The best wireless gaming keyboard in 2024

The best wireless gaming keyboards do more than get you in the action cord-free. They’re fast, with a sturdy battery life, all the extra features you could ask for, and a form factor that lends itself to your setup. That means one wireless gaming keyboard might work perfectly for one player and not another, and considering these can be expensive accessories it’s crucial you work out exactly what you need from your deck before you buy. 

We’ve put together a full list of the best wireless gaming keyboards on the market right now, after putting a range of models through their paces across work, play, and everything in between. Many of these are some of the best gaming keyboards money can buy overall, so you know you’re not sacrificing anything important by opting for a cordless model. However, we have still paid due attention to every budget here, so you won’t have to break the bank to achieve that untethered lifestyle. 

We test wireless gaming keyboards in the same way we would test any other device – we run through actuation speeds and response times, assess durability, design, form factor, and scale, and run each keyboard through a series of in-game tests. To find the best wireless gaming keyboards, though, we’re always keeping a close eye on that battery level and RGB brightness to make sure no corners have been cut. 

The quick list

The best wireless gaming keyboard overall

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The Asus ROG Azoth is the best wireless gaming keyboard overall, but you’re paying a lot of cash for extra features here. That means it’s not one for those just after a cable-free setup, but rather for those who want to completely change their experience (and then change it again… and again). 

Design: The Azoth takes inspiration from the expensive world of custom decks, packing a 75% form factor that keeps all your navigation and arrow buttons but leaves plenty of room for wilder mouse sweeps. That inspiration extends into the aesthetic as well, with lighter gray keycaps surrounded by darker ones for a custom keyboard design. That gives the Azoth an air of subtlety, which is only pierced ever so slightly by the RGB lighting running through each keycap and the angular lines across each side. Slim bezels, a stout but sturdy form factor, and excellent key spacing makes this a stunner in look and feel. 

Features: The hot-swappable, gasket mounted design of the Azoth not only means you’ll be able to swap the switches for a completely different feel, but you’re doing so in comfort and style. Add in super tactile PBT keycaps and a softer but still snappy feeling ROG NX switch out the box and this is a recipe for a seriously luxurious typing feel. Of course, the Azoth doesn’t stop there. You’re getting both 2.4GHz and Bluetooth connections as well as an OLED display panel in the top right corner. This can be configured for a number of purposes, from displaying your music to system info. Next to that you’ll also find a programmable switch for media playback or profile settings. 

Performance: You’re getting the best typing experience we’ve had in a long time here, and with excellent wireless performance on top. We ran the Azoth for a week straight in our testing, and only had to refuel once in that time.

The worlds of the pro typist and pro gamer have collided here, to create a supremely comfortable, endlessly customizable, solidly durable gaming keyboard.

We often find that hot-swappable wireless gaming keyboards lack the speed to truly keep up with their standard switch-sticking competition. However, there’s plenty of responsive action under the hood here, all the anti-ghosting and N-key rollover you can handle, and space for up to six profiles. A fully programmable deck is also difficult to find in these enthusiast level decks, and even the OLED display in the top right corner shines with a surprising level of detail. 

Verdict: This is an all-in-one powerhouse. It’s not a cheap powerhouse, but if you’re looking to sink some cash into a wireless gaming keyboard with plenty of premium extras, this is your best bet. 

Read more: Asus ROG Azoth review

The best cheap wireless gaming keyboard

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The Corsair K63 Wireless may carry a $109 / £119 MSRP, but in reality we haven’t seen this cheap wireless gaming keyboard go above $100 / £100 in a seriously long time.

Design: If you’re simply after a wire-free setup, and don’t mind losing out on some of the more premium features, this is a must-see. The TKL design keeps that footprint small on your desktop, and also provides space for wider sweeping mouse movements.

Features: The tech touted by these cordless planks usually makes them considerably more expensive than their wired counterparts, but the Corsair K63 is an exception. That’s because you’re dropping a few quality of life features like onboard memory, longer battery life, and full spectrum RGB lighting to secure a deck with a reliable wireless connection for a great price. 

You can still enjoy blue LEDs under your keycaps as well, a 1,000Hz polling rate, full N-key rollover, and macros assigned to any key. All of that, along with the dedicated media controls and wrist rest, means the Corsair K63 Wireless is serving some seriously impressive value for money these days.

