Review Logitech Pro X2 Rapid: A Smart, Expensive Keyboard for Esports

After testing the G Pro X3 Superstrike mouse and X3 Lightspeed headset, it's now time to focus on the confusingly named keyboard in Logitech's 2026 pro lineup, the Pro X2 Rapid. Like the rest of the family, this compact keyboard is a high-end model designed for competitive gaming, but its excellent build quality, broad feature set and improved typing experience give it a slightly broader appeal - not accounting for its steep £209/$229 launch price.

Compared to the £99/$189 Pro X Rapid that debuted two years ago, the Pro X2 Rapid adds on a small portrait OLED display but removes an extra row of keys above the F-key row that controlled media, lighting and game mode. That sounds a bit like a sidegrade rather a strict upgrade, but the typing experience, including how the keyboard sounds and feels to type on, has been hugely improved through the inclusion of additional layers of sound dampening foam and an aluminium plate. Like the SteelSeries Apex Gen-3 keyboards, it's clear that Logitech is learning from smaller mechanical keyboard manufacturers that offer sound dampening, pre-lubricated switches and modifiers, and other quality-of-life improvements even in budget models.

The layout has also changed slightly, from dead standard TKL (tenkeyless, no num pad) to one that excises the (nearly useless) Pause, Page Up and Page Down keys to make room for the screen and volume roller. I think the trade makes sense, and I still believe TKL offers the best trade-off between a compact design for extra mousing space and usability across a wide range of games and other PC software.

The upshot of these design changes is that the Pro X2 Rapid is a perfectly cromulent choice for writing and coding, which I wouldn't have necessarily said about its previous iterations (see specs table above). The keyboard produces a nice deep sound on the downstroke and upstroke now, and writing Digital Foundry articles on it over the past three weeks has been pleasant.

Of course, you don't spend over $200 on a keyboard to write articles (probably), so let's talk about the gaming side of things. As ever, Logitech provides a great first impression through its G Hub software, which actually takes the time to explain each feature in detail and provide pro setups so you can be competitive out of the box. The key features here are most relevant to FPS games like Counter-Strike 2 or Valorant, with options that minimise input lag, allow for rapid follow-up inputs and simplify complex movement mechanics, and all are easy to enable or adjust as needed.

Only Wooting really does better when it comes to taking full advantage of the analogue keys included here, and the X2 Rapid has a unique advantage thanks to that OLED screen. You can activate and modify your settings (actuation point, rapid trigger, key priority, polling rate, game mode) without software running using the volume wheel and a button beneath it. Weirdly, if you do have G-Hub running, the screen can only be used to display a logo - I guess Logitech wants you to use the software if it's available! There's no way to use the screen to show, for example, media info, as it is on prior Logitech keyboards and indeed SteelSeries ones.

As its current price, the Pro X2 Rapid only really makes sense if you are fully invested in the (excellent) Logitech ecosystem and want your keyboard to share the same software experience as your headset and mouse. Testing the three peripherals together does produce an experience greater than the sum of its parts, but at an estimated outlay of $680, you'd damn well hope it would.

However, within six to twelve months, I'd expect to pay around $150 or less for this keyboard, and that's where it starts to make a lot more sense as a standalone purchase. The typing experience here is the best Logitech has ever produced, and the FPS-focused features unlocked by the analogue switches remain useful for competitively-minded gamers. There's perhaps a little less new here than Logitech's other recent releases - at least compared to the successfully revised X3 Superstrike mouse and much longer-lasting X3 Lightspeed headset - but the OLED screen is at least a net positive and the software continues to evolve.

In the meantime, I'd feel happier recommending the last-gen Pro X Rapid, which is especially cheap in the UK - £99/$189 - and therefore offers significantly better value. Other cheaper keyboards we've tested recently and recommend include the $99 Corsair Clipper Pro Mini 60, which has great gaming features; $169 iQunix EV63, which has a superior metal build and a more interesting look, despite worse software; and the $120 Logitech G316 X 98, which surprised me.

Stay tuned for more keyboard reviews as we close out the year, and let me know any questions and comments below.

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