Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid review: Is this keyboard worth the Logi premium?

The Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid keyboard is Logi’s shot at the elite gaming market. Packing magnetic switches, a (modest) array of features and 8,000Hz polling, it’s designed for competitive players needing bags of speed and performance — especially if they’re using Logi’s other elite gear, like the Pro X3 SuperStrike mouse.

It isn’t all play and no work, though. The X2 Rapid types and sounds surprisingly good for a gaming deck. Add in some rather nice looks and Logi’s usual build quality, and it sounds like a compelling package.

Alas, as someone who has tested, used and owned scores of keyboards, I can’t wholeheartedly recommend this one. And that mainly comes down to price. At $229, the X2 Rapid offers way fewer features than cheaper rivals.

Could this still be one of the best gaming keyboards for you? Find out in my full Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid review.

Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid review: Cheat sheet

• What is it? A magnetic gaming keyboard
• Who is it for? Competitive gamers needing magnetic performance
• What does it cost? $229 / £209
• What’s good? The core gaming performance, type feel, sound, build quality and styling
• What’s not? The cost, wired-only design and lack of features versus cheaper rivals

Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid review: Specs

Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid review: The ups

The Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid offers some neat gaming features thanks to its magnetic switches, plus pleasant typing, custom-keyboard-esque sound, and strong build quality.

Magnetic gaming features

The X2 Rapid is a gaming keyboard first and foremost, so the most important thing is for it to provide a decent roster of useful gaming features. And it does (just about). Underneath the keycaps are a set of Logitech’s custom Gateron KS-20 linear magnetic switches, opening up the essential features you’d expect from a modern gaming deck.

Most importantly, there’s adjustable actuation down to 0.1mm, which makes the keys super sensitive for fast inputs. 0.1mm is too sensitive and causes lots of accidental inputs, so I stuck at about 0.75mm. This was still sensitive enough that I just needed to nudge the keys to chuck a grenade or jump, speeding up my actions during fast-paced titles like "Counter-Strike 2" and "Wardogs".

In slower-paced titles like "Dune: Awakening", "Total War: Rome II" and "Valheim", I backed off the actuation to around 1.75mm, which is still fast enough for those games, but virtually removes accidental inputs. And for typing, I backed off to 2.6mm, which is my personal sweet spot for speed and accuracy. There are three onboard configs, switchable via Fn + 1, 2 & 3, which makes it easy to swap between your favorite profiles. You can also adjust actuation on the fly using the handy screen and scroll wheel in the top left of the keyboard.

The magnetic switches open up Rapid Trigger, too, which allows repeat inputs without the switch having to physically reset — ideal for games where you need to spam inputs quickly, such as FPS and MOBA games.

And no self-respecting gaming keyboard these days would be complete without custom SOCD (Simultaneous Opposing Cardinal Direction) key priority settings — essentially, telling the keyboard how to behave when two opposing inputs trigger at once. The most important of these is Last Key Priority (A.K.A ‘Snap Tap’). This tells the keyboard to end the input of one key in favor of the last pressed. In short, assign this to A & D, and you can draw to a complete stop from sideways movement instantly, which counteracts movement-based accuracy debuffs in certain games with inertia-based movement, such as "Counter-Strike 2" and "Valorant". In other words, single tap counter-strafing. It’ll get you kicked from Valve servers so is useless for "Counter-Strike 2", but still applicable to other games like "Valorant".

Now, as I’ll cover a little more later, this is a fairly thin array of gaming features comparative to the rest of the market. This is just scratching the surface of what magnetic switches can do, and gaming boards from Keychron/Lemokey, NuPhy and Wooting offer way more features than the Pro X2 Rapid. Still, in my eyes, adjustable actuation, Rapid Trigger and key prioritization are the core features I’d expect to see, so the X2 Rapid passes the minimum requirements of a decent gaming keyboard in 2026.

Because keyboard manufacturers like making a big deal out of it, it’d be remiss of me not to mention that this is an 8,000Hz polling board. But while 8K is vital for competition mice, it’s essentially snake oil for keyboards. 1K polling is more than fast enough to reduce input lag and avoid missed inputs on a keyboard. Don’t buy a keyboard just for 8K.

Lovely to type on

I also find the Pro X2 Rapid surprisingly nice to type on for a gaming keyboard. As you’d expect, it’s built with gaming performance rather than comfort in mind. The mounting looks to be a top mount, which you’d expect — gasket mounts are more bouncy and comfortable but move to be so, which isn’t ideal in a board where you want 0.1mm movements to register as inputs.

Still, for a non-gasket-mounted board, it’s fairly comfortable. There’s a nice weighting to the switch springs which help dampen some of your pressing force, so bottom outs aren’t too harsh. There’s plenty of damping, so the board feels stable and ‘full’ under your digits, and the Cherry profile caps are easy to find with comfortable sculpting, and I was hitting slightly above average type speeds and accuracy. If you’re primarily gaming but need a board that can handle a bit of work, too, the Pro X2 Rapid isn’t a bad shout.

That said, if you want a magnetic deck that will primarily be used for productivity, look for something with a gasket mount and productivity-oriented caps. The Keychron K2 HE ($130) would be my top pick for a TKL, although it’s a slightly more compact 75% (so missing the navigation keys).

