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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Shape
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Weight
    6. Comfort Of Use
    7. Palm Grip: Hand Size Recommendation
    8. Claw Grip: Hand Size Recommendation
    9. Fingertip Grip: Hand Size Recommendation
    10. Wireless Versatility
    11. Cable
    12. Mouse Feet
    13. In The Box
  5. Control
    1. Buttons
    2. Click Latency
    3. CPI
    4. Sensor Specifications
    5. Mouse Wheel
    6. Noise
  6. Operating System And Software
    1. Compatible Software Option
    2. Mouse Compatibility
  7. Comments

Corsair Nightsword RGB vs Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Corsair Nightsword RGB
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless

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Corsair Nightsword RGB Picture
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ConnectivityWired
Type
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ConnectivityWireless
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Variants

  • Nightsword RGB
  • IRONCLAW RGB Wireless (Black)

Review

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Corsair Nightsword RGB

Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless

The Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless and the Corsair Nightsword RGB are fairly similar, but the IRONCLAW doesn't need a cable to work. The Nightsword is ever so slightly lighter, but both mice have very similar performance.

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Main Differences for
Office/Multimedia

Threshold 

0.10

Office/Multimedia 

7.4
8.0

Wireless Versatility 
 

0.0
10

Comfort Of Use 
 

8.5
8.0

Mouse Compatibility 
 

10
8.3

Build Quality 
 

8.5
8.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Type 
 

Standard
Standard

Style Picture  

Corsair Nightsword RGB Style Picture
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Style Picture

Lighting Color  

RGB
RGB
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Shape  

3D Model  

Corsair Nightsword RGB 3D Model
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless 3D Model

Length  

5.1" (130 mm)
5.0" (126 mm)

Height  

1.7" (43 mm)
1.9" (47 mm)

Width  

2.7" (69 mm)
3.1" (80 mm)

Grip Width 
 

63 mm
64 mm
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Portability 
 

5.4
5.2

Portability picture  

Corsair Nightsword RGB Portability picture
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Portability picture

Volume 
 

23.92 in³ (392 cm³)
28.93 in³ (474 cm³)

Cable/Receiver Storing 
 

No
No
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Build Quality 
 

8.5
8.0

Build quality picture  

Corsair Nightsword RGB Build quality picture
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Build quality picture
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Weight 
 

5.6
5.3

Minimum Weight Picture  

Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Minimum Weight Picture

Lowest Weight 
 

120 g
131.4 g

Default Weight 
 

174 g
131.4 g

Weight Distribution 
 

Centered
Centered

Extra Weights 
 

Yes
No

Maximum Weight Without Wire 
 

145 g
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Comfort Of Use 
 

8.5
8.0

Right-handed 
 

Yes
Yes

Left-handed 
 

No
No

Ambidextrous 
 

No
No

Coating 
 

Matte
Matte

Finger Rest 
 

Thumb
Thumb
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Palm Grip: Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Palm Grip Picture  

Corsair Nightsword RGB Palm Grip Picture
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Palm Grip Picture

Small Hand 
 

No
Yes

Medium Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

X.Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes
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Claw Grip: Hand Size Recommendation 
 

Claw Grip Picture  

Corsair Nightsword RGB Claw Grip Picture
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Claw Grip Picture

Small Hand 
 

No
No

Medium Hand 
 

Yes
No

Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

X.Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes
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Fingertip Grip: Hand Size Recommendation  
 

Fingertip Grip Picture  

Corsair Nightsword RGB Fingertip Grip Picture
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Fingertip Grip Picture

Small Hand  
 

No
No

Medium Hand 
 

No
No

Large Hand 
 

No
Yes

X.Large Hand  
 

Yes
Yes
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Wireless Versatility 
 

0.0
10

Bluetooth 
 

No
Yes

Receiver 
 

No
Yes

Battery Type 
 

No Batteries
Rechargeable

Use When Charging 
 

No
Yes

On/Off Activation 
 

None
Auto Off And On/Off Switch

Receiver Extender 
 

No
Yes

Battery Indicator  

No
No
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Cable 
 

6.5
7.0

Connectivity  

Wired
Wireless

Cable Video  

Cable Length  

6.2 ft (1.9 m)
5.9 ft (1.8 m)

