EnergyLabelEU
EN
Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

Acer XZ273U

G

Uses less electricity than 0% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €15 a year, €153 over ten years.

Power, SDR
37.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€15 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
50.0 W
1.4× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 100 % of them need less. Teamgee TG-S10 PRO, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €13 a year. 95% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 50.0 W, 1.4 times its SDR power. Acer has 536 models in this group; this one is number 535 among them. Acer sells the same label values under other model names: ED271U. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 4,779 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 4,778 use less.

Median 30 This model · 54 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G Skillkorp G27-003 4K SKP 54 kWh −€0.08
  2. G Acer ED271U 54 kWh same
  3. G Acer XZ273U 54 kWh
  4. G Xencelabs LPH2412U-A 55 kWh +€0.17
  5. G LG 32GK650F 55 kWh +€0.34
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period XZ273U TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €15 €2 −€13
5 years €76 €11 −€66
10 years €153 €22 −€131
15 years €229 €32 −€197

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

Enter both purchase prices to see the total cost of ownership.

Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 37.0 W
HDR 50.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 27 €8
4 hours a day 54 €15
8 hours a day 108 €31

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model SizeSDR W kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
G Acer XZ273U (this model)
27″37.0 54 — —
28″5.2 8 €13 €131
27″7.0 10 €12 €124
27″7.0 10 €12 €124
27″7.0 10 €12 €124
27″8.0 12 €12 €120

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
37.0 W
On-mode power HDR
50.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.4 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
2560×1440
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Acer under one model number.

XZ273U

  1. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  2. Placed on the EU market

Questions

How much does the Acer XZ273U cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 54 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €15 a year, or €153 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 50.0 W instead of 37.0 W, 1.4 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.