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Mouse Polling Rate Test

See how often your mouse reports its position, in Hz.

Move the mouse in fast circles here

Result

Press Start, then move the mouse

Move in fast circles for all 5 seconds. Polling only shows while the mouse moves.

Typical
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Low
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Average
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High
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Updates used
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Limits of a browser: what this can't tell you
  • A browser sees what the system passes on, not the USB reports themselves. Readings can be lower than the real rate, especially at 4000 Hz and up.
  • Firefox and Safari may provide less detailed data than Chrome and Edge, and some browsers only give one update per frame. We tell you when this happens.
  • Rate depends on your movement. A mouse only reports when it moves, and slow movement reads low.
  • A busy computer can read lower and less evenly. Low and high are the 5th and 95th percentile, so one odd gap doesn't set them.
  • This reads a rate, not lag or accuracy.

Move it over the box for five seconds and get a typical figure with low, average and high, instead of a single peak.

How to test your mouse polling rate

  1. Pick the rate your mouse is set to, if you know it.
  2. Press Start and keep the pointer over the box.
  3. Move in fast, steady circles for the full 5 seconds.
  4. Run it twice. If the two readings match, trust it more.

What your reading means

  • Polling rate is reports per second. 125 Hz is one report every 8 ms, 500 Hz every 2 ms and 1000 Hz every 1 ms.
  • We use the median as "typical", so a few slow gaps from your hand or system don't pull the number around.
  • A reading within 15% of a setting counts as a match, because browser timing is noisy.
  • A reading much lower than your setting doesn't prove a fault. Check the browser first, then the mouse software, wireless mode and USB port.

Common questions

How do I test my mouse polling rate?

Press Start above and move the mouse in fast circles over the box. The page times the gaps between position updates and turns them into Hz.

Is 1000Hz polling rate on a mouse good?

1000 Hz means one report every millisecond. It is widely offered on gaming mice, and whether it helps in daily work depends on what you do; a lower rate is usually fine for office work (our view, not a measurement).

Is 500Hz or 1000Hz better?

1000 Hz reports twice as often, so it's smoother in principle. Whether you can notice depends on your screen and game. A lower rate can use less wireless battery.

Is 8000 polling rate overkill for a gaming mouse?

For most people, probably (our view). More reports mean more work for the computer and can use more battery. A browser also can't verify such high rates reliably, so don't judge an 8000 Hz mouse by this page alone.

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Technical reference, read 2026-11-01: MDN: pointerrawupdate event, MDN: PointerEvent.getCoalescedEvents().

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