Best Gaming Keyboard: Wired and Wireless

The gaming industry is on the boom and now each and everyone is interested in playing games in their free times rather looking for other ways to get themselves engaged.

So, here we bring the best gaming keyboard 2020 list to help you find the perfect one for yourself.

You must be thinking that why to look after the best gaming keyboards here? So let me explain this in detail-

In this modern era, each and every brand has started manufacturing keyboards and other gaming peripherals for gaming. And every brand says that they provide the best from all the other manufacturers. But it is not true.

There are a lot of keyboards that are not worth buying and they do not even provide the comfort and ease to the gamers. Therefore, we tested the gaming keyboards from all the brands and choose out the best performing one’s for you.

Let’s go through the list of 15 best gaming keyboards available in the market:-

1. Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB
2. Razer BlackWidow Chroma
3. Logitech G910 Orion Spark
4. SteelSeries Apex M800
5. Razer DeathStalker Ultimate
6. Corsair Strafe RGB
7. CM Storm Quickfire TK
8. Tesoro Excalibur G7NL
9. CM Storm QuickFire Rapid-i
10. ROCCAT RYOS MK Pro
11.  Roccat Vulcan 100 Aimo
12.  Logitech G213 Prodigy
13.  Das keyboard 4 Ultimate
14.  Aukey KM G6
15.  Razer Huntsman Elite

Before going through the complete review of the top 15 gaming keyboards, let’s know the different types of keyboards.

Types of Gaming Keyboards

The keyboard which we are talking about is of two different types- One is Membrane based keyboards and the other is Mechanical keyboards.

Those keyboards which generate signals with the help of conductive plastic when touched are the membrane based keyboards. These are the budget friendly keyboards and do not produce too much of noise. But these are not quick responsive keyboards.

Whereas the Mechanical keyboards use plastic switches and are very responsive and fast. So if you are a frequent keyboard user, or you keep on writing articles or typing your assignments or you are a gamer then this is the best choice for you. As in a game you require quickness in every move.

Without spending a lot of time let us move through the list of our best gaming keyboards pickups.

Best Gaming Keyboards

#1) Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB

The keyboard that ranks on No. 1 of our list is the Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB. Like its predecessor which got a lot of attraction, this model of Corsair also grabbed all the attention in the gaming keyboard market. Its design makes a great first sight impression.

It’s the perfect successor of its previous model K60 and has almost all the features available in K60. Every key consists of the Cherry MX RGB key for accurate precision which gives an amazing feel to the users.

The 100% anti ghosting provides the best gameplay with 104 full key rollover. Each key can be customized to a unique color. This feature is not available in any of the keyboards till now.

If we talk about its durability then let me tell you that it has got aircraft grade brushed aluminum finish which gives impressive looks and light weight to it. You get matted keys and a wrist rest too.

One of the reasons why it is the best gaming keyboards is that you can set any key from the keyboard to trigger a macro. The built in memory allows you to set it up once and you can take your lighting settings anywhere.

So if you are looking for full mechanical keyboard with an amazing and smooth performance, then it’s worth buying for you.

PROS:

• Wrist rest available
• Colored lighting for every key
• Sleek design

CONS:

• Expensive to buy

#2) Razer BlackWidow Chroma

With a life span of 80 million keystrokes, Razer BlackWidow Chroma has managed to get the 2^nd position on our list. The four things that you get in this gaming keyboard is mechanical switches, Ergonomic wrist rest, Macro keys and Dedicated Audio/USB pass through.

If we talk about its durability then we cannot say that it has the same durability as compared to the Corsair Vengeance K70 RGB, as it is fully made up of plastic body. But it has a lot of other features like 5 additional macro keys, 1000 Hz ultra-polling and 10 key roll over anti ghosting.

The individual programmable backlit keys with 16.8 million color options and preloaded lighting effects for different games with Razer Synapse can enhance your gaming experience uniquely to you.

Razor Blackwidow is a great choice for the gamers who prefer style and features.

All these features make this the 2^ndchoice in this best gaming keyboards list.

