What just happened? Asus' ROG Rapture serial of routers are known for their raw power, aggressive looks, and ofttimes wallet-destroying price. The ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 it just unveiled at CES is no exception, only so information technology is the "world's get-go quad-ring Wi-Fi 6E gaming router."

As noted past The Verge, Asus' argument is true to an extent; the GT-AXE16000 isn't the world's first quad-band WiFi 6E router—Netgear introduced a quad-band Orbi mesh router system last twelvemonth—but it is the commencement one designed specifically with gamers in mind.

The Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 broadcasts a total of 4 wireless bands: 1 2.4GHz, two 5GHz, and the new 6GHz. The 5GHz and 6GHz bands offering upwards to 4.8Gbps throughput, while the two.4GHz tops out at 1,148Mbps. Those are all theoretical maximum speeds that yous're not going to see, of form, but it still shows just what this router is capable of.

Owners volition also be able to use the 5GHz or 6GHz bands as a backhaul when setting upwardly a home mesh networking with other uniform Asus AiMesh routers, leaving the other bands free for device connections.

At that place are plenty of options for those going wired. The Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 features 2 10Gbps RJ45 Ethernet LAN ports for lightning-fast network connections and a 2.5Gbps WAN port to make the most of any speedy ISPs. It also comes with four 1Gbps LAN ports, a USB 3.two gen 1 port, USB 2.0 input, and is powered past a 2.0GHz quad-cadre 64-bit CPU alongside 1GB of DDR4 RAM.

Being a quad-ring Wi-Fi 6E router means paying a premium, $649 in the example of the GT-AXE16000, which arrives in the beginning quarter of this year. It's still cheaper than Netgear'south $1,500 Orbi organisation, though that model does come with three mesh routers.

For those who want a cheaper Wi-Fi 6 router, Asus as well showed off the ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 Pro (in a higher place), a refreshed version of the Wi-Fi half dozen GT-AX11000. It's very similar to the GT-AXE16000, featuring the same quad-core, 64-flake, 2GHz CPU, merely is missing the 6GHz band. It volition toll $399 when it launches in Q2 2022.