Performance: Cherry MX Red switches are working hard to keep your keypresses snappy and light as well. You can even slot it straight into a separate lap board for couch play on Xbox. The sound of each keypress does reverberate across the board a little more than we’d like, as is a staple of these cheaper Corsair keyboards. However, you’re getting plenty of speed for everyday gaming without the bells and whistles of onboard profiles.

Verdict: The Corsair K63 Wireless is an oldie, but its low price point and solid value proposition keep it moving off the shelves. It’s the best wireless gaming keyboard for those saving the pennies and an excellent jumping off point into the world of dedicated play decks overall. 

The best full-sized wireless gaming keyboard

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The Logitech G915 Lightspeed has long been considered the gold standard for wireless gaming keyboards.

Design: With its slimline, sleek aesthetic and snappy low profile mechanical keys, you’ll be flying across this board in no time. The Logitech G915 boasts a more subtle design than other larger boards. The brushed baseplate feels solid underhand, and each of the skinny keycaps feels securely placed. A volume roller and dedicated media controls are easy to access in the top right hand corner, as are the macro buttons running along the left. By nature, this is a larger deck, so if you have a cramped setup it’s not going to leave much room for mouse sweeps.

Features: You’re getting bags of extra features for your cash here; five dedicated macro keys, a suite of media controls, an aluminium top casing, and the ability to pair to two devices at the same time. That means this isn’t exactly a cheap gaming keyboard, but thanks to its age, we are seeing that $229.99 / £209.99 MSRP sliding. Prices are closer to $180 / £140 these days, which is still a considerable investment, but by no means knocking on the doors of Razer’s pricing. 

That 30-hour peak brightness battery life certainly stands out from the crowd too (the far more expensive Razer Blackwidow V3 Pro featured below only offers up to 13 hours on full whack). While it can’t quite match other options on this list with that RGB switched off, those looking for a bright and colorful experience should prioritise this best of both worlds approach. 

Performance: Not only that, but your wireless connection will keep up thanks to an excellent Lightspeed dongle receiver feeding information to your PC with aplomb. Each key actuates with perfect response time, offering up snappy gameplay and a particularly speedy deck to manoeuvre. That’s down to the low profile design offering up a shorter travel distance between each key. It doesn’t sound like much, but on the battlefield (and once you’ve got the muscle memory down) it can make all the difference. 

Verdict: The Logitech G915 has some stiff competition from the Razer DeathStalker V2 Pro. We love both, but the lower price point, additional controls, and skinnier keys of Logitech’s entry earns it the top spot here. 

The best TKL wireless gaming keyboard

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The Logitech G715 posed a conundrum for us when it first launched back in 2022. At the time, this was a $200 / £200 keyboard with additional extras that pushed it well past that threshold. We were impressed with the deck overall, but for the cash there were better options on the market. Flash forward to 2024 and those costs have dropped, making now the perfect time to consider it one of the best wireless gaming keyboards on the market. 

Design: While other wireless gaming keyboards keep things traditional with blacks, grays, and a blaze of RGB LEDs, the Logitech G715 keeps things cozier. With soft rounded corners, an all-white design, and a pillowy cloud-shaped wrist rest, this is a super soft aesthetic that looks fantastic in a range of setups. 

That matte plastic covering feels super high quality, though we did note in testing that it picks up a good amount of dust and shows it. The more pastel aligned RGBs are still present under each keycap, though shine through with surprising force. If you do get tired of that plain white chassis, there are swappable faceplates available separately.

Features: The G715 comes with a range of Logitech’s GX switches to choose from. We received the clicky option and, despite preferring a linear switch for most of our testing, were pleasantly surprised by the lightness of each clack and the clean auditory profile. Logitech has packed its 2.4GHz ‘Lightspeed’ connection in here as well as a Bluetooth and wired option should you need it. A solid range of dedicated media controls tops everything off, with a comfortable volume roller to boot. 

Performance: Despite preferring a softer switch, the GXs under each keycap here were particularly pleasing in testing. In combination with the luxury PBT caps up top, both gameplay and everyday typing were super snappy and responsive. Faster paced titles benefitted from the speedy actuation of that bump, with more than enough time for quick repeat keypresses. That battery life also held up well. Logitech marketed a 30 hour lifespan here, though we managed to stretch just beyond this benchmark – running the keyboard for a full work week with gaming in the evening without having to plug in. 

