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Royal Kludge F99 AI vs Skyloong GK96

Get the Royal Kludge F99 AI for sound dampening and usb passthrough.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Royal Kludge F99 AI

Sound dampening

Build quality in the bottom 20% 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.

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Skyloong GK96

Build quality in the top 50% of 96% boards under $100.

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.

Royal Kludge F99 AI

Skyloong GK96

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, Wired, 2.4 GHz

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Switch options

    Linear

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

  • Sound dampening

    Yes

    No

  • USB passthrough

    Yes

    No

  • Backlight

    RGB, south-facing

    RGB

    RGB for looks and low light rather than speed

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Royal Kludge F99 AI
  • Skyloong GK96
Performance
62
61
Build quality
50
63
Productivity
77
51
Customizability
60
68
Portability
45
48

What they share

  • Layout size: 96%
  • Hot-swappable
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Royal Kludge F99 AI vs Skyloong GK96 specs

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

8 of 19 specs differ

Royal Kludge F99 AI

Skyloong GK96

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

—
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

96%
96%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, Wired, 2.4 GHz

Battery

Wired only
4,000 mAh

USB passthrough

Yes
No

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

—
ABS, Plastic

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,020 g
—

Dimensions

43 x 391 x 147 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2025
2022

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