Nuphy Gem80 vs Keychron K8 Ultra
Get the Keychron K8 Ultra for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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from$170at Nuphy
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from$119at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Nuphy Gem80
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.
- Missing ISO-ES. The other board is sold in those layouts.
Get the
Keychron K8 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 10% of 80% boards under $150.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Missing ISO-DE. The other board is sold in those layouts.
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 K8 Ultra
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum, Polycarbonate
ABS, Aluminum, Metal
Switch options
Mechanical
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Plate Mount
Weight
1,120 g
1,299 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
- Nuphy Gem80
- Keychron K8 Ultra
- Performance
- 7990
- Build quality
- 8483
- Productivity
- 8894
- Customizability
- 9492
- Portability
- 7677
- Layout size: 80%
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Battery: 4,000 mAh
- QMK
- VIA
Nuphy Gem80 vs Keychron K8 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
10 of 26 specs differ
Nuphy Gem80
Keychron K8 Ultra
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
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.
Nuphy Gem80
Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron K8 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
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