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Head to head · Prices checked Oct 21, 2026

8BitDo Retro87 vs Keychron Q6 Max

What actually differs

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 Q6 Max

  • Layout size

    80%

    100%

  • Case material

    Aluminum, Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Mount style

    Top Mount

    Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

  • Display

    None

    LED

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • 8BitDo Retro87
  • Keychron Q6 Max
Performance
63
80
Build quality
53
91
Productivity
73
96
Customizability
68
100
Portability
76
55

What they share

  • Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
  • Hot-swappable
  • Battery: 4,000 mAh
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Knob
See every spec side by side

From real owners

What owners say

Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.

8BitDo Retro87

No owner reviews collected yet.

Keychron Q6 Max

3.8

24 owner reviews

Praise
“Amazing. Love the weight, keycaps, color. Knob placement could be much better. Spacebar leans to one side since I always press it on the right and gets uneven.”
JosephVerified buyer· via Keychron
Critique
“Keystrokes doesn’t have light instead a rainbow where i can’t focus when typing”
GunasVerified buyer· via Keychron

Full specs

8BitDo Retro87 vs Keychron Q6 Max specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

16 of 27 specs differ

8BitDo Retro87

Keychron Q6 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount, PCB Mount

Sound dampening

No
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

No
Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
LED

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh
4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum
Plastic, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS
PBT

Weight

1,100 g
2,184 g

Dimensions

46 x 169 x 376 mm
20 x 137 x 446 mm

Typing angle

—
5°

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2024

Where to buy

Compare prices

Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

  • MechkeysCN

    In stock
    $109Visit
  • AmazonGlobal

    Check price
    ~$109Visit
  • WhatGeekCN

    Out of stock
    $139Visit
  • MKUS

    In stock
    $200Visit
  • Keychron (DE)DE

    In stock
    $216Visit
  • KeychronHK

    In stock
    $219Visit
  • ktechsSG

    In stock
    $274Visit

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