ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces Immediate Availability of Rapture GT-AC2900

TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 13, 2019 — ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the immediate availability of Rapture GT-AC2900, an 802.11ac Wi-Fi gaming router designed to meet the distinct needs of PC, console and mobile gamers. ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 comes with multiple features, including triple-level game acceleration, that give PC gamers full control over their network, from their PC to the game server, to reduce ping times and deliver low-latency gameplay. It is also recommended by NVIDIA for use with GeForce NOW to provide the best cloud-gaming experience.

For mobile gamers, ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 supports exclusive AiMesh technology for seamless, whole-home Wi-Fi coverage to ensure fast and smooth gameplay anywhere and also features MU-MIMO technology that provides a great online gaming experience for everyone in multi-gamer households.

Featuring bold new ROG styling with a unique "slash-cut" design and Aura RGB lighting that provides a colorful accent and also provides a convenient indicator of Game Boost, GeForce NOW and DFS channel status, ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 makes a welcome addition to any gaming setup.

Triple-level game acceleration and NVIDIA GeForce NOW recommended

ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 has a wealth of gaming-focused features aimed to provide the best PC gaming experiences and give gamers full control over their network. Triple-level game acceleration prioritizes gaming packets from the gaming device to the game server. The first step of triple-level game acceleration is a dedicated gaming port on ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 that gives priority on the network to any device that plugs into it.

The second level of triple-level gaming acceleration, Game Boost, is adaptive QoS for gaming that prioritizes gaming packets within the local network, ensuring smooth gaming performance even if other network users are streaming video or performing other high-bandwidth activities.

The third step of triple-level gaming acceleration is built-in support for wtfast^®, a service that optimizes connections to ensure the shortest path to game servers around the world. When using all three steps — the dedicated gaming port, Game Boost and wtfast — of triple-level game acceleration, ROG Rapture GT-AC2900 provides up to 75% lower ping times for dram