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ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 vs TP-Link Archer BE900

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

The short answer

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.3 vs 4.1). The gap is mostly about Value-focused gamers who want ASUS's full gaming-software suite and strong range without paying for Wi-Fi 7 they cannot yet use. — read the strengths below before deciding.

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ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000

4.3

$599.99as of Jun 7

The GT-AX11000 is the value veteran: a proven tri-band Wi-Fi 6 gaming router with ASUS's full ROG software suite at a fraction of the Wi-Fi 7 flagships' price. 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, but for value it is the standout.

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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Ranked #5 in Best Gaming Routers

TP-Link Archer BE900

4.1

$699.99as of Jun 7

The Archer BE900 is the polarizing maximalist: a quad-band BE24000 Wi-Fi 7 router with dual 10Gbps ports and a striking dual-screen design that RTINGS rates as the best gaming router it has tested. But it splits opinion — Dong Knows Tech cautioned the early firmware felt 'more of a beta Wi-Fi 7 product than the BE800,' and owners give it a mixed 3.7/5. The headline specs are the highest here, but the sibling BE800 is often the safer buy.

Strengths

— Quad-band BE24000 Wi-Fi 7 with the highest rated aggregate speed here
— Dual 10Gbps ports plus four 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports
— Striking dual-screen design with a customizable LED display

Watch-outs

— Reviewers caution early firmware felt like a beta Wi-Fi 7 experience
— Mixed owner reception (3.7/5 at Best Buy)
— Expensive, with quad-band benefits hard to realize today

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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.

TP-Link Archer BE900

The maximalist sibling to the TP-Link Archer BE800, adding a quad-band BE24000 design and a dual-screen front, but reviewers consider the BE800 the safer, better-value buy. Its dual 10Gbps ports match the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro on the wired front, though it lacks the deep ASUS ROG gaming software, and it sits a generation ahead of the Wi-Fi 6 ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000	TP-Link Archer BE900
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (AX11000), tri-band	Wi-Fi 7 (BE24000), quad-band
Wired	1x 2.5GbE + 4x Gigabit LAN	2x 10Gbps + 4x 2.5GbE LAN
Gaming Software	Adaptive QoS, Open NAT, game acceleration	—
CPU	Quad-core 1.8GHz	—
Antennas	8 external	12 internal
Mesh	AiMesh support	EasyMesh support
Security	AiProtection Pro (lifetime)	HomeShield
USB	2x USB 3.1	USB 3.0
Display	—	Dual customizable LED screens
Coverage	—	Whole-home quad-band

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