8BitDo Retro vs Evoworks Evo80
Get the 8BitDo Retro for knob. Get the Evoworks Evo80 for the 8,000 mAh battery.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
8BitDo Retro
Evoworks Evo80
Battery
2,000 mAh
8,000 mAh
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum, Copper
Switch options
Clicky
Linear
Mount style
Top Mount
Plate Mount
Knob
Yes
No
- 8BitDo Retro
- Evoworks Evo80
- Performance
- 4977
- Build quality
- 5380
- Productivity
- 6383
- Customizability
- 5682
- Portability
- 7287
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Keycaps: PBT
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
8BitDo Retro
No owner reviews collected yet.
Evoworks Evo80
58 owner reviews
“This is a great keyboard! It looks amazing, and it sounds incredible. I made it my main work keyboard so I could experience typing on it as much as possible.”
“I should have looked in the VIA supported keyboards list. The marketing said VIA compatible, but it's not "supported". You have to manually import a bare-bones JSON file that lacks tons of features that other VIA keyboards have. This keyboard is nicely built…”
8BitDo Retro vs Evoworks Evo80 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 23 specs differ
8BitDo Retro
Evoworks Evo80
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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