RK Royal Kludge M3 vs SteelSeries Rival 3 - Mouse Comparison - EloShapes

The SteelSeries Rival 3 is slightly larger than the RK Royal Kludge M3. The RK Royal Kludge M3 weighs 39% less than the SteelSeries Rival 3. The RK Royal Kludge M3 has a much better sensor (PixArt PAW3950) than the SteelSeries Rival 3 (SteelSeries TrueMove Core). The RK Royal Kludge M3 has the highest max DPI of 42000, while SteelSeries Rival 3 has a max DPI of 8500. The RK Royal Kludge M3 uses the Huano Transparent Green Shell White Dot mechanical switches rated for 100 million clicks, while the SteelSeries Rival 3 uses the Zippy DF3-P1L1 mechanical switches rated for 60 million clicks. The RK Royal Kludge M3 has the highest polling rate of 8000 Hz, while the SteelSeries Rival 3 has a polling rate of 1000 Hz. The RK Royal Kludge M3 is wireless, while the SteelSeries Rival 3 is wired. Both mice use a mechanical encoder.

RK Royal Kludge M3 vs SteelSeries Rival 3 - Mouse Comparison - EloShapes
Category
Medium Medium
Length
mm
119.7 120.6
Width
mm
62.8 67.0
Height
mm
38.3 38.0
Weight
grams
47.0 77.0
Category
Symmetrical Symmetrical
Hand compatibility
Right Right
Hump placement
Back - moderate Back - minimal
Front flare
Outward - slight Flat
Side curvature
Inward Inward
Thumb rest
No
No
Ring finger rest
No
No
Name
Type
Optical Optical
Position
Centered (53%) Backward (45%)
DPI
42000 8500
Polling rate
Hz
8000 1000
Tracking speed
IPS
750 300
Acceleration
G
50 35
Side buttons
2 2
Middle buttons
0 1
Hot-swap switches
No
No
Switches
Encoder
Connectivity
Wireless Wired
Material
Plastic Plastic