PROS:

• Razer Synapse software
• Comfortable typing experience
• 5 additional macro keys
• Colorful gaming experience

CONS:

• Full plastic body
• Expensive

#3) Logitech G910 Orion Spark

This keyboard even left the fans of Logitech in surprise with its launch of  Logitech G910. The mechanical keys with the customizable macro keys made this keyboard an exclusive entry in the gaming keyboard market.

This keyboard comes with a customizable RGB lighting feature which can be personalised according to your choice of colours. The Romer G mechanical switches make this keyboard 25% faster actuation.

The Keyboard comes with a single USB port and does not have a USB pass-through but has astandard design as you can find in any gaming keyboards. The programmable 9G-keys can execute any command with a lightning speed and accuracy.

The 113 anti-ghosting keys and the key caps designed for an amazing gaming experience makes this gaming keyboard well in its price category. You can watch the system stats, control the media, check your macros and many other things that you can do in your smartphone with its ARX.

PROS:

• Availability of key caps
• 9 G keys available
• Logitech software ( can be used for both gaming keyboards and gaming mouse)
• Comfortable wrist rest for longer gaming experience

CONS:

• Not good for Non-gamers
• No key tab sound

#4) SteelSeries Apex M800

SteelSeries is always known for its customization and the latest technology it uses in every new product. And this time you get a powerhouse for gaming experience with its lightning feature.

Each and every key is fully programmable and you get a 6 quick access macro keys.

You get a rich macro editor which you can use for even text based macros with the SteelSeries Engine 3. With its iconic design it also provides a lifespan of 60 Million keypresses.

It is the world’s most programmable keyboards and many of the gamers say this as the best gaming keyboards worth buying.

The Ergonomic design of SteelSeries M800 is not the only factor that can push you to buy this model but also its illumination combination makes it worth buying.

The Wow factor of this gaming keyboard is its QS1 switch which has been designed by the industry experts of switch technology. The 3 mm throw depth and the 1.5 mm actuation makes the keystrokes ultra fast and ultra responsive.

Therefore, as a gamer, I can tell you that it’s a must buy keyboard for hard core gamers. The custom lightning keys experience has gone to a next level with this keyboard.

PROS:

• Amazing lightning
• USB pass-through available
• Software is very easy to use

CONS:

• Large in size
• Fully plastic body
• Not good for Non-gamers

#5) Razer DeathStalker Ultimate

To be very truthful, this keyboard sucks while typing but since we are talking about the gaming keyboards so it’s one of the best choices.

The LCD panel available in place of the number pad makes it look cool for gamers.

The only drawback is its price which is very high but its features makes this keyboard a contender in the top 15 gaming keyboards list.

From the User Interface point of view it is undoubtedly a notable feature of Razer DeathStalker Ultimate.

The pre customized keys to do everyday tasks like logging into Twitter, launching a calculator etc. exists by default in this keyboard.

So, you can imagine that with the help of its Synapse Management Software what you can experience.

The 4 inch crystal clear display gives it an amazing new look. You can see your damage, health, weapons on the display panel. But this feature is limited to only some of the games till now.

PROS:

• Touch screen LCD panel
• Razer synapse software V 2.0
• A new and stylist design for gamers
• Good build quality
• Pre customized buttons

CONS:

• Not good for typing
• Expensive from all other keyboards in our list
• Designed for gamers only

#6) Corsair Strafe RGB- Best Dynamic Backlighting keyboard

This is the second Corsair keyboard in our list. As we know Corsair is only known for its great gaming products. Many of its products capture most of the gaming markets. The company always tries to manage their reputation in the market.

Therefore, when all the other manufacturers moved towards membrane keyboards, this company always uses mechanical switches for its gaming keyboards, manufactured in Germany. So, you can see that it’s every product give you the precise and accurate gaming controls.

The use of Cherry MX silent platform minimizes the noise but still you get audible click. The Corsair iCUE software provides full control of the each key RBG lighting. And the 8 MB space available gives to additional space to save your profiles.

