SteelSeries Rival 5 vs Rival 600 - Mouse Comparison - EloShapes

The SteelSeries Rival 600 is slightly larger than the SteelSeries Rival 5. The SteelSeries Rival 5 weighs 11% less than the SteelSeries Rival 600. The SteelSeries Rival 5 has a slightly better sensor (SteelSeries TrueMove Air) than the SteelSeries Rival 600 (SteelSeries TrueMove 3). The SteelSeries Rival 5 has the highest max DPI of 18000, while SteelSeries Rival 600 has a max DPI of 12000. The SteelSeries Rival 5 uses the TTC Dustproof Gold 60M mechanical switches rated for 60 million clicks, while the SteelSeries Rival 600 uses the Zippy DF3-P1L1 mechanical switches rated for 60 million clicks. The SteelSeries Rival 5 uses the TTC Silver mechanical encoder, while the SteelSeries Rival 600 uses a mechanical encoder. Both mice have a polling rate of 1000 Hz. Both mice are wired.

SteelSeries Rival 5 vs Rival 600 - Mouse Comparison - EloShapes
Category
Large Large
Length
mm
128.8 131.0
Width
mm
62.9 69.0
Height
mm
42.1 43.0
Weight
grams
85.0 96.0
Category
Ergonomic Ergonomic
Hand compatibility
Right Right
Hump placement
Center Center
Front flare
Flat Flat
Side curvature
Flat Flat
Thumb rest
No
No
Ring finger rest
No
No
Name
Type
Optical Optical
Position
Forward (56%) Centered (51%)
DPI
18000 12000
Polling rate
Hz
1000 1000
Tracking speed
IPS
400 350
Acceleration
G
40 50
Side buttons
3 3
Middle buttons
1 1
Hot-swap switches
No
No
Switches
Encoder
Connectivity
Wired Wired
Material
Plastic Plastic