Corsair OPX vs Gateron G Pro Red
The Corsair OPX and the Gateron G Pro Red are often cross-shopped. The main differences: they are not interchangeable: the Corsair OPX is a proprietary Corsair optical switch that only fits keyboards built for it, not the standard MX hot-swap sockets the Gateron G Pro Red uses; travel is 3.2 mm on the Corsair OPX and 4 mm on the Gateron G Pro Red; stock they sound different: optical gaming linear versus clean, neutral.
Choose the Corsair OPX if
- you want a switch popular for Corsair optical boards.
- you want a switch popular for speed gaming.
Choose the Gateron G Pro Red if
- you want a switch popular for prebuilts.
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
Corsair OPX vs Gateron G Pro Red, spec by spec
| Corsair OPX | Gateron G Pro Red | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Corsair optical boards only | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.2 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | PC |
| Bottom housing | n/a | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | n/a | light |
| Pins | n/a | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | n/a | $0.25 |
| Sound profile | optical gaming linear | clean, neutral |
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Corsair OPX; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron G Pro Red.
6% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Corsair OPX; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron G Pro Red.
15% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron G Pro Red.
Where to buy the Corsair OPX
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Where to buy the Gateron G Pro Red
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