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ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 vs ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.2 vs 4.4). The gap is mostly about Hardcore gamers building a maxed-out Wi-Fi 7 network who want the fastest throughput and the deepest gaming software, and can absorb the premium price. — read the strengths below before deciding.

Ranked #3 in Best Gaming Routers

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000

4.2

3 sources1 derived$629.99as of Aug 1

The GT-AX11000 is the value veteran: a proven tri-band Wi-Fi 6 gaming router carrying ASUS's full ROG software suite at a fraction of what the Wi-Fi 7 flagships cost. HotHardware called it 'the all-around fastest router' it had tested at launch, TechRadar praised its 'leading-edge wifi performance for hard-core gamers,' and owners rate it 4.4/5 across hundreds of Best Buy reviews. It is Wi-Fi 6 rather than 7. On value, nothing else here comes close.

Strengths

— Excellent value: flagship-grade Wi-Fi 6 gaming features at a far lower price
— Tri-band Wi-Fi 6 with strong range for filling a large house
— Deep ROG gaming software: adaptive QoS, Open NAT, game acceleration

Watch-outs

— Wi-Fi 6, not Wi-Fi 7, so it lacks the newest standard's peak speed
— Bulky, antenna-heavy design takes up space
— Only five Ethernet ports and a single 2.5G port

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Higher ratedRanked #1 in Best Gaming Routers

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro

4.4

2 sources$679.99as of Aug 1

The GT-BE98 Pro is ASUS's no-compromise flagship: quad-band Wi-Fi 7, two 10GbE ports, a quad-core processor and eight external antennas, wrapped in the deepest gaming software anyone ships. Tom's Hardware scored it 4.25 out of 5 for fast, consistent 6GHz performance and a wall of LAN ports, and Dong Ngo of DongKnows went to 4.3 out of 5. It is the most expensive router here, 6GHz range is short, and none of it is reachable without Wi-Fi 7 clients.

Strengths

— Quad-band Wi-Fi 7 with eight external antennas and a quad-core processor
— Two 10GbE ports plus multiple 2.5GbE LAN ports
— Dedicated game port that prioritises wired console or PC traffic automatically

Watch-outs

— At $679.99 it is the most expensive router in this ranking
— 6GHz range is short, so the fastest band is effectively same-room
— Large chassis with eight protruding antennas needs real shelf space

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Derived means the reviewer published no score, so one was inferred from their written verdict. Everything else is a number the publisher printed. How we rank.

How they stack up

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000

The value pick of the group: it offers the same deep ROG gaming software as the flagship ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro at a fraction of the price, trading Wi-Fi 7 for proven Wi-Fi 6. It cannot match the Wi-Fi 7 throughput of the TP-Link Archer BE800, Netgear Nighthawk RS700S or TP-Link Archer BE900, but for gamers without Wi-Fi 7 devices it delivers the best value here.

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro

The top-tier pick, beating the TP-Link Archer BE800, Netgear Nighthawk RS700S and TP-Link Archer BE900 on raw 6GHz throughput and gaming-specific software, with dual 10GbE versus the single 10GbE on most rivals. It is far pricier and more powerful than the older Wi-Fi 6 ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000, which remains the value alternative below it.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000	ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (AX11000), tri-band	Wi-Fi 7 (BE), quad-band
Wired	1x 2.5GbE + 4x Gigabit LAN	2x 10GbE + multiple 2.5GbE LAN
Gaming Software	Adaptive QoS, Open NAT, game acceleration	Open NAT, game acceleration, mobile game mode
CPU	Quad-core 1.8GHz	Quad-core processor
Antennas	8 external	8 external
Mesh	AiMesh support	AiMesh support
Security	AiProtection Pro (lifetime)	AiProtection Pro (lifetime)
USB	2x USB 3.1	—
Gaming Port	—	Dedicated game port with auto prioritization

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