Cable Type 
 

Braided
Braided

Permanent Kink 
 

Yes
Yes

Port Type: Mouse End 
 

No Port
Micro USB

Port Type: PC End 
 

USB
USB
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Mouse Feet 
 

7.0
7.5

Mouse Feet picture  

Corsair Nightsword RGB Mouse Feet picture
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Mouse Feet picture

Gliding Experience 
 

Ok
Good

Material 
 

PTFE
PTFE

Extra Included 
 

No
No

In The Box 
 

In the box picture  

Corsair Nightsword RGB In the box picture
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless In the box picture
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Control

Buttons 
 

7.9
7.9

Buttons Picture  

Corsair Nightsword RGB Buttons Picture
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Buttons Picture

Buttons Activation 
 

Mechanical
Mechanical

Total Number Of Buttons 
 

10
10

Number Of Side Buttons 
 

3
3

Number Of Programmable Inputs  
 

10
10

Profile Switching Button 
 

Yes
Yes

CPI (DPI) Switching Button 
 

Yes
Yes

Gesture Support 
 

No
No
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Click Latency 
 

8.4
9.4

Latency Testing While Gaming  

Latency Data  

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Expected Connection 
 

2.7 ms

Wired 
 

11 ms
2.0 ms

Receiver 
 

N/A
2.7 ms

Bluetooth 
 

N/A
7.6 ms
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CPI 
 

9.3

CPI Video  

CPI Graph  

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SRAV Close-Up  

Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless SRAV Close-Up

SRAV @ 1600 CPI 
 

0.12%

SRAV @ 800 CPI 
 

0.12%

SRAV @ 400 CPI 
 

0.33%

SRAV @ Fixed CPI 
 

N/A

Precision Error Between Speeds 
 

0.34%

Precision Error Between CPI 
 

0.35%

Worst Tracking Error 
 

-1.75%

Minimum CPI 
 

100 CPI
100 CPI

Maximum CPI 
 

18,000 CPI
18,000 CPI

CPI Adjustment Steps 
 

1 CPI
1 CPI

Sensor Specifications 
 

Sensor Technology 
 

Optical (LED)
Optical (LED)

Sensor Model 
 

PixArt PMW3391
PixArt PMW3391

Works On Glass 
 

No
No

Minimum CPI (DPI) 
 

100 CPI
100 CPI

Maximum CPI (DPI) 
 

18,000 CPI
18,000 CPI

CPI (DPI) Adjustment Steps 
 

1 CPI
1 CPI

CPI (DPI) Variation 
 

-16%

Minimum Lift Off Distance 
 

2.4 mm
1.2 mm

Maximum Polling Rate 
 

1000 Hz
1000 Hz

Mouse Wheel 
 

Mouse wheel picture  

Corsair Nightsword RGB Mouse wheel picture
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Mouse wheel picture

Scroll Wheel 
 

Notched Wheel
Notched Wheel

Scroll Wheel Steps 
 

24 Steps
24 Steps

Scroll Wheel Tilt 
 

No
No

Thumb Wheel 
 

No
No

Thumb Wheel Steps 
 

No Thumb Wheel
No Thumb Wheel
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Noise  

Noise Video  

Click Noise 
 

Quiet
Loud
Operating System And Software

Compatible Software Option 
 

10
8.5

Software settings screenshot  

Corsair Nightsword RGB Software settings screenshot
Corsair IRONCLAW RGB Wireless Software settings screenshot

Software Name  

Corsair iCUE
Corsair iCUE

Software Windows Compatibility 
 

Yes
Yes

Software macOS Compatibility 
 

Yes
Yes

Account Needed 
 

No
No

On-Board Memory 
 

Yes
No

CPI (DPI) Adjustment  
 

Yes
Yes

Polling Rate Adjustment 
 

Yes
Yes

Profile Configuration 
 

Yes
Yes

RGB On/Off 
 

Yes
Yes
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Mouse Compatibility 
 

10
8.3

Windows Compatibility  

Fully
Fully

macOS Compatibility  

Fully
Partially
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