The USB adapter transmits data at a low speed of about 150 megabits per second.
The USB adapter transmits data at a low speed of about 150 megabits per second.
I receive roughly 300-350 with my laptop's built-in Wi-Fi, operating at 940 Mbps. I'm using a 5GHz connection. I have two routers—either the Netgear Nighthawk or the ASUS AC2400 RT-AC87U. The adapter link is here: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01I7QF...UTF8&psc=1 What I did: 1) turned off the built-in WiFi adapter 2) connected via the dongle, which displays 1.3Gbps when properties are checked.
You received 560 down with the official drivers, but it still feels underwhelming.
It’s unlikely this will make a difference unless you’re very far away or have significant distance between your device and the routers. 540mbps is already quite fast, and if you can’t move the laptop—which seems to be the main reason they’re needed—and switch to Ethernet, there’s little value in paying more. It’s unclear whether your routers can actually handle those speeds over Wi-Fi, though 802.11ac supports it. I’m aware there are faster and slower models, so I don’t know how that impacts performance. In short, you’re hitting a limitation somewhere—possibly your router, the adapter, or USB 3.0—and it’s not worth the extra cost. Also, Wi-Fi is generally slower than Ethernet. On my iPhone X with 802.11ac/5GHz Wi-Fi, I get around 237mbps down and 23.1mbps up, while using a wired connection via Ethernet I achieve 478.2mbps down and 21.42mbps up (the upload is a bit slower, maybe due to background apps).
There are two walls involved. It's mainly there to slow down my download speed when loading games. Of course, 250+ Mbps is already sufficient.