The FPS and MOBA keycap sets on the left hand side provides maximum grip and better feel. However the 100% anti-ghosting full key rollover gives accurate and responsive game actions. For enhanced comfort detachable soft touch palm rest is also there.

Apart from all these, there are dedicated volume and multimedia controls, USB pass-through ports for convenient access to your mouse or headset and stylist brushed aluminum trim.

So if you are playing games for hours and you want to go for a break and again you come then you have the lighting keys which show you where to fix your fingers.

As far as my likes are concerned, I liked the feel of the keys which is neither too clicky nor too hard. Typing on the STRAFE is also very natural and you won’t be disappointed from this.

PROS:

• USB pass trough available
• Visual customizable lighting
• FPS and MOBA keycaps
• A plug and play keyboard for great gaming experience

CONS:

• Set up time to customize
• Less support for Windows 10

#7) Coolermaster Storm Quickfire TK

It’s one of the best gaming keyboards from Coolermaster. The design looks normal on the first sight. The keyboard is designed with full as well as partial illumination.

The CHERRY MX mechanical switches come in red, blue and brown color combinations.

It is designed in such a way with that you can even use it for your daily typing works. For maximum durability it is embedded with steel plate.

Detachable cable and cable routing groves beneath the keyboard gives easy cable management.

The Full LED back light with 3 modes and 5 brightness levels gives the stylish look and optimum visibility even in the dark rooms. As well it comes with extra long 6 feet cable for better movability.

PROS:

• Handy due to compact design
• Cherry MX switches
• Numerical pad can be used as command keys
• Three backlight and five brightness levels makes it stylish

CONS:

• Absence of macro keys
• Presence of numerical keys makes it look like normal keyboards
• Absence of wrist rest

#8) Tesoro Excalibur G7NL

You cannot find Tesoro Excalibur keyboard as stylist due to its design and appearance. The design is just standard but the features and its price makes it a good choice for gamers.

Its review will show you why we are considering this in our top gaming keyboards list.

This standard looked keyboard is full of all the features. Either you talk of customizable illumination or Full N- key rollover, it is equipped with everything.

The 6 keys rollover makes it a good choice for fast key impressions. Even the fastest players can use it without any lags.

Also all keys are fully programmable, so you can customize every keyboard according to your need. The 1000 Hz ultra polling rate and 32 bit ARM cortex processor ensures 100% power performance with zero lags.

If you rate this keyboard on gaming experience then it’s a gaming material. The keystrokes have a life span of 60 million. The best thing is that it has macro keys which keep you ahead of the competition.

Use Tesoro programming software to tweak your board to suit the requirements of your ongoing interaction.

PROS:

• Good build quality
• Macro keys available
• Standard design
• Not very expensive

CONS:

• USB pass through is not available
• Not very stylist in appearance

#9) CM Storm QuickFire Rapid-i

Coolmaster is known for making good gaming keyboards with standard looks. You will not find this keyboard a stylish one which most of the gamers love. Additional macro options available are good to use.

This mechanical keyboard is fitted with Cherry MX mechanical switches. And the company guarantees with at least 50 million keystrokes, which makes it reliable for long lasting gaming experience.

The luxurious soft touch and minimalist design gives both a luxurious look and comfortable feel. The Rapid-I compact size and simple look suited for both a gamer and a business person.

Inspite of the standard design, it is one of the best gaming keyboard available in the market.

Though Coolmaster has tried to make a lot of options available in this gaming keyboard but it still lacks behind other keyboard due to its limited profile configurations.

The individual backlighting is not available in this device but you can colour some of its keys. You can manually configure each button but it will take a lot of time in this.

The best feature is that it requires no software to save profiles and the 32 bit ARM processor available on the keyboard takes care of this. This makes the keyboard portable for every computer and laptop with your profile settings.

PROS:

• Standard design
• No software necessary
• Good and smooth typing
• Five lightning modes

CONS:

• No macro keys available
• Numeric keys not available
• Backlit color is also not provided

#10) ROCCAT RYOS MK Pro-Best budget gaming keyboard

Roccat Ryos is one of the best budget keyboards in our list. You can no find any unique design in this model. But still it is one of the best gaming keyboards from ROCCAT.

