8BitDo Retro87 vs Keychron K8 Ultra
Get the 8BitDo Retro87 for knob. Get the Keychron K8 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
8BitDo Retro87
Knob
Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards under $150.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Keychron K8 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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 Retro87
Keychron K8 Ultra
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
ABS, Aluminum, Metal
Switch options
Clicky
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Top Mount
Plate Mount
Knob
Yes
No
- 8BitDo Retro87
- Keychron K8 Ultra
- Performance
- 6390
- Build quality
- 5383
- Productivity
- 7394
- Customizability
- 6892
- Portability
- 7777
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 4,000 mAh
8BitDo Retro87 vs Keychron K8 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
16 of 26 specs differ
8BitDo Retro87
Keychron K8 Ultra
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
8BitDo Retro87
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K8 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
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