SteelSeries
Rival 5
- 9 buttons
- 18000 DPI
- TrueMove Air
Price when we saw it
$69.99seen at Best Buy on 16 Aug 2026
No retailer rating is included in this comparison.
What we can tell you
Nine buttons on a contoured right-handed shell, wired, with lighting and a wide sensitivity range: a middle option between a plain six-button mouse and a full thumb-pad layout. The retailer listing is the only source we could read, so there is no published weight; the battery question does not arise, since it is cabled.
What the specifications favour
- Nine buttons without the bulk of a thumb pad
- A wide published sensitivity range
- Cabled, so there is nothing to charge
What to check before you buy
- Little is published for it, so several specification rows are empty
- No published weight
- A right-handed shape only
Published specifications
The table shows the specifications recorded in this comparison. “Not recorded” means a value is missing here, not that the product lacks the feature or that the manufacturer has never published it.
| ButtonsTotal buttons as the vendor counts them, including the wheel click. | 9 |
|---|---|
| Programmable controlsRecorded separately because vendors often count DPI-shift and tilt here. | 9 |
| Shape | Contoured, right-handed |
| Handedness | Right-handed |
| Vertical angle | Not recorded |
| Sensor type | Optical |
| Sensor | TrueMove Air |
| Minimum DPI | Not recorded |
| Maximum DPI | 18,000 |
| Polling rate | Not recorded |
| Connections | Wired |
| Power | Not recorded |
| Battery life, as quoted | Not recorded |
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Switch rating | Not recorded |
| Silent clicks claimedA marketing claim about click noise. Nobody here has measured one. | Not recorded |
| Tilt scrolling | Not recorded |
| Free-spin scroll wheel | Not recorded |
| Lighting | RGB |
| Remapping software | SteelSeries GG |
| Onboard profiles | Not recorded |
Which setup filters match this product?
Use these categories to narrow your options in the setup builder. Check the specifications for the full list of supported features.
- Connection
- Wired
- Shape
- Standard
- Buttons
- 7+ programmable
What this page is based on
We have not tested this product. This page summarizes published specifications and retailer information; the sources and price dates are shown below. A missing value means it is not recorded in this comparison.
Sources (1)
- Best Buy: SteelSeries - Rival 5 Wired Optical Gaming Mouse with RGB Lighting - Wired - Black ("Number of Buttons (Total): 9", 18000 DPI) (Retailer, read 16 Aug 2026)Cited for: the model name, the price, how it connects, the specifications, the Amazon listing
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