Summary
ASUS says its quad-band ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Wi-Fi 8 gaming router is now shipping. The company lists adaptive bandwidth management, network-interference monitoring and two 10G plus four 2.5G ports among its features.
ASUS announced on October 6, 2026, that its quad-band ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Wi-Fi 8 gaming router is shipping. The company lists bandwidth of up to 25,000 Mbps and describes the router as designed to improve connection reliability, mid-to-long-range performance and coverage for connected devices. Its other features include automatic traffic management, interference monitoring and high-speed wired ports.
A focus on managing busy networks
ASUS presents the GT-BN98 as a router for homes with simultaneous gaming, streaming and smart-home traffic, with a focus on steadier performance rather than peak speed alone. The company says Wi-Fi 8 technologies in the router are intended to improve consistency as signal conditions vary, including over longer distances and when multiple devices are connected.
One of its traffic features is Adaptive Quality of Experience, or Adaptive QoE. ASUS says it adjusts bandwidth allocation in response to network conditions and the demands of different applications. The company contrasts this with fixed Quality of Service rules: instead of relying only on preset priorities, the router is described as continually adjusting how network resources are assigned. ASUS says the aim is to keep gaming responsive while other devices stream or download.
The router also includes WiFi Insight in its web interface. ASUS says the feature scans Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi interference across all bands, displays network-health reports, supports real-time channel switching and tracks events over 24 hours. That information is intended to help identify interference and guide changes to the network.
Routing and wired connections
For gaming traffic, GTNet analyses network conditions and routes traffic through what ASUS describes as the most reliable path to game servers, prioritising latency over the shortest route. ASUS says this can reduce latency and lag spikes. GTNet is identified in the release as a third-party service integrated into the router’s web interface.
For wired devices, the GT-BN98 has two 10G ports and four 2.5G ports. ASUS says this arrangement supports high-speed wired connections and different network configurations. The release also lists AiProtection features across ASUS routers, including ad and tracker blocking, malicious-site filtering and blocking for infected devices.
ASUS’s shipping announcement describes the product’s design goals and features; it does not provide a price or specify shipping markets. The performance figures and expected benefits are the company’s stated specifications and claims.