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Comparisons / USB microphones / Yeti GX vs Yeti Orb

Logitech G Yeti GX vs Logitech G Yeti Orb

Logitech G Yeti GX is dynamic, which picks up less of the room; Logitech G Yeti Orb is a condenser, which suits a quiet room. Logitech G Yeti GX: supercardioid. Logitech G Yeti Orb: cardioid.

From each maker’s own specifications; neither model was tested by this site.

Logitech G Yeti GX

A USB dynamic microphone with a tight supercardioid pickup for a noisy gaming room.

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Logitech G Yeti Orb

A small USB condenser on a desk stand for a first streaming setup.

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Before you choose

Logitech G Yeti GX

The catch: A supercardioid dynamic hears little beyond what is right in front of it, so keep it a short distance from your mouth and pointed at you. It connects over USB only; there is no XLR output for a later interface.

Check first:

  • A USB-A port on your computer

Logitech G Yeti Orb

The catch: A condenser with one cardioid pattern: it suits a quiet room and a voice close to the front. Its mount thread is 1/4-inch-20, the camera size; a boom arm with a 5/8-inch thread needs an adapter.

Check first:

  • A USB-A port on your computer

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Where they differ

SpecsLogitech G Yeti GXLogitech G Yeti Orb
CapsuleDynamicCondenser
Logitech G Yeti GX is dynamic, which picks up less of the room; Logitech G Yeti Orb is a condenser, which suits a quiet room.
Pickup patternsSupercardioidCardioid
Logitech G Yeti GX: supercardioid. Logitech G Yeti Orb: cardioid.
Best USB recording format24-bit, 96 kHz24-bit, 48 kHz
Over USB, Logitech G Yeti GX records up to 24-bit, 96 kHz and Logitech G Yeti Orb up to 24-bit, 48 kHz. Both are more than a stream carries (Twitch takes AAC audio at up to 160 kbps), so the difference matters for recordings you edit.
Processing on the microphoneYesNone listed
Logitech G Yeti GX processes your voice on the microphone over USB; for Logitech G Yeti Orb you add filters in OBS.

Where they are the same

Connection
USB
Stand in the box
Yes
USB cable in the box
USB-C to USB-A cable

Not enough data to compare

We haven’t confirmed a figure for one or both models on: Preamp gain needed, XLR cable in the box, Headphone socket. The site leaves these out rather than guess.

What else each needs

Logitech G Yeti GX

Yeti GX
A USB-A port on your computer
A boom arm, if you want it closer
Logitech G HUB with Blue VO!CE
  • Check first: A USB-A port on your computer. The cable in the box is USB-C to USB-A. If your computer only has USB-C ports, use a USB-C to USB-C cable instead.
  • Optional: A boom arm, if you want it closer. A desk stand is in the box. An arm lets you bring the microphone nearer your mouth without it sitting in the camera shot; check the arm fits its 5/8-inch or 3/8-inch thread.
  • Optional: Logitech G HUB with Blue VO!CE. The maker’s app sets its processing and controls.

Logitech G Yeti Orb

Yeti Orb
A USB-A port on your computer
A boom arm, if you want it closer
Logitech G HUB with Blue VO!CE
  • Check first: A USB-A port on your computer. The cable in the box is USB-C to USB-A. If your computer only has USB-C ports, use a USB-C to USB-C cable instead.
  • Optional: A boom arm, if you want it closer. A desk stand is in the box. An arm lets you bring the microphone nearer your mouth without it sitting in the camera shot; check the arm fits its 1/4-inch thread.
  • Optional: Logitech G HUB with Blue VO!CE. The maker’s app sets its processing and controls.

Next step

Put either model into the setup builder to check it against your computer and the rest of your gear, or see all 27 side by side in USB microphones for streaming compared. Test your microphone before you go live.

Full profiles: Logitech G Yeti GX and Logitech G Yeti Orb.

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