming and Media Consumption
Yes
Yes
Both the Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED) and Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD) are suitable for HDR gaming and media consumption.
HDR Video Editing and Color Grading
Yes
Yes
Both the Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED) and Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD) are suitable for HDR video editing and color grading.
Print Photo Editing
Yes
Yes
Both the Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED) and Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD) are suitable for print photo editing.
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How the Acer Predator X45 (W-OLED) and the Apple Pro Display XDR (IPS FALD) compare to other monitors
"Apple's Pro Display XDR provides exceptional color accuracy and build quality at a price that's quite competitive with those of reference-grade pro monitors. It's exquisite enough that swallowing the wildly extravagant cost of its Pro Stand is worth it."
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