Verdict: With its suite of media controls, luxury keycaps, alternative design, and satisfying typing experience, the Logitech G715 is a go-to for anyone after a TKL form factor. While that price may have been prohibitive in its early days, with current sales it’s a must-see. 

Read more: Logitech G715 review

The best 60% wireless gaming keyboard

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The SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless is no cheap affair. This thing clocks in at $239.99 / £219.99, which is a big ask considering it’s a smaller 60% deck. While we do think that MSRP is a bit audacious, this could very well be one of your best setup decisions if found on sale.

Design: The Apex Pro Mini Wireless comes with a pretty stock design. The black keyboard sits on a solid baseplate with minimal bezels and no flex in the main deck. We did note the lack of arrow keys in this design, an outdated feeling throwback to the core 60% decks of yesteryear. Plenty of compact machines are keeping these all-important clickers these days, so it’s frustrating that SteelSeries has abandoned them in this premium product. 

Features: The OmniPoint 2.0 switches housed under each doubleshot PBT keycap do the heavy lifting here. These switches can be customized to actuate between anything from 0.2mm and 3.8mm which means you can fine-tune your typing experience to the sensitivity that you prefer. Elsewhere, you’ll find media controls and macros bound to dual-function keys and you’ll also enjoy a wide range of RGB customization options as well. 

Performance: In our testing, we noticed the shortest setting of those switches to be a little too feather-light for our touch, clocking a slower overall WPM rate compared to the standard out of the box 1.8mm setting. The real benefit is dual-actuation, though. Using the SteelSeries GG software you can program up to eight keys to offer two macros per keypress – one assigned to a lighter press and another to a full bottom out. 

We used this to map a walk function to a light press of W, upping things to sprint when pushing all the way down. That’s a game-changer if you’re looking to keep your macros even closer to hand than usual – especially if you’re balancing between skill cooldowns. 

With a miniature 60% form factor, a whole world of customization tools, and a fancy set of switches under the hood, things are looking good for SteelSeries right now.

Verdict: There’s a caveat here. This is the best wireless gaming keyboard to offer variable switch actuation points. The wired Razer Huntsman Mini Analog packs a far lower price point and extra analog features into its own clickers. Razer’s model allows for variable actuation as well, which means you can adjust the command based on exactly how hard you’re pushing, rather than relying on the remaining on / off system of the SteelSeries. If you’re not completely sold on a fully untethered setup we’d point you straight in that direction. If you’re here purely for wireless gaming keyboards, though, this is the best of the cable-free bunch.

Read more: SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini review

The best low profile wireless gaming keyboard

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Between its super smooth typing experience and slimline form factor, the Asus ROG Falchion RX Low Profile is the best wireless keyboard for those after the short key life. 

Design: The all-white aesthetic of the Falchion is a refreshing departure from the monochrome black and gray we typically tend to see in gaming keyboards. Of course, you’re still getting crisp RGB legends under each soft-touch ABS keycap, but that stark white and light gray colorway feels particularly premium across the chassis. The main base plate overhangs the actual base of the deck to enhance the illusion of thinness even more. 

Up top you’ve got an RGB display proudly running the ROG logo alongside a series of dashes. These lines interact with the gesture swipe bar at the very top of the device to provide visual feedback of your movements. Everything feels sturdy and with the case in tow we’re confident in the long-lasting durability of this device in transit. 

Features: Ample wireless connection options, MacOS compatibility, dedicated media controls, two layers of sound dampening foam, and on the fly macro recording are just some of the secret weapons hidden in the miniature Falchion. This thing is packed with extra features, far moreso than we typically see on 65% decks. All of these work together to create a versatile experience whether you’re at home or on the go. The extra battery and functions do add some chunk and weight to the device compared to the Cherry MX LP-2.1 below. 

Performance: It’s those speedy switches that steal the show in everyday use. Combined with soft keycaps and a nicely subtle sound profile, these switches have both speed and precision on their side. The shorter style of the Shift key did trip us up in testing, as we often ended up accidentally hitting the Caps Lock instead. However, muscle memory can prevail easily here, and it’s by no means enough to keep us away from that buttery smooth feel. 

Typing on the Asus ROG Falchion RX Low Profile feels more like gliding across fresh snow.

