Head to head · Prices checked Oct 28, 2026

Nuphy Gem80 vs Keychron K5 Ultra

Get the Nuphy Gem80 for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Keychron K5 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Battery

Nuphy Gem80

No reviews

from$170at Nuphy

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polling rate

Keychron K5 Ultra

5.0 · 4 reviews

from$114at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Nuphy Gem80

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Missing ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT. The other board is sold in those layouts.
No numpad.

$170 at Nuphy

Get the

Keychron K5 Ultra

polling rate

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

$114 at Keychron

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.

Nuphy Gem80

Keychron K5 Ultra

Layout size
80%
100%
Battery
4,000 mAh
2,600 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
No
Yes
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum, Polycarbonate
ABS, Metal, Wood

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Nuphy Gem80
Keychron K5 Ultra

Performance: 80
91
Build quality: 84
75
Productivity: 88
93
Customizability: 94
89
Portability: 76
56

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Nuphy Gem80 vs Keychron K5 Ultra specs

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

14 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Nuphy Gem80

Keychron K5 Ultra

Typing & switches

Switch options

Mechanical

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

—

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-IT, ISO-PT

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

4,000 mAhBetter

2,600 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Polycarbonate

ABS, Metal, Wood

Plate material

Aluminum, FR4, Polycarbonate, POM

Aluminum

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

1,120 g

566 g

Dimensions

37 x 358 x 141 mm

—

Typing angle

6°

—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Nuphy Gem80

Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you

Keychron K5 Ultra

Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT
In stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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