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8BitDo Retro87 vs Keychron V5

Get the Keychron V5 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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8BitDo Retro87

No reviews

from$109at Mechkeys

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polling rate

Keychron V5

4.8 (8)4.8 · 8 reviews

from$74at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

8BitDo Retro87

Build quality in the bottom 40% of 80% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$109 at Mechkeys

Get the

Keychron V5

polling rate

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$74 at MK

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 V5

Layout size
80%
96%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
ABS, Plastic
Switch options
Clicky
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

KeebFinder scores

How we score

8BitDo Retro87
Keychron V5

Performance: 63
91
Build quality: 53
89
Productivity: 73
98
Customizability: 68
98
Portability: 77
45

What they share

Hot-swappable
Knob

See every spec side by side

Full specs

8BitDo Retro87 vs Keychron V5 specs

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

18 of 27 specs differ

Spec

8BitDo Retro87

Keychron V5

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Top Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Plastic

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

ABS

ABS, PBT

Weight

1,100 g

1,170 g

Dimensions

46 x 169 x 376 mm

19 x 142 x 389 mm

Typing angle

—

4°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2022

For EU buyers

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 V5

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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