Image credit: Josie Clark for Kyusai
One of the biggest Computex 2026 announcements, the Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband, made headlines as it promised a true wireless 8,000Hz polling rate with a stable, high-speed connection, claiming “exceptional speed and accuracy”. After using this gaming keyboard over the last month, I can confirm that it (largely) lives up to the hype. Kyusai’s full Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband review goes over everything you need to know.
Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband price & availability
The Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband is available now in territories such as the US, UK, and Europe. The low-profile wireless gaming keyboard is available for $169.99 / £179.99 / €179.99, respectively, either through the Cherry online store or trusted retailers like Currys. That positions this model firmly in the upper mid-range against similarly priced wireless gaming keyboards, such as the Logitech G Pro X TKL, the Razer BlackWidow V4 Low-profile HyperSpeed, and the Keychron Q6 HE QMK Wireless.
Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband design & features
The Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband is a 70% form-factor gaming keyboard that features a 6,000 mAh battery, an Ultra-Wideband connection for 8,000Hz wired and wireless polling rates, and new Cherry MX Low Profile 2.0 mechanical switches. Geared towards the esports faithful, there’s no faulting the hardware specs of this deck.
The chassis itself is described as a “premium gasket mount” which is claimed to deliver low-profile typing “like never before”. I’ve seen plenty of gaming keyboards adopting a more laptop-style keyboard over the years, and it makes sense on paper; lower profile keys mean a shorter actuation and promise (at least in theory), more immediacy at the fingertips.
As a 70% gaming keyboard, the Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband is a little taller than you may be expecting from the more conventional esports deck sizes, such as 60% and 75% that have risen to prominence in recent years. Cherry claims that this mid-point form factor was designed to remove the “side bulk” while still giving you the full F-row, arrow keys, and lower-right keys; it’s a valuable trait to maximize the compact space.
Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband performance
I’ve reviewed hundreds of wireless keyboards in my career, and the one thing I can say about the Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband is that its 8,000Hz wireless polling rate lives up to the hype. In my month or so of everyday testing for work and play, I can commend the rock-solid stability. I never experienced any microstuttering, and I found that the battery lasted for around a week of full use with the RGB enabled and the full 8K polling rate enabled; I wasn’t reaching for the USB-C lead nearly as much as I was expecting.
Now, I need to talk about personal preference. Both Kyusai Managing Director, Josie Clark, and I adored the two previous keyboards from the company, the Cherry XTRFY MX 8.2 Pro TMR and Cherry XTRFY K5 Pro TMR Compact, chiefly for the incredible Cherry MK Crystal Magnetic switches. We both agree that these are the best switches we’ve ever used on a gaming keyboard, and are ideal for high-level VALORANT and CS2, and more of the best esports games, which makes the choice of Cherry MX Low Profile 2.0 here somewhat questionable.
Armed with the Cherry MX Low Profile 2.0 switches, the Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband delivers a fine typing experience, but it lacks the tactile feel and responsiveness that I observed from the company’s other keyboards. This was evident in my typing skills; I usually average around 75-80 WPM (at least when using TypingTest), and yet, despite my best efforts, I couldn’t crack more than 67 WPM here. I felt slower, and the dampened sponginess was a little more challenging to properly get used to.
Gaming with the Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband was more encouraging. I’ve been addicted to VALORANT and a couple of other esports games recently, and using this keyboard wirelessly delivered stability above all else. Again, personal preference, but I found that my more advanced movements in Riot Games’ tactical shooter were a little less consistent with this board because the keycaps are fairly close together on that taller 70% deck. I can praise the 3.2mm of total travel from the linear reds, but they just didn’t feel as good to my fingers as with the sensitivity, actuation, and linearity of the Crystal Magnetics.
If you’re a fan of low-profile gaming keyboards and you demand rock-solid wireless stability, then I can easily recommend the Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband. There’s no faulting the rock-solid 8,000Hz polling rate here, even if it is unlikely to turn the pros’ heads towards its widespread utilization in tournaments and LANs alike. If people are afraid to use 8K over stability concerns, then this board puts those to rest. Even though I am less a fan of the typing and overall gaming experience, this is still a solid gaming keyboard that’s built for a particular type of esports player and overall gamer.
FAQs
The Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband release date was July 2, 2026.
The Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband features an ultra-wideband connection, delivering a truly lossless 8,000Hz polling rate, with enhanced stability.
The Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact Ultra-Wideband uses Cherry MX Low Profile 2.0 switches.
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