What is the best gaming mouse? That depends on your needs, but buying a quality rodent can revolutionize how it feels to interact with your gaming PC. A high-quality mouse with the features you need can make the difference between winning or losing in your favorite games or put more functions at your fingertips than you thought possible.
Right now, the best gaming mouse is the Razer Viper V3 HyperSpeed thanks to its comfortable shape, fantastic performance, and incredibly low price. For the best lightweight wireless option, we’ve picked the Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 while our budget choice is the new Glorious Model O Eternal. Whatever your needs, though, there’s a mouse on this list for you, with many extra options included in the Also tested section, which shows the mice we’ve reviewed that didn’t quite claim top spot on our list. Also, if you’re not sure what to look for, have a read of the how to choose section of this guide and check out the FAQ, which should answer all your gaming mouse questions.
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Best gaming mouse 2025:
Razer Viper V3 HyperSpeed
Best gaming mouse for most
| Sensor | Razer Focus Pro 30k Optical |
| Battery Life | Up to 280 hours (1,000Hz), Up to 50 hours (8,000Hz) |
| Max DPI | 30,000 |
| Buttons | 6 |
| Weight | 82g |
- Ultra responsive
- Long battery life
- Fast polling rate
- Heavy compared to the market trend
The Viper V3 HyperSpeed is quite simply incredible value. It’s a wireless gaming mouse with a simple feature set but it’s packed with Razer’s very latest sensor and wireless tech. This means it offers class-matching performance yet it costs a third of the price of some other high-end wireless options.
While the Viper V3 HyperSpeed shines brightest in esports FPS games, thanks to its relatively basic feature set and high performance, it’s an excellent option for practically any game. Its a midsize, symmetrically-shaped option that easy to use with a range of grip styles, so long as your hands aren’t particularly small.
The love it or hate it aspect of this mouse, though is its use of an AA battery in place of a built-in rechargeable option. This means you get an an incredibly long battery life but it makes it a lot heavier than competing performance-oriented wireless mice. At 82g, it’s still reasonably light in the grand scheme of things, but some options are close to half its weight. You also don’t get the option to plug in a cable to play – you’ll have to swap the battery if it dies.
Still, even with these caveats, the reason this mouse sits at the top of our list is simply its price. At just $60, this mouse is incredible value considering the level of performance of its sensor and switches.
Read our Razer Viper V3 HyperSpeed review.
Glorious Model O Eternal
Best cheap gaming mouse
| Sensor | Pixart 12K optical |
| Battery life | N/A |
| Max DPI | 12,000 |
| Buttons | 6 |
| Weight | 55g |
- Great value
- Superb shape
- Really light
- Modest maximum DPI
- Cable not braided
The new Glorious Model O Eternal is a fantastic value budget gaming mouse that combines the lightweight and comfortable design of the Model O with a new low price and even lighter build. For just $39.99 it’s the best value gaming mouse around, assuming you like symmetrical, lightweight-style mice.
The Model O Eternal still manages to fit in six buttons and a little RGB lighting for its rock bottom price, all while delivering a sensor that’s a clear step up from most other sub-$40 mice. It also has switches rated to last a massive 80 million clicks.
These core features are joined by a design that looks and feels like a proper gaming mouse, not a cramped, clearly budget option. What’s more, at just 55g, it’s one of the lightest mice around.
The cable here isn’t braided so is a bit more prone to snagging on stuff on your desk, plus the styling is a little basic, but you get a choice of black or white and both feel great while not looking cheap.
Read our full Glorious Model O Eternal review for more information.
Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2
Best lightweight wireless mouse
| Sensor | Logitech Hero 2 |
| Battery life | Up to 90 hours |
| Max DPI | 32,000 |
| Buttons | 5 |
| Weight | 60g |
- Long battery life
- High DPI
- Smooth to use on any surface
The Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 might have an awkwardly long name but it’s a fantastic top-tier lightweight gaming mouse. It combines a great shape that suits a wide range of grip styles with a very low weight of 60g while still providing 95 hours of battery life per charge.
You can easily switch between wireless or wired connection modes, ensuring you never have to stop gaming to charge or swap a battery, like with the Razer Viper V3 Hyperspeed.
We’re also big fans of the fact that this mouse supports Logitech’s PowerPlay wireless charging tech. Grab yourself a Logitech PowerPlay mousepad and you can use this mouse wirelessly without ever having to charge it.
