Some of the best gaming laptops have impressive displays with very fast refresh rates, but make no mistake, the screen technology they use is a bit dated; LCD screens are very good, but the color, contrast, and brightness of OLED panels are literally inferior to those of OLEDs. are literally inferior to the color, contrast, and brightness of an OLED panel.

However, that may change now that Samsung Display has begun mass production of its new 90Hz OLED laptop panels. This could pave the way for gaming laptops with screens that are superior in terms of color and contrast, yet have refresh rates that allow for smooth gaming. [OLED displays on laptops are nothing new, as is the Dell XPS 15 OLED and the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360; there is the Razer Blade 15 Advanced, but it is very expensive and the display is limited to 60Hz.

With refresh rates like the Acer Predator Triton 500 at 300 Hz, such refresh rates are not ideal for modern laptop gaming. For the layman, higher refresh rates are ideal for smoother action in fast-paced games like "Rainbow Six Siege" or "Doom Eternal," and many gaming laptops tend to have displays clocked at 120Hz or higher This is why many gaming laptops tend to have displays clocked at 120Hz or higher.

Currently, high refresh rate OLED displays are only available on TVs or some very expensive gaming monitors, and no laptop, gaming or not, has a high refresh rate OLED display. Therefore, Samsung Display's 90Hz OLED laptop panels deserve attention.

While these panels may not reach the blazing speeds of some LCD displays on modern gaming laptops, they still offer a 50% refresh rate improvement over existing laptops with OLED displays. And while 90 Hz is not the most desirable refresh rate for gaming, it is still a good start as it is an intermediate refresh rate between 60 Hz and 120 Hz.

It is also worth remembering that to really take advantage of high refresh rate displays, you need a machine with the graphics performance to achieve high frame rates at native resolutions of 1080p, 1440p, and possibly 4K. For example, achieving 90 frames per second to take full advantage of a 90 Hz display in "Cyberpunk 2077" is much easier than achieving the 120 fps needed to get the best resolution from a 120 Hz panel.

Therefore, 90Hz OLED panels tread the line between providing the benefit of improved overall visual quality while still ensuring a refresh rate that allows for smooth game play when running titles at high graphics settings.

Currently, Samsung is not saying that 90Hz OLED panels will be made available for gaming laptops. Rather, the laptops these displays are supposedly targeting are for professional use, and the 14-inch Asus Zenbook is one of the first to feature the new 90Hz display.

However, since Asus makes gaming laptops and Samsung Display is a major supplier of screens for all kinds of devices, it may not be long before gaming laptops adopt 90Hz OLED panels as an option will be a major supplier of screens for all kinds of devices.