SteelSeries Rival 600 vs Zowie EC1-CW - Mouse Comparison - EloShapes

The SteelSeries Rival 600 is slightly larger than the Zowie EC1-CW. The Zowie EC1-CW weighs 18% less than the SteelSeries Rival 600. The Zowie EC1-CW has a better sensor (PixArt PAW3370) than the SteelSeries Rival 600 (SteelSeries TrueMove 3). The SteelSeries Rival 600 has the highest max DPI of 12000, while Zowie EC1-CW has a max DPI of 3200. The SteelSeries Rival 600 uses the Zippy DF3-P1L1 mechanical switches rated for 60 million clicks, while the Zowie EC1-CW uses the Huano Black Shell Blue Dot mechanical switches rated for 10 million clicks. The SteelSeries Rival 600 uses a mechanical encoder, while the Zowie EC1-CW uses the Zowie Optical (24 steps) encoder. The Zowie EC1-CW is wireless, while the SteelSeries Rival 600 is wired. Both mice have a polling rate of 1000 Hz.

SteelSeries Rival 600 vs Zowie EC1-CW - Mouse Comparison - EloShapes
Category
Large Large
Length
mm
131.0 130.0
Width
mm
69.0 69.0
Height
mm
43.0 42.0
Weight
grams
96.0 79.0
Category
Ergonomic Ergonomic
Hand compatibility
Right Right
Hump placement
Center Center
Front flare
Flat Outward - moderate
Side curvature
Flat Inward
Thumb rest
No
No
Ring finger rest
No
No
Name
Type
Optical Optical
Position
Centered (51%) Forward (55%)
DPI
12000 3200
Polling rate
Hz
1000 1000
Tracking speed
IPS
350 400
Acceleration
G
50 50
Side buttons
3 2
Middle buttons
1 0
Hot-swap switches
No
No
Switches
Encoder
Connectivity
Wired Wireless
Material
Plastic Plastic