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Roshan Shaikh

Razer Enables 8 KHz Polling Rate on More Mice, Via Firmware Update

True 8,000Hz Support for Razer Wireless Mice.

Today, Razer announced it's enabling up to 8,000 KHz polling rate with several of its wireless mice, and its aftermarket receivers. Until fairly recently, 1,000 Hz had been the standard polling rate for gaming mice for years. But Corsair bumped its Sabre RGB Pro mouse to 8,000 Hz back in 2021. And we've seen a steady trickle of high-end mice jumping on the more responsive spec train ever since.

For this feature to function, the user will need to update their compatible Razer wireless mice: the Viper V2 Pro, DeathAdder V3 Pro, Cobra Pro, Basilisk V3 Pro or the Viper V3 HyperSpeed and the HyperPolling Dongle or the Mouse Dock Pro, which are sold separately. After the firmware update(s), you should be able to see and set the new polling rates via Razer Synapse. 

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