In many ways, the Superlight 2 doesn’t really seem like it offers amazing value, as is the case with a lot of top-tier ultralight gaming mice with a premium price. However, the devil’s in the details, and this mouse just gets so many of them right. Its sensor is fantastic, its shape and buttons feel great, and its battery lasts for ages. It’s a top-tier workhorse gaming mouse.
Read our Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 review.
Corsair M75 Air
Value lightweight wireless mouse
| Sensor | Corsiar Marksman optical |
| Battery life | Up to 34 hours |
| Max DPI | 26,000 |
| Weight | 60g |
| Battery Life | Up to 100 hours |
| Buttons | 5 |
- Weighs in at just 60g
- Up to 100 hours of battery life
- Comfort palm grip
- High price tag
- No onboard DPI switch
The Corsair M75 Air comes in at an incredible 60g while packing in a battery capable of up to 100 hours of use in Bluetooth mode. While the battery life drops to around 60 hours on its 2.4GHz wireless connection, largely down to it not offering lowering than a 2,000Hz polling rate, it’s still more than enough charge to get you through a week of play.
Like many performance-oriented gaming mice, the Corsair M75 Air is relatively light on features, but its performance is rock solid and its clean, simply symmetrical design is well suited to a wide range of hand sizes and grip styles.
Crucially, while not a true budget option, with a typical price of around $99, it is still markedly cheaper than many range-topping wireless mice from other competitors, which are often over $150. We prefer the likes of the Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 but if you can’t stretch to its high price, the M75 Air is a great alternative.
Read our Corsair M75 Air review.
Cherry Xtrfy MZ1 Wireless
Best fingertip grip gaming mouse
| Sensor | PixArt PAW3370 Optical |
| Battery life | 75 hours |
| Max DPI | 19,000 |
| Buttons | 6 |
| Weight | 62g |
- Great for fingertip grip
- Very light
- Excellent overall performance
- Divisive shape
- Not ideal for claw and palm grip
- Quite expensive
The Cherry Xtrfy MZ1 wireless is a mouse that some users will love and some will hate. In a world where most gaming mice have the raw sensor and latency performance to cope with any gaming situation and mouse design is often more about shape, weight, and the feel of a mouse, this mouse is our favorite for fingertip grip gaming.
That is, if you use a grip style where you just hold the mouse with your fingers and want to keep as much space as possible free under your palm then this mouse delivers that. If you prefer a bit more hand support, it won’t be to your liking, although we do find it works somewhat well for claw grip too.
The key to the design is how low it is and how pronounced the finger grooves are. Your fingers just lock into the two main buttons creating a really secure, accurate feel. You can even swap out the back section for a slightly different-shaped rear, and screws on the underside adjust the weight balance.
Shape aside, the buttons here are perfectly tensioned for a really precise, crisp response that combined with the excellent sensor makes for a mouse that feels just right for fast-paced FPS gaming.
Read our full Cherry Xtrfy MZ1 Wireless review.
Razer DeathAdder V3
Best wired ergonomic gaming mouse
| Sensor | Razer Focus Pro 30K Optical |
| Battery life | N/A |
| Max DPI | 30,000 |
| Buttons | 5+1 on underside |
| Weight | 59g |
- Comfortable ergonomic shape
- Very light
- Fantastic gaming performance
- Basic feature set
- Undefined scroll wheel detents
- Mediocre value
The Razer DeathAdder V3 is the latest in a long line of DeathAdder mice, with the newest version delivering an incredibly light 59g design that’s super easy to move around quickly. The core ergonomic DeathAdder shape remains, though, making this a larger mouse that’s ideal for casually draping your hand over for hours of comfortable gaming.
In terms of features, it’s a basic mouse with just five buttons on the top and a DPI switching button on the bottom. It’s also just a plain wired mouse. However, that simplicity makes it a reliable tool for intense gaming battles, with its 30K sensor also delivering flawless tracking performance.
It’s not outstanding value and we wish the scroll wheel detents were a bit more defined but it’s still our favorite of this shape of mouse. If you just want a reliable, comfortable, lightweight gaming mouse without the extra cost and battery life worries of wireless, this is the mouse to get. And if you do want wireless, there’s always the DeathAdder V3 Pro.
Read our Razer DeathAdder V3 review.
