What is a polling rate test?

A polling rate test (also called a mouse rate checker) measures how many reports per second your mouse actually delivers while it moves — 125, 500, 1000, 4000 or 8000 Hz. This one runs in the browser: move the mouse in fast circles for five seconds and it counts every report it receives. Nothing to install.

How does the test measure my polling rate?

Every report the mouse sends while moving reaches the page as a pointer event with its own timestamp. The test counts those reports over 100 ms windows during continuous movement and reads the rate the mouse sustained; pauses are left out, because a still mouse sends nothing. On Chrome, Edge and Opera it reads raw pointer updates, one per report.

Why does my 4000 Hz or 8000 Hz mouse read lower?

A mouse only sends a report when it has movement to report, so slow or uneven movement at a high rate leaves polls empty — move faster, in continuous circles. Some browsers hand reports over about once per screen frame, which caps the reading at your refresh rate — the test notices and says so instead of showing a mouse step; Chrome, Edge and Opera read every report. If Chrome still reads well below your setting with fast movement, check the rate in the mouse software and that a wireless mouse is on its own receiver, not Bluetooth.

Does the test work on a phone or tablet?

No. A touchscreen sends no mouse reports, so there is nothing to count. Open the page on a computer with the mouse plugged in.

What polling rate should I use?

1000 Hz is the safe default: one report every millisecond, supported by every game and PC. 2000–8000 Hz cuts the delay between reports further (to 0.125 ms at 8000 Hz) but costs CPU time and wireless battery, and can make some games stutter. The polling rate guide shows the rate pros state in their own sources.

Mouse Polling Rate Test

A free polling rate checker that runs in your browser: move the mouse for five seconds and it counts every report the mouse sends to tell you its real rate in Hz. No software, no sign-up.

This one needs a mouse

A polling rate test counts the reports a mouse sends while it moves. A touchscreen sends none, so there is nothing to count here — open this page on a computer with the mouse plugged in and the test appears.

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In short:to check your mouse polling rate, start the test and move the mouse in fast circles for five seconds. It counts the reports the mouse sends per second while moving and snaps the result to the nearest hardware step (125, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 or 8000 Hz). Use Chrome, Edge or Opera — some other browsers cap the reading at your screen’s refresh rate, and the test tells you when that happens.

How do I check my mouse polling rate?

Run the test above. It measures what the mouse really delivers, which is the number that matters if a cable, receiver or USB port is holding it back.
Open your mouse software. Logitech G HUB, Razer Synapse, SteelSeries GG and similar apps show the rate you set. Some mice switch it with a button on the underside instead.

What is mouse polling rate?

Polling rate is how often the mouse reports its movement to the PC: 1000 Hz means a report every millisecond, 8000 Hz one every 0.125 ms. A higher rate shortens the wait between your hand moving and the game seeing it. It is separate from DPI, which sets how far the cursor moves per inch — the polling rate guide covers the latency maths and the trade-offs.

What polling rate do pros use?

Among the 98 pros whose own sensitivity command or post states a polling rate, 1 000 Hz is the most common (43, 44%), ahead of 4 000 Hz (28, 29%). Counting only the 67 whose source is current, 1 000 Hz still leads with 24. Pros who never mention a polling rate are not counted, so this describes the ones who say it, not every pro. The full table by game is in the guide.

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