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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

LG 27GS85Q

F

Uses less electricity than 18% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €11 a year, €106 over ten years.

Power, SDR
25.6 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€11 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
59.6 W
2.3× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 82 % of them need less. Teamgee TG-S10 PRO, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €8 a year. 65% of comparable models reach a better class than F; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 59.6 W, 2.3 times its SDR power. LG has 335 models in this group; this one is number 224 among them. LG sells the same label values under other model names: 27GS86Q.

Where it stands

Rank 3,924 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 3,923 use less.

Median 30 This model · 37 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F LG 27UP600K 37 kWh same
  2. F LG 27UP650K 37 kWh same
  3. F LG 27GS85Q 37 kWh
  4. F LG 27GS86Q 37 kWh same
  5. F LG 27GS75Q 37 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 27GS85Q TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €11 €2 −€8
5 years €53 €11 −€42
10 years €106 €22 −€84
15 years €159 €32 −€127

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 25.6 W
HDR 59.6 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 19 €5
4 hours a day 37 €11
8 hours a day 75 €21

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
F LG 27GS85Q (this model)
27″25.6 37 — —
28″5.2 8 €8 €84
27″7.0 10 €8 €77
27″7.0 10 €8 €77
27″7.0 10 €8 €77
27″8.0 12 €7 €73

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
F / G
On-mode power SDR
25.6 W
On-mode power HDR
59.6 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)
1 years
Spare parts (minimum)
8 years

Model numbers and history

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

27GS85Q · 27GS85QX

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

Questions

How much does the LG 27GS85Q cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 37 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €11 a year, or €106 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 59.6 W instead of 25.6 W, 2.3 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.