Endgame Gear OP1 8k
Best lightweight wired gaming mouse
| Sensor | PixArt PAW3395 – optical |
| Battery life | N/A |
| Max DPI | 26,000 |
| Buttons | 5 |
| Weight | 50.5g |
- Fantastic shape and design
- Incredibly light
- Excellent overall performance
- A touch expensive
- Only in black or white
- No top DPI button
The Endgame Gear OP1 8k is our favorite top-tier wired gaming mouse for gamers who are after a lightweight, stripped-back mouse that’s ideal for competitive FPS and other competitive genres. Its incredibly light, symmetrical design is well suited to a wide range of hand sizes and grip styles (though it’s best suited to fingertip grip) and its build quality and surface feel great.
Performance from its PixArt 3395 sensor is also fantastic with flawless tracking performance while its buttons are officially the fastest-responding on the planet, so there’s minimal possible latency between thinking about firing and it happening on screen. Its up to 8kHz polling rate also ensures incredibly smooth tracking.
Several mice can claim to have most of the above core performance characteristics but what really sets the OP1 8k apart is its little extras. The cable bends upwards as it leaves the mouse, reducing cable drag. You also get easy access to the inside of the mouse with an included screwdriver, letting you swap out the switches or perform repairs. You can buy a wide range of replacements that plug right in – no soldering required. You also get spares skates and grips in the box.
The 8kHz polling version of this mouse is quite expensive – though not a crazy price – but if you want the ultimate in performance with no battery concerns, it’s a great option. Meanwhile, if you’re happy with 1kHz polling the non-8k OP1 is a great buy at just $50.
Read our full Endgame Gear OP1 8k review.
Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35k
Best gaming mouse for work and play
| Sensor | Razer Focus Pro 35K Optical Sensor Gen-2 |
| Battery Life | 140hrs wireless, 210hrs Bluetooth |
| Max DPI | 35,000 |
| Buttons | 11 |
| Weight | 106g |
- Comfortable shape
- Loads of easy-to-reach buttons
- Switchable scroll wheel is great for work
- Convenient stowage spot for wireless dongle
- Too heavy for competitive shooters
- Battery slow to charge
- Not as many buttons as G502 X Plus
- Easy to accidentally tap main two buttons
The big feature of the Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K is its scroll wheel. It can switch between a normal notched spin and a mode where it spins completely freely. With just the flick of a finger, the wheel will spin smoothly for 5-10 seconds bringing super-fast scrolling to your fingertips. What’s more, it can automatically switch between the two modes, giving you precision for slower movements and speed for fast scrolling.
The wheel can also tilt left and right to provide two programmable buttons, plus an extra button in front of the thumb and two on top of the mouse provide even more functions.
What’s more, this mouse can connect to your PC or other devices over wire, wireless, or Bluetooth. It all adds up to a mouse that is great as an all-rounder for productivity, gaming, and travel.
Its main downsides to note are that its battery life isn’t amazing, with it only lasting a two or three days between charges, and it really does need an overnight charge to avoid frustrating daily top ups. It’s also fairly heavy and isn’t exactly cheap either, but it’s still the best in its class.
The Logitech G502 X Plus is the big rival to this mouse, so be sure to check it out in the Also Tested section of this guide as an alternative. It has a similar-style switchable and tilting scroll wheel with more buttons overall, but has a less slick scroll wheel design and doesn’t include Bluetooth.
Read our full Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K review.
Roccat Kone XP
Best MMO mouse
| Sensor | Roccat Owl Eye 19K |
| Battery life | NA |
| Max DPI | 19.000 |
| Buttons | 15 |
| Weight | 104g |
- Loads of each to reach buttons
- Comfortable shape
- Amazing RGB
- A touch expensive
- A little heavy
MMO mice are all about providing loads of extra buttons so that you can fire off a multitude of actions with a single button press. The bad solution many MMO mice have taken to achieve this is to plaster loads of small, difficult to press extra buttons underneath the thumb area of the mouse, as on the Corsair Scimitar and Razer Naga. The Kone XP does things in a far more sensible way.
While it doesn’t have quite as many buttons in total as the Scimitar (17) and Naga (20), the Kone XP’s 15 buttons are all arranged in a way that they’re easy to reach and press accurately. You get two extra buttons just to the left of the normal left click button, a second row of two buttons below the normal back/forward thumb buttons, an extra button below the thumb, and a button on top of the mouse. Not only are these buttons all accessible but by leaving space for your thumb, this mouse is much easier to grip in a variety of grip styles.