Verdict: Not many low profile gaming keyboards allow for such a tactile typing experience, and even fewer come in a 65% form factor with dedicated media controls to boot. That’s not even mentioning the plethora of extra features squeezed into this exquisite deck. 

Read more: Asus ROG Falchion RX Low Profile review

The most portable wireless gaming keyboard

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One of switch manufacturer Cherry’s first gaming keyboards in partnership with Xtrfy, the MX-LP 2.1 manages to cram a high end set of clickers into an impossibly compact shell. 

Design: That smaller frame does mean you’re dropping certain additional features like dedicated media controls, but the 65% form factor ensures those all important arrow keys are still alive and kicking.

The lighter weight doesn’t mean this is a cheaper build, though. Everything about this construction feels solid and durable – it’s just not going to weigh your backpack down. Yes, this is a full plastic design, but considering it’s still well put together with very little flex on the main deck we’d gladly take the extra portability over a stocky, cumbersome aluminium frame. It also looks great on just about any desk you can think of. Between the super skinny bezel and vivid orange accents across space, escape, and enter keys, there’s plenty to love here. Cherry has taken its aesthetic inspiration from the world of custom keyboards, with a darker gray main set of keys and lighter navigation and function elements to the sides. 

Features: Underneath all those soft keycaps (at over $100, we could have expected to see PBT here instead of the cheaper ABS), you’ll find a set of well tuned switches offering a fluid typing experience and particularly speed bounce back. If you’re taking your wireless gaming keyboard on the go, you’ll also be glad to hear there’s not just excellent connectivity options here, but switching between the three Bluetooth channels with a simple key command. Of course, you’re still getting a speedier 2.4GHz connection as well. 

Performance: All of that meant we were springing across the main deck in both work and play, moving slightly quicker than we did on our daily driver, the Asus ROG Azoth above. 

This is by far the lightest wireless gaming keyboard I’ve had my hands on, and it’s a go-to for anyone who travels to play or work.

The size did start to impact comfort levels during our testing towards the end of a longer working day, especially considering the extra height offered around the back still leaves the experience a little flatter than we would have liked. 

Verdict: The Cherry MX-LP 2.1 isn’t going to be for everyone. It’s limited by its size in terms of extra features and battery life, but that low weight and durable build make it an excellent travel companion overall. 

Read more: Cherry MX-LP 2.1 review

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Wireless gaming keyboards FAQ

Are wireless keyboards good for gaming?

Wireless gaming keyboards have traditionally taken a bad rap from players. However, while older models did struggle to keep up with wired models when it came to latency, connection reliability, and features, we’re seeing many of those concerns disappearing. Of course, cheaper models will still lag slightly behind similarly priced wired keyboards. With speedy response times and reliable connections, though, they will still provide a solid gaming experience. Plus, up at the upper mid-range and top price ranges, the battlefield is a little more balanced as well. 

Should you buy a wireless gaming keyboard?

The best wireless gaming keyboards can combine incredible performance with a portable form factor that keeps your setup clean and tidy. However, they can come with a premium. If you’re just looking for a nice set of keys under your fingers, we’d recommend checking out standard cabled decks. You’ll likely find better performance and more features for your cash, and you’ll find a far greater range of budget-minded devices to boot. 

All the same, if you’re willing to invest a little more, a wireless gaming keyboard can make your whole gaming desk feel just a little more cohesive. If you’re facing a particularly tricky connection situation, or you’re simply on the move a lot, it might be worth spending a little more on a connection type that can keep up. 

Should you use Bluetooth or 2.4GHz on your wireless gaming keyboard?

The best wireless gaming keyboards will offer a 2.4GHz connection via a USB dongle that attaches to your PC. Bluetooth simply doesn’t offer the speeds or stability that this newer wireless connection method can, but can be relied on for everyday productivity tasks. 

How we test wireless gaming keyboards

We put each gaming keyboard that passes our desks through a series of rigorous tests to see where it lands among the competition. We take each keyboard into our daily lives during the entire testing process, working, living, and playing with these devices for a considerable amount of time. On top of our speed, durability, useability, and customization checks, we’re also testing connection speed and reliability, and battery life on wireless gaming keyboards in particular. 

For more information on how we make our recommendations, take a look at our full GamesRadar Hardware Policy and our guide to how we test gaming keyboards. 

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