Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca vs Keychron R5
Get the Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca
polling rate
Build quality in the top 45% of 100% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Get the
Keychron R5
Build quality in the top 50% of 96% boards under $100.
- 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.
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.
Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca
Keychron R5
Layout size
100%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile
Mount style
PCB Mount
Plate Mount
- Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca
- Keychron R5
- Performance
- 8879
- Build quality
- 5763
- Productivity
- 6383
- Customizability
- 6078
- Portability
- 4454
- Hot-swappable
- Case material: ABS
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca vs Keychron R5 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
9 of 21 specs differ
Ducky One 3 Pro Nazca
Keychron R5
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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