Is 1000 Hz better or 500hz?
James Olson
Updated on February 21, 2026
Moreover, is 500hz better than 1000hz?
500Hz Vs 1000 is a long-lasting debate, and there is very little difference between the two only a robot could tell the difference between 500 and 1000Hz. Higher polling rates use more CPU resources so there is very little reason to use 1000hz over 500hz.
Furthermore, is 125 Hz mouse good? Aside from that it often has a positive effect on the actual performance of some mice. Some mice perform better on 500 or 1000 Hz. There have been mice in the past that could do like 2 meter/second on 125 Hz but when changing to 500 or 1000 Hz their maximum tracking speed suddenly went all the way up to 4 m/s.
Similarly, you may ask, is a higher polling rate better?
Logic dictates that a higher polling rate = better, but with a higher polling rate also comes a higher stress on your system (more precisely on the CPU) so depending on your setup it might not be advisable to just set and forget your mouse to the highest polling rate it can handle.
Does polling rate affect DPI?
From my experience, there is slightly dpi difference in different polling rate. You could stick to 1000hz for a period of time and then switch to 500hz or vice versa to see the difference.