The Best 2.4GHz Wireless Gaming Headsets

It pairs that with DTS Headphone:X spatial audio and dual-chamber drivers in an aluminum frame. On battery life it leads this guide at 300 hours, ahead of the Cloud Alpha 2 (250 hours). It is the only pick here with a 2.4GHz wireless connection; the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed has a HyperSpeed 2.4GHz wireless connection instead.

It shares an included microphone with the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed; the Arctis Nova 5P goes with a retractable ClearCast 2.X microphone. It connects through a USB wireless dongle, so keep a free USB port near your desk for the best range. On price it sat third of 5, between the cheaper Stealth 600 and the pricier Arctis Nova 5P, at the time of writing.

It runs 2.4GHz and Bluetooth at the same time. Battery life reaches up to 250 hours over 2.4GHz, or 125 hours with a simultaneous connection. The included RGB base station works as an audio control hub with programmable buttons and macros.

Its 250 hours battery life ranks second of 5 here, behind the Cloud Alpha Wireless (300 hours) and ahead of the Arctis Nova 5P (60 hours). Nothing else here matches its 53mm driver size; the Stealth 600 comes closest at 50mm. No other pick in this guide offers a detachable microphone; compare the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed, which has an included microphone.

On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. Only the Arctis Nova 5P came close to it on price at the time of writing; it cost the most of the 5 picks.

It connects over 2.4GHz or Bluetooth and has a flip-to-mute mic. A mappable wheel and mode button can be assigned in the app, and the ear cups lay flat for travel. Memory foam cushions are glasses-friendly.

Its 80 hours battery life ranks third of 5 here, behind the Cloud Alpha Wireless (300 hours) and ahead of the Arctis Nova 5P (60 hours). On driver size it ties with the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed at 50mm. It is the only pick here with a flip-to-mute microphone; the Cloud Alpha Wireless has an included microphone instead.

On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. When we checked, only the BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed cost less, and the Cloud Alpha Wireless cost more.

At 280g it is one of the two lightest headsets here. On battery life it sits mid-pack at 70 hours: the Cloud Alpha Wireless runs for 300 hours, and the Arctis Nova 5P comes in at 60 hours. It matches the Stealth 600 on driver size (50mm).

No other pick in this guide offers a HyperSpeed 2.4GHz wireless connection; compare the Cloud Alpha Wireless, which has a 2.4GHz wireless connection. It shares an included microphone with the Cloud Alpha Wireless; the Stealth 600 goes with a flip-to-mute microphone. It also offers an ultra-light 280g frame.

It connects through a USB wireless dongle, so keep a free USB port near your desk for the best range. It was the cheapest of the group when we checked; the Stealth 600 was the next step up.

A 15-minute charge gives about 6 hours, according to the maker. Over 100 game audio presets are available in the companion app, and custom neodymium drivers handle the sound. It lists a 60-hour battery with USB-C fast charging, and a button switches between the 2.4GHz dongle and Bluetooth 5.3.

On battery life it trails the group at 60 hours, while the Cloud Alpha Wireless runs for 300 hours. A retractable ClearCast 2.X microphone is unique to it among these picks, while the Cloud Alpha 2 uses a detachable microphone. On a PC, use the 2.4GHz dongle for games and keep Bluetooth for a phone, since Bluetooth adds latency. Its price falls between the Cloud Alpha Wireless and the Cloud Alpha 2, based on our last check.