Samsung took the opportunity to launch AMD RDNA 3 graphics for a presentation “the first 8K ultra-wide monitor” industry.

The Odyssey line is what Samsung uses to sell its high-end monitors. With models like the G9/Neo G9 or the spectacular Ark, this series is one of the leaders in the monitor market. But society wants more and better.

Since these monitors need high-performance graphics cards to power the content, it is clear that the AMD conference was the chosen framework for the announcement, which will be followed by an official presentation that will take place at CES 2023.

The first 8K Ultrawide monitor

There are already 8K monitors on the market, although their number is minimal and outside of some specific professional fields they are almost unusable due to the lack of content. Most monitors currently sold on the consumer market are FHD or one of its variants. Imagine reaching 8K resolution, let alone widescreen or ultrawide formats.

That’s what Samsung is proposing with the “massive” monitor (its size hasn’t been revealed, though we expect levels close to 50 inches), curved panel, ultra-wide format and Display Port 2.1 connection, the most advanced screen interface on the market and we see it for the first time on a monitor.

While the new Samsung monitor’s 32:9 aspect ratio suggests it won’t be able to deliver true 8K resolution, it’s likely a substantial improvement over what the Odyssey G9 offers. With a width of 8000 pixels and an aspect ratio of 32:9, we should have a height of 2250 pixels. true native resolution above 4K.

Undoubtedly impressive for an ultra-panoramic, which I – personally and as a loyal user of this type of screen – fell in love with from the very moment of the announcement. What is certain, of course, is that my budget will not be enough to buy it. Considering the starting price of the Odyssey Neo G9 was $2,500, imagine how much this will cost.

After the deployment at the AMD event, we will have to wait for the official presentation at CES 2023, where we will know all its details. And the price…