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Logitech G Yeti GX vs Yeti Orb: controls, mount and connection
Choose the Yeti GX if you want a mute button and a gain wheel on the mic. Choose the Yeti Orb if muting and setting the level in an app is fine. Logitech lists both USB mics for Windows and macOS and a headphone jack on neither, and we don't pick a winner for sound or noisy rooms.
Compared by the connections, controls and parts each maker lists. No hands-on sound ranking.Updated Oct 12, 2026How we choose
Yeti GX has a dedicated mute button below the gain scroll wheel. The wheel adjusts gain, and pressing the wheel toggles Audio Lock. Its solid-red wheel LED indicates mute.
A USB mic with a removable stand. Logitech lists no mute button or gain control on the mic, so you mute and set the level on your computer or in the chat app.
Dedicated mute button below the gain wheel; pressing the wheel toggles Audio Lock
Not listed by the maker
Hear yourself
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Not listed by the maker
Works with (per the maker)
Windows · macOS
Windows · macOS
Included parts (differs)
Yeti GX microphone · desktop stand · 2 m USB-C to USB-A cable · removable adapter · user documentation
Yeti Orb microphone · removable desktop stand · USB-C to USB-A cable: 2 m on the product page, 1.8 m in the support specification · user documentation
Also needs
A USB port on a PC or Mac
A USB port on a PC or Mac
Mount or thread (differs)
desktop stand · 1/4-20 mounting thread
removable desktop stand · 1/4-20 mounting thread
Dimensions (differs)
170 × 100 × 100 mm (height × width × depth)
196 × 115 × 115 mm (height × width × depth)
Software needed
Not listed by the maker
Not listed by the maker
The GX wheel does not mute the microphone
On the Yeti GX, turn the scroll wheel to set gain; pressing the wheel toggles Audio Lock. To mute, use the separate button below the wheel, and check that the wheel's light turns solid red.
Logitech lists no mute button for the Yeti Orb. If you want to mute with one press on the mic, the GX has the button. If muting in software is fine, the Orb works as your USB mic; keep the app's mute icon where you can see it and test it before you join a call.
Logitech's specs list no headphone jack or direct monitoring for either the Yeti GX or the Yeti Orb. Plug your headphones into the computer. Turning on mic playback in software isn't the same: it adds a delay, so try it before you rely on it.
Both work with Logitech G HUB on supported computers, and both work as plain USB mics on Windows and macOS. Discord doesn't need G HUB to use either mic; its effects and controls are extras. If you route the mic through G HUB, note which device name you pick in G HUB and which in Discord.
Both fit a 1/4-20 mount, but the desk setup differs
Yeti GX comes with a desk stand, a removable adapter and a 2 m USB-C-to-USB-A cable; Logitech lists it at 170 × 100 × 100 mm assembled. Yeti Orb comes with a removable desk stand and a USB-C-to-USB-A cable (2 m on Logitech's product page, 1.8 m in its support specification), and is listed at 196 × 115 × 115 mm.
Both have a 1/4-20 thread. An arm from another brand still has to hold the weight, reach your mouth, clamp to your desk and fit that thread. The GX comes with its removable adapter; Logitech doesn't list one in the Orb's box.
Decide whether you want a mute button and gain wheel on the mic.
Check you have a USB-A port, or add a USB adapter that carries data.
Measure the desk space, or check the arm and its 1/4-20 fitting.
Pick the mic in Windows or macOS, then in Discord, and test mute before adding G HUB effects.
The Yeti GX is a dynamic mic with a supercardioid pattern; the Yeti Orb is a condenser with a cardioid pattern. That tells you how each is built, not which one will pick up less of your keyboard, fan, speakers or room echo at the distance and gain you use.
We haven't run listening tests on either mic. Choose by the controls, mounting and connections you need, then test it yourself in Discord and in a recording while you can still return it. Logitech doesn't list console chat for either.
Connect the GX with its USB-C-to-USB-A cable, pick it in Windows and Discord, then press the mute button and check the wheel turns solid red. Turn the wheel for gain, and press it only when you want to toggle Audio Lock. Plug your headphones into the computer: Logitech lists no headphone jack on the mic.
Connect the Orb with the cable from the box, plus a USB adapter that carries data if your Mac has no USB-A port. Pick the Orb in macOS and Discord, and mute and set the level in Discord or macOS, since Logitech lists no mute button. Plug your headphones into the Mac and leave mic playback off unless you're testing it.