ASUS Rog Rapture GT-AX11000 vs NETGEAR Nighthawk AX12 RAX120

The ASUS Rog Rapture GT-AX11000 is widely considered to be a great Wi-Fi Router at its $420 budget. The NETGEAR Nighthawk AX12 12-Stream WiFi 6 Router (RAX120), however, while also a good product at this price point, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well.

The ASUS Rog Rapture GT-AX11000 has managed to impress reviewers from some of the most highly trusted sources on the internet, including Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag. It performed great in their in-depth hands-on roundups - it was awarded the "Best Asus router for high-end users" title by Techradar and "The best Wi-Fi 6 gaming router" by Tom's Guide in their respective Wi-Fi Router roundups. That's high praise, especially when coming from such high-quality sources.

As for the NETGEAR Nighthawk AX12 12-Stream WiFi 6 Router (RAX120), it was really well-received by reviewers at PCmag, a reliable source that's known for conducting its own, high-quality, in-depth testing. It performed great in its "The Best Wi-Fi 6 Routers for 2021" roundup and was named its "Best for Busy Networks That Need Fast Throughput", which, on its own, makes it a product that warrants a closer look.

We tried doing a direct ASUS Rog Rapture GT-AX11000 vs. NETGEAR Nighthawk AX12 12-Stream WiFi 6 Router (RAX120) review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the ASUS Rog Rapture GT-AX11000 most impressed the reviewers at Techradar, who gave it a score of 9, whereas the NETGEAR Nighthawk AX12 12-Stream WiFi 6 Router (RAX120) did best in its PCmag review - it scored 7 points.

Lastly, we compared their review averages and found that the ASUS Rog Rapture GT-AX11000 did much better than the majority of its competitors, with an average review score of 8.5 out of 10, compared to the 7.4 overall average of Wi-Fi Routers in general, whereas the NETGEAR Nighthawk AX12 12-Stream WiFi 6 Router (RAX120) hasn't managed to perform quite as well, with an average rating of 7.0.