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GIGABYTE GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s vs NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s has 482 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the GIGABYTE GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s (2882 Mbit/s vs 2400 Mbit/s). Only the GIGABYTE GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s has internal. Host interface: PCI Express on the GIGABYTE GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s, USB on the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s. Interface: WLAN / Bluetooth on the GIGABYTE GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s, WLAN on the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) on the GIGABYTE GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s.

Host interface
- GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s:PCI Express
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:USB
Interface
- GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s:WLAN / Bluetooth
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s:2400 Mbit/s
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:2882 Mbit/s
Top Wi-Fi standard
- GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s:Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Internal
- GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s:Yes
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:No

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Comparison of GC-WFAX210, A8500
23 specifications	A GIGABYTE GC-WFAX210 network card Internal WLAN / Bluetooth 2400 Mbit/s Model GC-WFAX210 View product	B NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s Model A8500 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN / Bluetooth	WLAN
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	2400 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11ax	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	5.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	688,2882 Mbit/s
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
AntennaKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 11
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	93 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31.4 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 g

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