Logitech Gaming Mouse G500 vs Logitech PRO X SUPERLIGHT

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Gaming Mouse G500 compared with PRO X SUPERLIGHT

	LogitechGaming Mouse G500	LogitechPRO X SUPERLIGHT
Overview
Released
Released	September 2009	December 2020
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Ergonomic	Standard
Hand
Hand	Right hand	Right hand
Sensitivity
Sensitivity	Up to 5,700 DPI	Up to 25,600 DPI (better)
Sensor
Sensor	Laser	HERO 25K
Buttons
Buttons	10 (better)	5
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	Yes	No
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	–	No
Sensor
Sensor	Laser sensor adjustable from 200 to 5,700 DPI in 100 DPI steps, with up to 1,000 USB reports per second and one onboard settings profile.	100–25,600 DPI, 400 IPS and over 40 G on the current maker specification; no smoothing, acceleration or filtering; 1,000 Hz report rate. An older indexed US page lists a conflicting 88 G figure
Scroll wheel
Scroll wheel	Dual-mode wheel switches between stepped and free-spinning vertical scrolling and tilts horizontally.	Notched wheel with middle click; two fixed left-side buttons and no dedicated DPI button (PC Gamer)
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	USB receiver and Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Rechargeable
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 70 hours
Charging port
Charging port	–	Micro-USB
Receiver
Receiver	–	LIGHTSPEED USB-A receiver and extension adapter; receiver storage beneath the base cover (PC Gamer)
Charging
Charging	–	Micro-USB charging and wired use (Tom's Hardware); up to 70 hours of constant motion; compatible with the separately sold POWERPLAY charging mat
Works with
Works with	Windows XP, Vista and 7 at launch; wired USB connection.	USB port; Windows 8 or later and macOS 10.11 or later; internet access for optional software download
Software
Software	Logitech Gaming Software at launch enabled button remapping, macros and sensitivity adjustment; the onboard profile works without installed software.	Logitech G HUB for sensitivity, button assignments and macros; onboard memory
Design
Weight
Weight	118 g	63 g (better)
Size
Size	Logitech lists 130 × 75 × 44 mm (length × width × height), an approximately 2 m cable and approximately 118 g bare weight.	125 × 63.5 × 40 mm (length × width × height); maker states less than 63 g, so the main weight figure is its published upper limit
Materials
Materials	Removable cartridge weighing 3 g accepts six optional 1.7 g or 4.5 g weights, adding up to 27 g beyond the cartridge.	No-additive PTFE feet; spring-tensioned primary buttons; optional aperture cover with an additional PTFE foot
Colours
Colours	–	Black and White at launch; no RGB lighting
In the box
In the box	Mouse, removable weight cartridge, weights with case and user documentation.	Mouse, LIGHTSPEED receiver, charging/data cable, receiver extension adapter, optional grip tape, cleaning wipe, optional aperture cover with PTFE foot and user documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	Two-year limited hardware warranty