All this and the Owl Eye sensor tracks superbly, plus you get truly dazzling RGB lighting shining through the translucent casing. The mouse is a bit heavy compared to modern ultra light options, at 104g, but it’s still not too bad considering the extra buttons you get.
Read our full Roccat Kone XP review.
Logitech G903
Best left-handed gaming mouse
| Sensor | Logitech Hero 25K |
| Battery life | Up to 32 hours |
| Max DPI | 12,000 |
| Buttons | 11 |
| Weight | 107g |
- Wireless
- Infinite scroll wheel
- Ambidextrous
- Heavy
- No Bluetooth connection
- No place to store dongle
The Logitech G903 is a magnificently versatile gaming mouse that, unlike the G900 Chaos Spectrum, includes compatibility with the Logitech G PowerPlay charging mouse pad so you can manage cables and never have to plug your mouse in again.
It’s rocking an ambidextrous design, with only a slight compromise in comfort for either left or right-handed users, and its ergonomic layout is equally adept at catering to either claw or palm grip gamers.
The G903 can also be used either as a wired or wireless gaming mouse, and we detect no compromises in performance should you decide to game without the cable.
Read our Logitech G903 review.
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How to choose the best gaming mouse
A lot goes into picking the best gaming mouse for your needs. Price is of course a huge factor, with many of the top gaming mice demanding upwards of $150, but you can spend far less and still get great results. Our best mouse choice overall is one we’ve chosen precisely because it offers fantastic performance and amazing value, costing around $70. We’d advise staying over $30, as mice much below this do start to compromise quite heavily on build quality and performance.
Another crucial question is do you want a wired or wireless mouse? Most wireless mice can be used with a wire too but some such as the Razer Viper V3 Hyperspeed are exclusively one or the other. With a wired connection, you’ll typically get the lowest possible latency, an uninterrupted connection, and a lower price.
Modern wireless options, though, can offer equally good performance, long battery life, surprisingly low weight, and of course the versatility of wireless, including some that include Bluetooth connections too. If you’re sure you want to go wireless, our best wireless gaming mouse guide covers those options exclusively.
The number of buttons and overall features of a mouse should be next on your list. Some mice focus on stripped back performance, with ultra low weights, few buttons, and high-end switches and sensor specs, such as with the Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 and Corsair M75 Air. These style of mouse are our top choice for playing competitive games where high precision is your top priority, and they’re great for fingertip grip gamers.
On the other end of the spectrum are mice like the Logitech G502 X Plus and Roccat Kone XP. These still offer great sensors and switches but also include loads of extra buttons and other features. The downside to these mice is all the extras can get in the way in the heat of battle, plus they tend to add weight. They’re great options for a single mouse to flip between everyday working and more casual gaming, though, and tend to favor a more relaxed palm grip.
Finally, we come to the ergonomics and shape of a mouse. For those seeking an agile, lightweight mouse for competitive gaming, smaller, slimmer, simpler symmetrical designs tend to be the best choice. Most of these are most optimized for a fingertip grip, though many can can be used with a range of grip styles. Some take this specialization to extremes, though, such as with the Cherry Xtrfy MZ1 that’s only useable with a fingertip grip.
For a more relaxed or palm grip style, you’ll generally want a larger mouse with an ergonomic shape that allows your wrist to sit in a more natural position, such as with the Razer Deathadder V3.
Design is of course also a factor, with the sleek styling of Razer mice often making them many a gamers favorite. But, there are plenty of shapes, RGB designs, and color options for all manner of mice, so you can easily fit your rodent in with your gaming PC build color scheme.
We’ve listed the maximum DPI (dots per inch) in this guide, as it is something of a useful indicator of how advanced a mouse’s sensor is at tracking movement quickly and precisely; the higher the DPI, the better-performance the mouse, generally. However, ultra-high DPI settings are completely useless to actually use – moving 1mm can cause you to spin 360° or more – and most reasonable quality gaming mice have essentially flawless tracking these days anyway. As such, DPI is relatively low on our list of priorities for how to choose a gaming mouse.
Gaming mouse frequently asked questions (FAQs)
What are palm, claw, and fingertip mouse grips?
