How does one get a wifi adapter to be close to 1300 Mbps?

psd99 · Thursday at 20:51

Hi I have a USB dongle that only has the following speed attached to USB3.0:

ive never seen speeds faster than 700-800 and I have full bars on the wifi, the driver is up to date - is there anything else I can do to get a better speed?

Otherwise I will need to run a cable!

psd99 · Thursday at 20:51

psd99 · Thursday at 20:52

the wifi channel has also been changed btw - I think the settings on the rotuer itself look ok but no harm in double checking again
be good to know if anyone has an answer on this to improve the speeds.

psd99 · 2025-01-04T11:21:24+0000

Any ideas?

Is it even possible to get 1300mbps? Or is that just theoretical?

psd99 · 2025-01-04T11:21:41+0000

Would a wired NIC be quicker?

aaronyuri · 2025-01-04T15:33:43+0000

802.11ac has a theoretical maximum of 1300, yes. But what's theoretically possible is never achieved outside of a lab environment with perfect conditions. It's never going to happen in your house, unfortunately.

Wired is the way to go for maximum throughput with minimal latency and packet loss. No wireless option available beats a real cable.

Armageus · 2025-01-04T16:18:16+0000

1300 is a marketing number generated by adding the maximum 2.4ghz and 5ghz speeds together.

In all likelihood the most you could expect from 5ghz is 866Mbps.

psd99 · 2025-01-04T21:48:00+0000

Ah ok well im fairly close to that

I suppose i will run a cable or two when i can
Just need to get my sds out and find some decent cable clips