Ever wondered your mouse polling rate without software installed?

[Space Lynx]

https://zowie.benq.com/en/support/mouse-rate-checker.html

Awesome legit way to check if you are running 500 or 1000 polling rate. I use a Razer Naga and I hate the software and have no need for it, but I never could tell if I was 500 or 1000. Now I know

 

[Regeneration]

Yeah, very nice, very nice.

 

[RejZoR]

My G502 stores all the settings in on-board mouse memory. When everything I set it works without any software. Though to get higher polling speed in the past you needed modified USB driver. Not sure if that's still the case with Win10. So, you'd need software to bypass the stock Windows driver...

 

[FordGT90Concept]

500 Hz
SteelSeries Sensei RAW
Plugged into USB/DVI/VGA/Audio KVM's USB switching hub ports (not the dedicated mouse port because modern mice don't work in it) using generic, "HID-compliant mouse" driver.

Recommend moving the mouse in a circular pattern for the most accurate result. It's 0 Hz when sitting still (because USB has better things to be doing).

Edit: Says 1ms but it's going at 2ms. Either a KVM or driver limitation. Either way, it works fine so I'm not changing anything.

 

[Space Lynx]

My G502 stores all the settings in on-board mouse memory. When everything I set it works without any software. Though to get higher polling speed in the past you needed modified USB driver. Not sure if that's still the case with Win10. So, you'd need software to bypass the stock Windows driver...

most mice remember the polling rate i think. i installed software for razer naga 2014 like over a year ago on a old PC, and changed it from 500 to 1000 in settings. and the mouse rate checker still shows me hitting 1000 when i move it real fast. i think most mice remember, even ones without onboard memory.

Yeah, very nice, very nice.

you need to move your mouse very fast and the numbers will change.

 

[GoldenX]

Doesn't work on Firefox, it seems.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I did it on Edge, worked fine.

 

[Jetster]

Is this some kind of skill test? I slowed my mouse all the way down and I can get 1024 but most of the time is like 380
G502 no software


Yea Firefox don't work

 

[silentbogo]

Oldie G5 running 500Hz.
Once I tested a bunch of random mice (mouses?) with an old polling rate checking app, and it seems that even the crappiest cheap mice work at 500 by default, while only $2 wireless soapboxes default to 125Hz. TBH, can't really feel the difference between 500Hz and 1000Hz that much...

 

[Space Lynx]

Oldie G5 running 500Hz.
TBH, can't really feel the difference between 500Hz and 1000Hz that much...

Yeah I know it doesn't matter, I just thought it was a neat way of checking. meh

 

[silentbogo]

Yeah I know it doesn't matter, I just thought it was a neat way of checking. meh

Definitely beats downloading a questionable tool from a questionable site
BTW, works fine for me (Chrome).

 

[bug]

What do you know? Logitech G400 hits 1000 (and a bit above) on Kubuntu.

 

[Robert Bourgoin]

Sweet, nice to know that my new Logitech wireless G903 is running at it's setting without the buggy software running.

 

[Vayra86]

990-1000hz on my G502 Proteus Spectrum.

Glorious

 

[AlienIsGOD]

1000hz on my diamondback chroma

 

[EarthDog]

Cool little test.

 

[JalleR]

yes Firefox dosn't work EDGE works

Logitech m705 No software (work mouse) 132Hz

 

[jboydgolfer]

didnt work on FF for me either, the page loaded, but it never registered any polling..
i ran it in chrome and it was fine. up to 1012Hz G502

 

[bug]

didnt work on FF for me either, the page loaded, but it never registered any polling..
i ran it in chrome and it was fine. up to 1012Hz G502

No wonder it doesn't work on FF. It doesn't support pointer events (https://www.w3.org/TR/pointerevents/) which is probably what this test uses.

Edit: Scratch that "probably". A glance at the page source tells me that's exactly what it uses. Though the test does some browser detection, it's unclear why it doesn't display a warning for Firefox. Still, FF beaten to the punch by Edge

 

[dcf-joe]

This wireless microsoft mouse I use at work is reporting back at only 120 hz.

My G403 wired at home, is around 1000 hz. It has the ability to store the settings on the mouse so that you don't have to keep the logitech software installed on your computer.

 

[jboydgolfer]

No wonder it doesn't work on FF. It doesn't support pointer events (https://www.w3.org/TR/pointerevents/) which is probably what this test uses.

Edit: Scratch that "probably". A glance at the page source tells me that's exactly what it uses. Though the test does some browser detection, it's unclear why it doesn't display a warning for Firefox. Still, FF beaten to the punch by Edge

I saw another person mentioned it not working in Firefox which I guess legitimizes my mention of it. But I've modified and configured my Firefox quite a bit so it most likely will not behave as a normal version of Firefox. I'm not saying that it would have an effect on this tool but it could ,so my experience may not be indicative of what others may encounter.fwiw

 

[Zyll Goliat]

Good just checked and my MSI Interceptor DS100 working as intended at 1000hz polling rate

 

[bug]

I saw another person mentioned it not working in Firefox which I guess legitimizes my mention of it. But I've modified and configured my Firefox quite a bit so it most likely will not behave as a normal version of Firefox. I'm not saying that it would have an effect on this tool but it could ,so my experience may not be indicative of what others may encounter.fwiw

I meant that more like a generic comment.

But now that you've mentioned it, in Firefox pointer events can be enabled in about:config. Though even if Chromium reports 1000+, in Firefox I can barely break 800. Also, you have to scroll within the browser window, going past that messes up the measurements (easily fixed by maximizing the window, but on multi-screen setups you still need to be careful).

 

[newtekie1]

but I never could tell if I was 500 or 1000

If you can't tell the difference, then there's no point in the difference existing.

 

[bug]

If you can't tell the difference, then there's no point in the difference existing.

Tbh, this difference depends heavily on the resolution and screen size. But yes, if you don't feel your rodent's pointer is lagging, it matters little what polling rate it uses.