SteelSeries Rival 3 vs Razer Viper V3 Pro - Mouse Comparison - EloShapes

The Razer Viper V3 Pro is larger than the SteelSeries Rival 3. The Razer Viper V3 Pro weighs 30% less than the SteelSeries Rival 3. The Razer Viper V3 Pro has a much better sensor (Razer Focus Pro Gen-2) than the SteelSeries Rival 3 (SteelSeries TrueMove Core). The Razer Viper V3 Pro has the highest max DPI of 35000, while SteelSeries Rival 3 has a max DPI of 8500. The SteelSeries Rival 3 uses the Zippy DF3-P1L1 mechanical switches rated for 60 million clicks, while the Razer Viper V3 Pro uses the Razer Optical Mouse Switches Gen-3 rated for 90 million clicks. The SteelSeries Rival 3 uses a mechanical encoder, while the Razer Viper V3 Pro uses the TTC Silver mechanical encoder. The Razer Viper V3 Pro has the highest polling rate of 8000 Hz, while the SteelSeries Rival 3 has a polling rate of 1000 Hz. The Razer Viper V3 Pro is wireless, while the SteelSeries Rival 3 is wired.

SteelSeries Rival 3 vs Razer Viper V3 Pro - Mouse Comparison - EloShapes
Category
Medium Large
Length
mm
120.6 127.1
Width
mm
67.0 63.9
Height
mm
38.0 39.9
Weight
grams
77.0 54.0
Category
Symmetrical Symmetrical
Hand compatibility
Right Right
Hump placement
Back - minimal Back - minimal
Front flare
Flat Outward - slight
Side curvature
Inward Inward
Thumb rest
No
No
Ring finger rest
No
No
Name
Type
Optical Optical
Position
Backward (45%) Centered (53%)
DPI
8500 35000
Polling rate
Hz
1000 8000
Tracking speed
IPS
300 750
Acceleration
G
35 70
Side buttons
2 2
Middle buttons
1 0
Hot-swap switches
No
No
Switches
Encoder
Connectivity
Wired Wireless
Material
Plastic Plastic