{"id":9863,"date":"2026-11-03T05:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9863"},"modified":"2026-11-03T05:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:09:34","slug":"asus-rog-rapture-gt-bn98-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9863","title":{"rendered":"Asus ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Pro Review: Welcome to Wi-Fi 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There are advantages to all this real estate. The advanced thermal design, with multiple heatsinks and channels for airflow, allows the router to operate at top performance reliably over the long term without a noisy fan. It remained silent and cool to the touch throughout my month of testing. There\u2019s also space for a generous array of ports, including a 10Gbps WAN\/LAN, a 10 Gbps LAN, four 2.5Gbps (one WAN\/LAN), one 1Gbps LAN, a USB 3.2 Gen1, and a USB 2.0 port. You can even use link aggregation on the two 10 Gbps ports (y\u2019know, just in case you need a 20 Gbps conduit).<\/p>\n<p><native-ad position=\"sponsor-product\" shoulddisplaylabel=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Inside, you\u2019ll find Broadcom\u2019s BCM 6718 Wi-Fi chip, featuring a 2.6GHz quad-core processor, 256 MB of Flash memory, and 2 GB of DDR4 RAM. This is a quad-band router, so you have the usual 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, alongside two 6 GHz bands. I don\u2019t want to drown you in spec soup here, but these are all 4 x 4 with OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access), 4096-QAM, and maximum-width channels, so we\u2019re talking theoretical top speeds of 1.3 Gbps for the 2.4 GHz band, 5.6 Gbps for the 5 GHz band, and 11.5 Gbps for each of the 6 GHz bands. If you need explanations of the jargon and why each of these specs matter, you\u2019ll find them in my detailed guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/how-to-buy-a-router\/\" class=\"text link\">how to buy a router<\/a>. Just know that this router is at the top of the game.<\/p>\n<h2>Further and Faster<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, you never get maximum speeds in real life, but the speed of the Asus ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Pro does not disappoint. You can reasonably expect up to 3 Gbps in the same room, around 1 Gbps through a wall, and I was still able to pull 350 Mbps at the bottom of my thick-walled old home\u2019s garden. Comparing my upgrade pick of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/gallery\/best-wifi-routers\/\" class=\"text link\">best Wi-Fi routers<\/a>, the tri-band Wi-Fi 7 Asus RT-BE96U, the GT-BN98 Pro proved slightly faster at all distances and longer-range across the board on every band. It also has an extra 6 GHz band, perfect for wireless backhaul if you want to use AiMesh (Asus\u2019s mesh networking functionality) to create a mesh with another Asus router.<\/p>\n<p>Multi-Link Operation (MLO), enabling you to connect devices on multiple bands simultaneously, seems to be maturing since its buggy debut with Wi-Fi 7. It enabled close-range speeds close to 5 Gbps in my tests, but that&#8217;s using a second Asus ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Pro as a client (most Wi-Fi 8 devices, when they arrive, won&#8217;t manage that).<\/p>\n<p>Bear in mind that I can\u2019t test the Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) support yet, which cross-checks with licensed services in the area so your router can boost power for increased range and coverage on the 6 GHz band. It is available in the US and will be in the UK soon, but not every country allows it, and your mileage will vary depending on your local licensees.<\/p>\n<p><native-ad position=\"in-content\" shoulddisplaylabel=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Wi-Fi 8 isn\u2019t primarily about higher speeds. It aims to improve stability and reliability with a raft of features that compensate for local interference and reduce latency for important tasks like gaming. The Asus ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Pro boasts adaptive Quality of Experience and device optimization, automatically recognizing gaming devices and streams and giving them priority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/review\/asus-rog-rapture-gt-bn98-pro\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are advantages to all this real estate. 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