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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

Asus VA27AQ

C

Uses less electricity than 94% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €5 a year, €54 over ten years.

Power, SDR
13.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€5 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
37.0 W
2.8× SDR

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 36 % below the typical 30 kWh. Class C is the best class any model in this group reaches, and only 4% of them do. In HDR it draws 37.0 W, 2.8 times its SDR power. Asus has 232 models in this group; this one is number 27 among them. Asus sells the same label values under other model names: VA27AQSE.

Where it stands

Rank 219 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 218 use less.

Median 30 This model · 19 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. C Philips 27E2N1500L 19 kWh same
  2. C Philips 27E2N1590L 19 kWh same
  3. C Asus VA27AQ 19 kWh
  4. C Asus VA27AQSE 19 kWh same
  5. C Acer RS272 P1 19 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period VA27AQ TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €5 €2 −€3
5 years €27 €11 −€16
10 years €54 €22 −€32
15 years €81 €32 −€48

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 13.0 W
HDR 37.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 9 €3
4 hours a day 19 €5
8 hours a day 38 €11

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
C Asus VA27AQ (this model)
27″13.0 19 — —
28″5.2 8 €3 €32
27″7.0 10 €2 €25
27″7.0 10 €2 €25
27″7.0 10 €2 €25
27″8.0 12 €2 €21

Label and product sheet

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

Model numbers and history

3 model numbers are registered by Asus with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

VA27AQ · BE27AQ · VB27AQ

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

Questions

How much does the Asus VA27AQ cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 19 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €5 a year, or €54 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 37.0 W instead of 13.0 W, 2.8 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.