This card needs to reach a speed of Intel AC 7260.
This card needs to reach a speed of Intel AC 7260.
I switched to this wireless card on an older laptop, and it was visible as far as I could see due to the PCIe interface rather than the M.2 connectors. I had high hopes for better performance, but I’m stuck at around 70Mb, while the previous card handled up to 60Mb without 802.11ac. Is this typical?
It can theoretically reach up to 867 Mbps using 802.11ac. However, real-world Wi-Fi speed is influenced by many elements such as the number of connected antennas (single antenna limits performance to around 433 Mbps), the number of devices on the network and their data rates, the type of transfers being made, and the strength of the actual connection. Most reported speeds are just a snapshot from the beacon frame, not the full picture.