What is the Razer Wolverine V3 Pro polling rate on PC?
1000 Hz on a cable in Tournament Mode and 250 Hz on the wireless dongle, which is what Razer says and what gamepadla measured (999 and 249 Hz). The 8K PC versions are a different class: about 8000 Hz on both links and 2 to 3.5 ms on buttons and sticks. On all four Razer pads tested at two settings, the polling setting moved stick latency far more than the arithmetic predicts, and not always in the same direction.
The Razer Wolverine V3 Pro polls at 1000 Hz on PC over a cable, once Tournament Mode is on, and at 250 Hz on its wireless dongle. Gamepadla measured 999 Hz and 249 Hz, with average button latency of 4.79 ms wired and 10.61 ms on the dongle. The 8K PC version is the one that changes the picture: about 8000 Hz on cable and dongle, and about 2 ms on buttons either way. If you want a Razer pad to be fast wirelessly, the "8K PC" in the name is what you are paying for.
Five Razer pads, measured
One primary test per link and setting, Windows, XInput or PC mode unless noted. The stated column quotes the controller's own page on razer.com.
| Controller, link and setting | Razer states | Polling (Hz) | Buttons (ms) | Sticks (ms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverine V3 Pro, cable, Tournament Mode | 1000 Hz wired on PC | 999 | 4.79 | 13.66 |
| Wolverine V3 Pro, dongle | 250 Hz wireless | 249 | 10.61 | 32.85 |
| Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC, cable, 8000 Hz | 8000 Hz wired and wireless | 8000 | 2.04 | 2.97 |
| Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC, dongle, 8000 Hz | 8000 Hz wired and wireless | 8000 | 1.99 | 3.49 |
| Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC, cable, 1000 Hz | - | 1000 | 2.75 | 8.80 |
| Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC, dongle, 1000 Hz | - | 1000 | 4.74 | 10.96 |
| Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition (wired), 1000 Hz | 1000 Hz on PC in Tournament Mode | 902.66 | 4.77 | 22.71 |
| Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition, 250 Hz | 250 Hz on Xbox | 248.08 | 6.11 | 11.37 |
| Wolverine V3 TE 8K PC (wired) | 8000 Hz | 6451.61 | 2.21 | 6.45 |
| Raiju V3 Pro, cable, PC mode | 2000 Hz wired on PC | 1879.7 | 2.45 | 5.47 |
| Raiju V3 Pro, dongle, PC mode | - | 411.02 | 8.51 | 24.64 |
| Raiju V3 Pro, cable, PlayStation mode | - | 218.34 | 11.86 | 46.85 |
| Raiju V3 Pro, dongle, PlayStation mode | 250 Hz wireless on PS5 | 204.12 | 41.64 | 78.21 |
Test details: Wolverine V3 Pro, firmware 2.1.1.0, 28 October 2025, Windows 10. Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC, firmware 1.1.0.1, one tester, sticks 24 August and buttons 2 September 2025, Windows 11. Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition, firmware 2.00.16, 14 and 15 June 2025. Wolverine V3 TE 8K PC, firmware 1.0.13.0, 8 October 2025. Raiju V3 Pro, firmware 1.5.12.0, 7 January 2026. Razer's pages give the figures as "250Hz polling rate on wireless and when connected to Xbox" and 1000 Hz in PC Tournament Mode for the Wolverine V3 Pro and V3 Tournament Edition, "8000 Hz wired and wireless" for the V3 Pro 8K PC, 8000 Hz for the TE 8K PC, and "250 Hz wireless polling rate when connected to PS5 and a 2000 Hz wired polling rate when connected to PC" for the Raiju V3 Pro. Gamepadla's original Raiju page has a single electrical button test with no mode named, so we left it out.
Why 250, 1000 and 8000 Hz all circulate
All three are correct, for different pads or links. The standard Wolverine V3 Pro and the wired V3 Tournament Edition run 250 Hz by default. Razer calls the 1000 Hz setting PC Tournament Mode and gives the shortcut on both product pages: Function + Menu + A turns it on, Function + Menu + X returns to Standard Mode. It works only on a cable to a PC. The dongle stays at 250 Hz: gamepadla's stock polling tests on the V3 Pro dongle read 250 Hz, and only two tests marked as overclocked read 500 Hz. The 8000 Hz figure belongs to the two 8K PC models, which are PC-only.
The V3 Pro 8K PC delivered its claim. The tester above measured 8000 Hz on both links. Other testers' software readings ranged from 4034.89 to 8000 Hz on the same pad. Gamepadla's notes warn that a software polling test can read below 8000 Hz "due to OS jitter or CPU scheduling", and that this does not necessarily affect the latency its hardware rig measures. The 4034.89 Hz dongle test still averaged 1.87 ms on buttons.
The dongle: 19 ms worse on the V3 Pro, level on the 8K
On the standard Wolverine V3 Pro, the dongle costs 5.82 ms on buttons and 19.19 ms on sticks over the cable (derived). The Raiju V3 Pro shows almost the same gap in PC mode: 6.06 ms and 19.17 ms. Both dongles also run at a fraction of the cable's rate, but at 250 Hz the half-interval rule from our polling rate page predicts only 1.5 ms more than at 1000 Hz (derived). Most of the gap is not polling.
The V3 Pro 8K PC closes it. At 8000 Hz its dongle measured 1.99 ms on buttons against 2.04 ms on the cable, and 3.49 ms on sticks against 2.97 ms. Both differences sit inside gamepadla's plus or minus 1 ms margin. On buttons that is a smaller dongle penalty than any pad on our GameSir polling rate page (2.08 ms at best) or our Flydigi polling rate page (0.64 ms at best).
