I tested the Intel BE200 and the Qualcomm NCM865 using the EnGenius ECW536 and these are the results that I got.
Does Wi-Fi 7 have the same restrictions on AP mode for these cards as wifi 6e?
Which is the best WiFi 7 adapter: Intel vs Qualcomm
Submitted 6 months ago by SamB@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhzwFmKdWEM
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Cort@lemmy.world 6 months ago
barsquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I, too, would like to know this.
Cort@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I would love confirmation but I’m assuming they are also restricted due to 6ghz license holders
witty_username@feddit.nl 6 months ago
In a nutshell
Qualcomm: better support for amd, no support for linux
Intel: support for linux
Other that that it is too early to tell because drivers continue to be developed and it’s still early days for wifi 7
baru@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Intel usually has two type of WiFi adapters. One tries on things in their CPUs, the other one doesn’t. So it a bit strange that this video finds it surprising that there’s a version tied to Intel CPUs. I’d always get the one that doesn’t need an Intel CPU. This as it’ll impact your CPU less, Intel or not.
SamB@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Can you please provide a link to the Intel WiFi 7 adapter that does work with AMD systems? I would really like to test it asap.
neclimdul@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Some of us remember win modems and their ability to kill your computer by tying your network performance to your CPU usage. Good times…
Dremor@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Intel wifi 7 chip currently do not work with an AMD CPU on Linux. Qualcomm does work with a manual blob pull, but drop under load.
SamB@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Some Qualcomm adapters do work with Linux, those that were available last year. The MSI does not seem to work with anything else than Windows 11 at the moment.