
In other words, get this router, and you have no more excuses.Ī bit of disclosure: I’m not a big gamer, definitely not a competitive one, at least not anymore. So, it’s safe to say, if you’re looking for any trick that can squeeze the best out of your Internet connection for gaming or want some fancy vanity to heighten the mood, the GT-AXE11000 has it all.
#INTEL POWER GADGET IA GT TRIAL#
You can find pre-configured settings for a long list of particular games.įinally, the GT-AXE11000 is the first that comes with a 90-day free trial of the Outfox gaming network that manages the server side of gaming. That’s a LAN port that automatically prioritizes any connected wired device.Īfter that, the GT-AXE11000 includes fancy NAT- and QoS-based Game sections within its web interface to prioritize game-related packets. Specifically, like the RT-AX86U‘s (or RT-AX82U‘s) case, the new router has a dedicated Gaming Port - its 2.5Gbps port. The gaming section of the Asus GT AXE11000’s interface. Asus categorizes the router’s game acceleration into three levels, including ports, packets, and servers. GT-AX11000 Asus GT-AXE11000: A feature-richer gaming routerĪt the outset, the GT-AXE11000 is a gaming router, just like its older cousin. And they indeed share almost the same hardware and differentiate only by the third band.Īsus Tri-band Gaming Routers’ hardware specifications: GT-AXE11000 vs. So I’ll pitch the two against each other in this part. Looking at the GT-AXE1100, though, you can’t help thinking of the GT-AX1100. If anything, again, it’s more similar to other dual-band routers, such as the RT-AX88U or RT-AX86U, in Wi-Fi hardware.
#INTEL POWER GADGET IA GT UPGRADE#
It’s not an upgrade or replacement of the GT-AX1100.

So, in reality, the GT-AXE11000 is a different router entirely. The goal is that 6GHz clients can connect at high speeds without ever being disrupted by radar signals. The 6GHz band aims to deliver seven more 160MHz channels that are not part of the problematic DFS spectrum. The AX11000 doubles down on 5GHz clients and has no support for 6GHz ones, whereas the AXE11000 has one band for each client type. Though each band’s specs might vary, it’s safe to say all Wi-Fi 6E routers will have at least three bands (2.4GHz + 5GHz+ 6GHz).īoth routers share the same total bandwidth, but they use them differently. We need all of them to make sure a router will work with all existing clients. The Asus GT-AXE11000 (bottom) is a slightly larger version of the GT-AX11000.Īnd here’s the interesting part: While the GT-AX11000 is a high-end Wi-Fi 6 router - it has an additional 5GHz band - the GT-AXE11000’s tri-band configuration is the norm of a Wi-Fi 6E router.įor backward compatibility, Tri-band is now a necessity. For the most part, everything else of the two remains the same. In fact, swap out one of the latter’s two 5GHz bands for a 6GHz, and you get yourself the former. There are a lot of similarities between the two. But it resembles the tri-band GT-AX1100 in terms of features (and physical size).

That said, without fully compatible 6GHz clients, the GT-AXE11000 is, for now, for the most part, a dual-band (2.4GHz + 5GHz) router. GT-AX11000: A tale of two tri-band routers

That said, let’s dive right into the Wi-Fi 6E notion. But if you think it’s “totally rad,” I’d agree, too - mostly because I’m open-minded. On top, there’s that huge programmable eye-catching Asus Aura RGB game light.įrankly, despite the cool color-changing LED, the design is quite ugly - somebody has run out of design creativity. The GT-AXE1100 is a massive squarish box with eight fat antennas - now non-removable - sticking out from the sides. This is the case with all existing Wi-Fi 6 hardware.) (No, you can not upgrade the GT-AX11000 to Wi-Fi 6E via firmware. An excellent broadcaster for mainstream clientsĪsus’s ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000: A new type of (AiMesh) tri-band entirelyĪs the name suggests, the Rapture GT-AXE11000 is the Wi-Fi 6E version of the GT-AX11000 that came out in early 2019.The 6GHz band: Fast performance, short-range.Asus GT-AXE11000: The uncharted territory of AiMesh.All core features and settings of an Asus router.Asus GT-AXE11000: A feature-richer gaming router.Asus’s ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000: A new type of (AiMesh) tri-band entirely.
