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Gamakay TK75HE V2 vs Royal Kludge R87 PRO

Get the Gamakay TK75HE V2 for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Royal Kludge R87 PRO for the 6,000 mAh battery.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Gamakay TK75HE V2

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 75% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • No numpad.

Get the

Royal Kludge R87 PRO

Battery

Build quality in the top 20% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • No numpad.

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.

Gamakay TK75HE V2

Royal Kludge R87 PRO

  • Layout size

    75%

    80%

  • Hall effect (magnetic)

    Yes

    No

    Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing

  • Rapid trigger

    Yes

    No

    Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing

  • Connection

    Wired, Wireless

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Battery

    4,000 mAh

    6,000 mAh

    A larger battery means fewer cables during the day

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Gamakay TK75HE V2
  • Royal Kludge R87 PRO
Performance
99
83
Build quality
62
78
Productivity
83
93
Customizability
73
91
Portability
79
85

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Knob
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Gamakay TK75HE V2 vs Royal Kludge R87 PRO specs

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

17 of 27 specs differ

Gamakay TK75HE V2

Royal Kludge R87 PRO

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Linear

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
No

Rapid trigger

Yes
No

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Top Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

75%
80%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-UK
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

TFT
None

Media keys

No
Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired, Wireless
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
—

Battery

4,000 mAh
6,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS
Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum
—

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

840 g
760 g

Dimensions

20 x 325 x 136 mm
43 x 131 x 43 mm

Backlight

RGB
RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2025
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Gamakay TK75HE V2

  • GamaKay

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK

    In stockShips to you

Royal Kludge R87 PRO

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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