Fl·esports MK870 vs Nuphy Gem80
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Fl·esports MK870
Build quality in the bottom 5% of 80% boards under $150.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Get the
Nuphy Gem80
Hot-swappable
Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $200.
- 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.
Fl·esports MK870
Nuphy Gem80
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mechanical
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
VIA
No
Yes
GUI remapping without compiling firmware
Sound dampening
No
Yes
- Fl·esports MK870
- Nuphy Gem80
- Performance
- 4379
- Build quality
- 3884
- Productivity
- 4288
- Customizability
- 4594
- Portability
- 5076
- Layout size: 80%
Fl·esports MK870 vs Nuphy Gem80 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
13 of 25 specs differ
Fl·esports MK870
Nuphy Gem80
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
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Fl·esports MK870
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Nuphy Gem80
Input Gear
ISO-DE
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