ASUS RT-AX50 Go vs FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS

Key differences

The FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS has 5,599 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the ASUS RT-AX50 Go (7100 Mbit/s vs 1501 Mbit/s). The FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the ASUS RT-AX50 Go (4 vs 1). The FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS has 121 mm more depth than the ASUS RT-AX50 Go (191 mm vs 70 mm). Only the ASUS RT-AX50 Go has 3G/4G USB modem compatibility. WAN connection type: RJ-45, WISP on the ASUS RT-AX50 Go, GPON on the FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS.

• 3G/4G USB modem compatibility
  • RT-AX50 Go:Yes
  • Box 5690 XGS:No
• WAN connection type
  • RT-AX50 Go:RJ-45, WISP
  • Box 5690 XGS:GPON
• Top Wi-Fi standard
  • RT-AX50 Go:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
  • Box 5690 XGS:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
• WLAN data transfer rate (max)
  • RT-AX50 Go:1501 Mbit/s
  • Box 5690 XGS:7100 Mbit/s
• Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
  • RT-AX50 Go:1
  • Box 5690 XGS:4
• Security algorithms
  • RT-AX50 Go:WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal
  • Box 5690 XGS:WPA2, WPA3, WPS
• Product type
  • RT-AX50 Go:Portable router
  • Box 5690 XGS:Tabletop router
• Product colour
  • RT-AX50 Go:White
  • Box 5690 XGS:Red, White