Availability of built in USB and audio connections and its programmable options makes this keyboard quite compelling to buy. You also get four key switches mode and individually backlit keys with it.

The availability of 8 macro buttons by default makes the keyboard highly responsive.

PROS:

• USB pass through is available
• Individual backlit keys
• More programmable buttons

CONS:

• Fixed wrist rest
• Only blue colored backlighting

#11)  Roccat Vulcan 100 Aimo

If you area serious gamer and you don’t worry about your budget for gaming peripherals then it is the best choice for you.

This keyboard comes with nice wrist rest support and the metal board gives an extraordinary look to this beast.

RGB backlighting with 16.8 million color options takes this mechanical keyboard to a new level. Therefore, Vulcan 100 is the best choice for a great gaming experience with great built quality.

PROS:

• Stylish design
• Better RGB lighting
• Dust and spill proof

CONS:

• Noisy with keystrokes
• No wireless support available

#12) Logitech G213 Prodigy

This keyboard is for the gamers who have a little tight budget for keyboard. It includes fully RGB backlit keys, specific keys for media controls and software for customization.

The only drawback is that it consists of membrane keys rather than mechanical keys. The use of membrane keys makes it a little less responsive than mechanical keyboards. But it is good choice for a budgeted gaming experience.

Overall, you get the value for your money.

PROS:

• Good RGB lighting
• Value for money
• Moderate gaming experience

CONS:

• No USB pass through is available
• Membrane keyboard

#13) Das keyboard 4 Ultimate

Designed for full time serious gamers, Das keyboard 4 Ultimate comes with Cherry MX mechanical switches for amazing gaming. Anodized aluminium panel gives a guarantee of nice build quality.

Youget NKRO for faster gaming programming and instant sleep button to save energy. Seriously I don’t know why Das has made this keyboard blank and without RGB lighting. Maybe the thinking would be the hard core gamers may not require these options.

PROS:

• Minimalist design
• 2 USB ports available
• Firmware update available

CONS:

• Touch typing may not be good for all users
• RGB lighting not available

#14) Aukey KM G6

One of the best value for money keyboard or you can say the budget gaming keyboard 2019. With 104 LED backlit keys for good gaming experience, you also get a great typing experience.

The mechanical switches give responsive and accurate commands in fraction of seconds, as speed matters here.

The six colour backlighting with two slots of assignable lighting effects you get a powerhouse in your hand in just few bucks.

You can contribute more and get all the more value for your money, however those on an increasingly unobtrusive gaming spending plan won’t be frustrated here.

PROS:

• Low price
• Full RGB lighting
• Good typing experience

CONS:

• N key rollover not good
• Fonts on caps don’t look good

#15) Razer Huntsman Elite

Looking for stylist gaming keyboard, here comes Razer Huntsman Elite. This is the opto-mechanical keyboard, means it uses optical light sensor inside each switch.

Once a key is pressed, the receiver gets activated by its light signal with instant command. You could have never experienced speed like this before.

The multi-functional digital button on the upper right hand corner of the keyboard gives instant access to all media. All the programmable keys are customizable with SYNAPSE 3. This is the only keyboard with latest Synapse 3 version. 

All profile configurations with easy cloud storage, or up to 5 profiles with hybrid on-board memory. With 4 side under glow and 38 customization zones, customize lighting effects anyway you want.

Apart from all the above features, you also get Aluminum matte top plate, 10 key rollover and Razer hypershift.

Overall, with a stylist design you also get a next gen. Gaming keyboard for you.

PROS:

• Great lighting
• Comfortable magnetic wrist rest
• Great keyboard for both- Typing an Gaming

How to Choose Right Gaming Keyboard

If you are the first time game player then you must be confused with the terms Anti ghosting,macros and mechanical and membrane switches.

There was a time when I was confused too with these terms. So, here I will discuss why these gaming features in your peripherals are essential while playing a game?

