Razer has unveiled two new gaming/esports hardware in the form of Viper V4 Pro wireless gaming mouse and the Gigantus V2 Pro mousepad, and the company has hired some of the most decorated esports pros (i.e. Faker, NiKo) to help with the development. Suffice to say, you’ll probably soon spot the new products in esports events of your choosing.
Razer Viper V4 Pro
The Viper V4 Pro brought updates to weight, latency and sensor performance, with the new HyperSpeed Wireless Gen-2 cutting motion latency down to 0.36ms, while the side button click latency are down to 0.33ms. Razer actually didn’t change the mouse’s shape this time, only making it even lighter at just 49 grams (50 grams for the White version); inside, it houses the new Focus Pro 50K Optical Sensor Gen-3, with the following numbers: 50,000 DPI resolution, 930 IPS tracking speed, and 90 G acceleration.
There’s a special trick within the sensor that Razer claims to cut down latency further, as well as improving battery life. It’s called Frame Sync, which “[aligns] sensor frames with the mouse’s scanning and polling cycle for just-in-time scanning and reporting.” Think of it as VRR (variable refresh rate) but for mouse sensors, where the sensor only reports its position when polled by the PC. That aside, it can also save power as the mouse avoids reporting redundant sensor updates, which gets you up to 180 hours of battery life on a single charge (at 1,000Hz polling rate).
Elsewhere, the Optical Mouse Switches Gen-4 is rated for up to 100 million clicks, and the optical scroll wheel helps to reduce input inconsistencies. Like before, it comes with onboard controls for adjusting DPI and polling rate without a host system, though there’s also the browser-based Razer Synapse Web for a more user-friendly UI without needing to install the full Razer Synapse software – useful during tournament competitions.
Razer Gigantus V2 Pro
Meanwhile, the Gigantus V2 Pro mousepad is not one, not two, not three, but five mousepads under the same name. You can pick the mousepad in five surface types, each with different friction levels that goes from Max Control, Control, Balanced, Speed, to Max Speed; each variant is paired with a corresponding Razer GlideCore foam base with matching firmness and stopping power. There is actually a sixth variant that is simply referred as “NiKo Edition”, which is custom-designed to match renowned Counter-Strike pro Nikola “NiKo” Kovač’s personal preference.
As for the mousepad surface, Razer says it is optimized for optical sensor tracking, with X-Y glide variance limited to just 5% for consistent glide at either axes. All five variants shares common features like low-profile stitched edges, anti-slip base, and a warp-resistant design so you can safely roll it up for transport. Unlike most other mousepads however, you can only get the Gigantus V2 Pro in a single Large size (500 x 480 mm), as Razer says this is “the most popular choice among esports and competitive players.”
Pricing
The Razer Viper V4 Pro is priced at RM769, whereas the Razer Gigantus V2 Pro is priced at RM249 on all five variants (the NiKo Edition is RM329, meanwhile.) Both are available through Razer’s online channels, though the company notes that Max Speed variant of the Gigantus V2 Pro will be released at a later date.
Pokdepinion: Perhaps a worthy rival to Logitech’s SUPERSTRIKE mouse?