Gaming mice are much like the shoes you wear in that there’s no real one-size-fits-all. You’ll want to pay attention to how you move your rodent around your mouse pad before you choose the right one for you. Generally, there are three grip styles that you can use for reference.
Palm grip is where your palm sits fully on the back of the mouse. This is the least fatiguing for your hand but it’s not quite as versatile or precise as other grips, relying more on full arm movements for precision.
Fingertip grip is where you use your fingers to control the mouse movements, typically gripping the sides of the mouse with your thumb and little finger (or sometimes little finger and ring finger) without the aid of your palm. Your wrist then rests on your choice of gaming desk or mousepad behind the mouse. This tends to be the most precise but can be more fatiguing and RSI-inducing for your wrist and fingers.
Claw grip is a combination of the previous two, this style is where you rest the base of your palm on the back of the mouse but, unlike a palm grip, you bend your fingers inwards in a claw shape to hit the buttons and help move the mouse. This can allow for better precision than palm grip and better access to the sometimes many buttons on a mouse than fingertip grip but it can be even more fatiguing.
Wired vs. wireless gaming mouse – which is best for gaming?
This debate has existed since the first wireless gaming mice arrived on the scene, when early wireless options clearly still had a delayed response compared to wired options. However, modern, quality wireless gaming mice no longer have the latency issues they used to, so you can buy a wireless mouse with confidence, knowing if won’t be affecting your aim – if they’re good enough for pro gamers, they’re probably good enough for you.
Gaming mice that also include Bluetooth are becoming more common too. Switching to this connection generally makes the battery last longer, and opens up the option of using your mouse with a wider range of devices. However, Bluetooth generally comes with a noticeable amount of lag, which isn’t so bad when you’re working but can mean the difference between a win and a loss in FPS games.
As for wired mice, they’re steadily becoming less viable options with how good wireless mice are these days. However, they still tend to be cheaper – thanks to not needing a battery – and will give you a reliable connection at all times. If you’re on a budget and what top-tier performance, you can get that for around $50-$70 with a wired mouse whereas many wireless options demand over well over $100.
What DPI is good for gaming?
That depends on what type of game you’re playing, the desk/mouse pad space you have to work with, and the in-game sensitivity you’ve chosen.
In terms of game type, if you’re playing an FPS where precise aim is crucial, you’re likely going to struggle to be accurate enough playing at anything above 800DPI – that’s the range we’d recommend for games such as CS2 and Valorant. For slightly faster-paced titles where aim and accuracy are still important, but so is being able to spin round and move quickly, you might want to go as high as 1,200-1,600DPI, though your aim will generally suffer. Other genres where you need to flick your mouse across the whole screen really quickly, such as in real time strategies, you might want to play a little higher than this.
As for how desk space and mousepads factors into the equation, quite simply, the more you have, the lower DPI you can go. Pro FPS gamers will often have huge mouse mats like the SteelSeries QcK Performance and enough desk area to enable them to spin round 180° with one long arm movement while still maintaining a low DPI and high accuracy for fining aiming. If you only space for a 6-inch square mousepad, though, you might have to up your DPI.
Finally, DPI always works in conjunction with your game and Windows mouse sensitivity. You should always set Windows sensitivity to 10 so that it doesn’t affect your mouse’s raw DPI input and always turn off “enhance pointer precision.” Then, in game, you should generally start with the game’s sensitivity set to 1 or lower, so that the game is only ever taking the raw input of your mouse and reducing it, never multiplying it. If it’s multiplying it, you’re losing accuracy – up your DPI instead.
Which mouse do pro gamers use?
Manufacturers like Logitech, Razer, and SteelSeries often sponsor pro gamers. However, most pro gamers are allowed to choose whatever mouse they like. For many years, BenQ Zowie was the go-to choice for pros, thanks to having superb raw performance and great shape options. However, many mice now offer equally great performance.
In general, though, for most esports types of games – FPS and RTS – the mantra is the lighter a mouse is, the better, as it allows for swifter arm movements with higher precision and minimal fatigue. Only as many buttons as are absolutely needed is important too, which is why many high-end, performance-oriented mice only have five or six buttons these days.
Even an amazing mouse can let you down without the right mousepad, so check out our guide to the best mousepad for a full suite of recommendations. And, for more ways to optimize your gaming setup, have a read of our guides to the best gaming keyboard and best gaming headset, both of which again include a range of wired and wireless choices.