While playing a game precision, timing and accuracy are some of the things which are very necessary. A casual keyboard may be used for playing game but when it comes to pressing 3 or more switches at the same time then it fails to register all the commands at the same time. Apart from this it also lacks the durability.

So let us go through the features which make a gaming keyboard essential for playing games.

 Key rollover and Anti-Ghosting

Key rollover is the feature which says that how many key presses your keyboard can measure at once. Many of the casual keyboards measure only 2-3 key presses at a time.

Sometimes when you press more than 3 keys at the same time then the normal keyboard either do not register it or registers some different command. This is known as Ghosting.

Therefore, Anti-Ghosting is a major feature you require in your keyboard so that every command is registered accurately.

Switch Types

We have already discussed about the two different types of keyboards i.e. Mechanical and membrane. As a gamer you require a keyboard with a nice lifespan.

A mechanical keyboard offers a minimum lifespan of 30 million keystrokes whereas a membrane keyboard offers maximum of 5 million only.

A mechanical keyboard is highly durable too. Therefore, the price of a mechanical keyboard is higher than a normal keyboard.

Macros and Software Customization

In a gaming keyboard you can reprogram each and every key. You can even save different profiles for playing different games and this is the place where your normal keyboard fails.

Most of the gaming keyboards offer Macros means the keys which are only meant to be assigned for playing games.

Backlighting

Utilizing customization programming, you can change singular key hues and settings.

Backdrop illumination comes standard on all gaming consoles, from single shading to full RGB (16.8 million hues). Single shading illuminated consoles have the choice to change splendor, however very little else.

Full, per-key RGB offers singular key shading customization, and in addition impacts (inhale, wave, color shift, and so on).

There’s no denying a full setup looks far progressively amazing with synchronized enlightenment over all gadgets.

On the off chance that your PC case and mouse gleam blue, and your work area backdrop is blue, you will need a console that shines blue. On the off chance that you like blending it up, a RGB console is the best approach.

While a full accumulation of shining frill will make your setup outwardly shocking, enlightenment can likewise enhance your in-amusement encounter.

Certain applications, for example, SteelSeries Engine’s GameSense, can empower responsive lighting in diversions like DotA 2 and CS:GO.

In case you’re the sort of individual who likes to tab out between passing, set your console to change hues when you respond clock dings.

You can set coordinated lighting cautions to follow those for you.

How we Test the Gaming Keyboard?

The testing is an important part for us to guide you for the best gaming keyboards that is extremely good and durable.

The first test I do is to use the keyboard to play different games and see how the keyboard performs for different games. I usually try FPS, RTS, RPG and MMO as these are the most used in gaming.

The second test is the evaluation of the keyboard software that enables to set up the profile, macros, adjust lighting and reprogram keys. The software is given points according to the ease it provides.

The third and the last test we do is using the keyboards for 2-3 days and check its productivity for other different works. Most of the gamers don’t swap up the keyboards for gaming and other work.

The keyboard that performs better for every day work is better for recommendation.

Advantages of Gaming Keyboard

Some of the advantages of gaming keyboards are:-

• You can customize many of your actions with a single command.
• Some of the gaming keyboards come with LCD panel where you can see every detail instantly while playing.
• Many keyboards come with extra gaming and multimedia keys. You can even find some social networking sites keys too.
• Accuracy, precision and durability are some of the things you get with a gaming keyboard.
• You can save your profiles for each game as most of keyboards come with on board memory unit.
• You also get USB pass through option in many keyboards.

Conclusion:-

Now you have got the list of all the top 15 gaming keyboards as well as the advantages of gaming keyboards over general keyboards.

Yes, I do not deny the fact that a good gaming keyboard cost you too much but it is something which lasts with you for more than 2 years even used roughly.

So if you have a limited budget also you can get some of the great keyboards like ROCCAT RYOS, which is the best budget gaming keyboard in our list.

So wrapping it up, mechanical keys,wireless connectivity and loads of extra functional keys are some of the featured functions you must look at while purchasing a gaming keyboard for you.