The 6 Best Gaming Keyboards of 2025
Wired
The Corsair K70 Pro TKL was our previous upgrade pick, but the version we recommend that comes with PBT keycaps has become difficult to find in stock.
The SteelSeries Apex Pro Gen 3 TKL Wired has stabilizers that feel springy and hollow, and the key legends are extremely dim and difficult to see with the lighting off.
The keycaps on the Logitech G Pro X TKL Rapid feel cheap and brittle, the plastic case flexes easily under pressure, and the spacebar makes a strange clicking sound.
We experienced a ton of missed keystrokes on the Luminkey Magger 68 HE, even when we set the polling rate to 8,000 Hz. And none of the function commands are labeled on the keycaps, so you have to commit all of its media and function shortcuts to memory.
The NZXT Function Elite MiniTKL is pricey for a wired keyboard, it has wobbly stabilizers, and its spacebar feels especially hollow when pressed.
The Razer BlackWidow V4 75% was our previous top pick, but it has only wired connectivity, and many owners have reported double-typing issues.
The Endgame Gear KB65HE offers magnetic switches with adjustable actuation, but its software is underwhelming and compatible only with Windows computers.
Typing on the Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro isn’t satisfying at all and feels like using a membrane keyboard. And for $250 — the price at this writing — it should include PBT keycaps.
The MSI Forge GK100 costs $25, and it comes bundled with a mouse. But you absolutely get what you pay for: The keyboard has membrane switches, wobbly keys, and an extremely rattly spacebar. The mouse is also much lower in quality than the budget gaming mouse we recommend.
The full-size HyperX Alloy Rise has especially rattly keys and wobbly stabilizers, and its software is available only for Windows.
The Logitech G Pro has wobbly stabilizer keys and dark keycap legends that are hard to see.
We also dismissed the Logitech G413 TKL SE, Razer Huntsman V2 TKL, and SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL after testing them for our mechanical keyboards guide.
Wireless
The Razer Joro is essentially Razer’s answer to the Apple Magic Keyboard. It’s ultra thin and portable, and it feels more sturdy and precise to type on than Apple’s keyboard. But it doesn’t come with a carrying case or any sort of protection for travel, and it’s expensive for what it is. We’d only use the Joro for gaming as a last resort if saving space in your backpack is truly your biggest concern.
The Keychron Q1 HE has excellent build quality, but its tall height felt tough on the wrists, and it doesn’t include adjustable legs or a wrist rest. It’s also not as convenient for gaming as our picks because you have to program your own Game Mode and profile-switching shortcuts, and its browser-based software doesn’t allow you to create different app-specific profiles.
The stabilizers on the SteelSeries Apex Pro Gen 3 TKL Wireless feel springy and hollow, and the key legends are extremely dim and difficult to see with the lighting off.
The SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless (2023) used to be a pick in this guide, but after a few months of using the keyboard, we were no longer able to power it on — and many owners have reported the same issue. It’s also expensive, and it felt cheaper in quality than our top picks.
We experienced a tremendous amount of ghosting and key spamming on the Ducky One X Mini. The plastic case is also weak, and the stabilizer keys are wobbly.
The plastic case on the Logitech G515 Lightspeed TKL Wireless is so weak and flexible that you could probably bend it in half if you tried hard enough.
The Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% has solid stabilizer keys, and in our tests it felt great to type on. But it’s expensive, and when we used the keyboard with the OLED display and multi-zone lighting on, we had to charge it every other day.
Although the HyperX Alloy Rise 75 Wireless is well-built, it costs $230 at this writing, and its software is incompatible with macOS.
The keys on the Lemokey P1 Pro are spaced too close together, it has a fixed angle that can be tough on your wrists if you prefer a flatter layout, and it doesn’t come with a wrist rest.
The Asus ROG Strix Scope RX TKL Wireless Deluxe felt smooth and stable to type on, but its keycaps aren’t replaceable, it’s compatible only with Windows, and the keys traveled so quickly in our tests that making typing mistakes was exceptionally easy.
We dismissed the Logitech G915 TKL, G713, and G715 because they had rattly stabilizers, brittle keycaps, or weak build quality.
Typing on the Alienware Pro Wireless without making mistakes was especially difficult, and its keys felt rattly, hollow, and cheap.
This article was edited by Arthur Gies and Caitlin McGarry.