Looks and sounds pretty sweet

I’m really not a fan of the typical “Gamer” aesthetic — the RGB-clad, aggressive design features, and just general garishness of keyboards like the Turtle Beach Command KB7 ($199). That’s not to say I don’t like a colorful or attention-grabbing keyboard — I just want something a little less childish.

I think the Pro X2 Rapid strikes the balance really well. I tested the hot pink version, which matches the Logitech G Pro X3 SuperStrike mouse I was reviewing at the same time, and I think it looks fantastic. It’s bright and colorful, yet the design language is still fairly simplistic — all clean lines and monochromatism. It’s the same approach I’d expect a Logitech productivity keyboard to take, just gamed up a little.

The Pro X2 Rapid sounds surprisingly good, too. Logitech has taken a few leaves from upstart custom keyboard manufacturers like Keychron and NuPhy, fitting the Pro X2 Rapid with thick layers of poron and IXPE foam. This dampens impacts and reduces vibrations, which not only contributes to the damped feel I mentioned earlier, but also helps reduce pings or hollow rattles. The result here is a slight thockiness, although it’s also veering towards a lighter clack. Regardless, it sounds just fine, and a lot better than I’d usually expect from a gaming deck.

Undeniably well made

Building on the above, the Pro X2 Rapid is undeniably well put together everywhere else, too. The body is made from thick plastic and there’s no flex to it, no pings and no rattles. There are screw-in stabilizers keeping the large keys wobble-free. And it uses PBT shine-through keycaps that’ll stand up well to everyday wear and tear, and which proved pleasingly grease-resistant in my tests. I ate two bags of Monster Munch (a British fried corn snack) while using the keyboard and saw no shininess whatsoever on the keys afterwards!

G Hub is fairly good

The Pro X2 Rapid’s companion software, G Hub, continues that theme I touch on earlier of passable but not particularly groundbreaking features. G Hub is fine. It’s polished, as you’d expect from Logitech, reliable and offers the core customization features you need with a magnetic deck.

Sure, it’s nowhere near as feature-filled as Wooting’s Wootility or web-based wooting.io; nor Keychron or NuPhy’s web apps. But it does what it needs to. You can customize actuation and other gaming features, tweak lighting, set custom onboard configs, etc. It’s totally fine, and if you've got other Logitech gear, it's a no brainer.

Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid review: The downs

Alas, I find the X2 Rapid extremely difficult to recommend at this price point. You can pick up a wireless 8,000Hz magnetic keyboard with way more features for less money, so why buy this one?

Wired only

It’s 2026 and 8,000Hz polling no longer needs to be confined to wired keyboards, as demonstrated by the Keychron V3 Ultra 8K ($114) and V6 Ultra Hybrid 8K ($164), which poll at 8K over 2.4GHz.

I still expect to see wired-only boards these days at lower prices, but at the premium end of the market, it's a little frustrating. My computer is located around three feet from my keyboard, so to run the Pro X2 Rapid I had to run a cable all that way, which was ugly. It’s not the end of the world, but feels restrictive these days — it's totally possible, so why not give us the option of using wireless?

Very pricey

At $229 / £209, the Pro X2 Rapid is a very pricey keyboard — unjustifiably so in my eyes. You’re really just paying for the name here. You can pick up fantastic 8K wired gaming keyboards like the Keychron C1 Pro 8K for like 50 bucks. If it has to be Hall Effect, you can grab the Epomaker HE75 Mag for $99. Both are fantastic gaming decks.

Sometimes it’s worth paying the Logitech premium, because you get something worthy in return. The Logitech MX Master 4 mouse, for example, is extremely pricey at $119 but it's the best in the biz for productivity. The Pro X3 SuperStrike mouse I tested recently is likewise very expensive, but offers unique Hall Effect switches and click haptics. They offer something unique or special for your money.

The Pro X2 Rapid isn’t anything special. It’s a fairly run of the mill magnetic gaming keyboard, which the market is replete with right now, and packs way fewer features than rivals. Which brings me nicely onto my final point…

Cheaper rivals pack more features

This needs discussing in its own right, but is inextricably linked to the point above, as if the Pro X2 Rapid were cheaper, I’d overlook its lack of features. You get the core features you’d expect from a magnetic gaming keyboard these days: adjustable actuation, rapid trigger and customizable key priority. And that would be fine from a $120 board.

But for $229, I want the features offered by Wooting for similar money, or by Keychron/Lemokey and NuPhy for less. Dynamic keystroke for multiple inputs per actuation, toggle holds, NuPhy’s Mod Tap feature which changes input based on taps or long presses. I could go on. My point is that the Pro X2 Rapid only scratches the surface of what Gateron magnetic switches are capable of, and for $229, that’s not acceptable.

For more features at a lower cost, check out the NuPhy Field75 HE ($179), the Keychron K2 HE ($130) or K4 HE ($134), the Wooting 80HE ($199). They’re not all 8,000Hz boards, but as I covered earlier, that’s snake oil in a keyboard. Save your money for an 8K mouse, because a 1K keyboard is perfectly fine.

Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid review: Verdict

The Logitech G Pro X2 Rapid is a decent keyboard. It offers strong core gaming performance, is built and styled beautifully and proves surprisingly nice to type on. An even bigger surprise is that it sounds good — almost like a custom keyboard!

But the X2 Rapid misses out on our higher scores due primarily to its price relative to its feature set. Especially considering the number of lower cost and higher performance rivals out there. Sometimes the Logitech premium is justified, but not here.