The polling setting moves the sticks most
Four Razer pads were tested at two settings by the same tester on the same firmware. Buttons roughly followed the half-interval rule. Sticks moved several times further, in both directions:
| Controller and link | Settings | Sticks, higher rate (ms) | Sticks, lower rate (ms) | Predicted (ms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC, cable | 8000 vs 1000 Hz | 2.97 | 8.80 | 0.44 |
| Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC, dongle | 8000 vs 1000 Hz | 3.49 | 10.96 | 0.44 |
| Raiju V3 Pro, cable | 2000 vs 1000 Hz | 5.31 | 11.41 | 0.25 |
| Raiju V3 Pro, dongle | 500 vs 250 Hz | 27.02 | 44.17 | 1.00 |
| Wolverine V3 TE 8K PC, cable | 8000 vs 1000 Hz | 6.97 | 3.75 | 0.44 |
| Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition, cable | 1000 vs 250 Hz | 22.71 | 11.37 | 1.50 |
On the V3 Pro 8K PC and the Raiju V3 Pro, the higher rate saved 5.83 to 17.15 ms on sticks, 13 to 24 times the prediction (derived). On the two wired Tournament Edition pads it went the other way. The V3 TE's sticks were 11.34 ms slower in Tournament Mode than at 250 Hz, while its buttons were 1.34 ms faster, close to the 1.5 ms the rule predicts. The TE 8K PC's sticks were 3.22 ms slower at 8000 Hz than at 1000 Hz, in two tests on the same day by one tester on firmware 1.1.0.0. Gamepadla does not explain either result, so we will not guess. Each rests on one tester, so treat it as a reason to test your own pad, not as a law.
For scale, the V3 TE in Tournament Mode measured 22.71 ms on sticks wired, slower than a stock Microsoft pad at 125 Hz (8.30 ms) on our Xbox controller polling rate page. A later June 2026 test of the TE 8K PC on firmware 1.2.2.0, in a mode gamepadla labels Sony, measured 3.41 ms on buttons and 4.47 ms on sticks at 8000 Hz.
PlayStation mode costs the Raiju V3 Pro badly
The Raiju V3 Pro is Razer's PlayStation pad, and its PlayStation mode is not for PC. On a cable it measured 218.34 Hz and 11.86 ms on buttons, against 1879.7 Hz and 2.45 ms in PC mode on the same day. Over the dongle in PlayStation mode, buttons averaged 41.64 ms and sticks 78.21 ms. An earlier test by the same tester gave 22.94 ms on buttons, and another tester 76.59 ms, so the dongle figure is unstable as well as slow. For how Sony's own pads behave on PC, see our DualSense polling rate guide.
Where this stops applying
Each row is one unit on one firmware, measured by a volunteer tester, and differences under a millisecond sit inside gamepadla's margin. The Wolverine V3 Pro was tested on Windows 10 and the others mostly on Windows 11. Several rows are a year old, so a pad on current firmware may differ; a user on the V3 Pro's gamepadla page is still asking for a 250 Hz test on the firmware from 12 March 2026. Gamepadla has no Bluetooth test for any Razer pad here. Polling says nothing about stick precision, which is down to the sensor and your deadzone.
What to do
- Standard Wolverine V3 Pro on PC: play wired and press Function + Menu + A for Tournament Mode. The dongle measured 249 Hz and 32.85 ms on sticks.
- Want wireless without the penalty: the V3 Pro 8K PC. At 8000 Hz its dongle matched the cable within 0.52 ms.
- On an 8K PC or Raiju V3 Pro, leave the rate at maximum: dropping it cost 5.8 to 17.2 ms on sticks.
- On a V3 Tournament Edition, Tournament Mode is a trade: 1.34 ms faster buttons, 11.34 ms slower sticks in the one test we found.
- Raiju V3 Pro on PC: PC mode, cable first. PlayStation mode measured 11.86 ms wired and up to 41.64 ms on the dongle.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Razer Wolverine V3 Pro 1000 Hz?
Only on a cable, in Tournament Mode. Razer states 250 Hz wireless and on Xbox, and 1000 Hz when wired to a PC with Tournament Mode on (Function + Menu + A). Gamepadla measured 999 Hz on the cable, with 4.79 ms on buttons and 13.66 ms on sticks, and 249 Hz on the dongle, with 10.61 and 32.85 ms.
Does the Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC really poll at 8000 Hz?
Yes, on both links. One gamepadla tester measured 8000 Hz on the cable and the HyperPolling dongle, with buttons at 2.04 and 1.99 ms and sticks at 2.97 and 3.49 ms. Other testers' software readings ranged from 4034.89 to 8000 Hz, the kind of spread gamepadla says software tests can show because of OS jitter or CPU scheduling.
Is the Wolverine V3 Pro dongle slower than the cable?
Yes, by a lot: 5.82 ms on buttons and 19.19 ms on sticks in gamepadla's tests, at 249 Hz against 999 Hz. The Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC is the exception. At 8000 Hz its dongle was within 0.52 ms of the cable on both.
Should I use Tournament Mode on the Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition?
For buttons, yes; for sticks, the one test we found says no. At 1000 Hz (902.66 Hz measured) it averaged 4.77 ms on buttons and 22.71 ms on sticks. At its 250 Hz setting the same tester measured 6.11 and 11.37 ms. Tournament Mode saved 1.34 ms on buttons and cost 11.34 ms on sticks.
What is the Razer Raiju V3 Pro polling rate on PC?
About 1900 to 2000 Hz on a cable in PC mode, matching Razer's 2000 Hz wired claim, and about 410 to 500 Hz on the dongle. In PlayStation mode it measured about 200 to 220 Hz, and latency rose to 11.86 ms on buttons wired and 41.64 ms over the dongle.