Sensor

The Gaming Gear Combo's mouse uses a PixArt PMW3325 optical sensor, which is not top of the line, but generally very good as it can in my opinion easily be used for eSports-level gaming if properly implemented. This sensor operates in the previously reviewed Iris Optical RGB gaming mouse too, and the Talon's implementation of it is unfortunately a tad worse comparatively.

The official maximum nominal tracking speed and acceleration values are 100 IPS and 20 G, but the measured data shows that these metrics are much higher. The resolution can be set from 200 to 5,000 CPI in increments of 100 CPI, and the available polling rates are 125, 250, 500, and 1000 Hz. Lift-off distance is rather high on this sensor as it still tracks from 3 DVDs in height (3.6 mm), which can be unpleasant if you lift or pick up your mouse a lot. This can be helped with the good old tape trick and stacking of some extra mouse feet as there is unfortunately no way to adjust it in the software.

Paint Test

As per usual for this sensor, jittering starts at above 1,600 CPI, but there is no unwanted angle snapping or measurable sensor lens rattle.

CPI Divergence

CPI divergence is rather funky on the Talon, but pretty low and can be considered negligible in my book. I've repeated the tests numerous times, and the nominal 800 CPI always showed a higher measured number, while the others were below their nominal values.

Perfect Control Speed

The nominal perfect control speed (or PCS for short) isn't very high at only 100 IPS officially, but goes far above that in practice. It goes above 3.6 m/s, and I couldn't really make this one malfunction like on other 3325-equipped mice I own.

Speed Related Accuracy Variance

This test shows the sensor's accuracy at different speeds. You can see me doing a fast swipe to the right before I slowly slide the mouse back to its original position. There is no acceleration or deceleration; any displacement is almost entirely caused by human error in this test.

Polling Rate

All polling rate values seem normal. I couldn't find any periodic drops or high spikes. The set values are nice and stable.

Input Lag & Smoothing

There is about +2 ms of input lag on the Talon Elite RGB. The tests were done in comparison with a Ninox Venator, Tt Iris Optical (which uses the same sensor), and Logitech G PRO Wireless. +2 ms is not really detectable while playing games (even with a low-latency, 144 Hz monitor, and high FPS, though there are people who are extremely sensitive to this and might be able to feel it), but it's still a bit of a letdown. While I don't count on it, I hope this will be fixed in the future.