Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro vs TP-Link Deco BE95

Buy the Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro if you want one powerful quad-band gaming router with dual 10G ports, ROG Game Boost and a 3-year warranty. Buy the TP-Link Deco BE95 if you want a quad-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh system that spreads 33 Gbps of capacity and a Matter controller across a large home.

Both are quad-band Wi-Fi 7 with two 6 GHz radios and multi-gig ports, but the Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro is a single gaming router with a command line and multi-WAN failover, while the TP-Link Deco BE95 is a scalable mesh system that also acts as a Matter controller.

On paper the TP-Link Deco BE95 carries a slightly higher 33 Gbps combined rating versus 30 Gbps for the Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro, but the Asus focuses that throughput in one unit, while the Deco spreads its capacity across mesh nodes for coverage.

Only the TP-Link Deco BE95 acts as a Matter controller, so it can commission and manage Matter smart-home devices directly. The Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro does not include Matter controller or Thread border router functionality.

Serious gamers and power users who want maximum quad-band Wi-Fi 7 speed from a single router, dual 10G ports, WireGuard VPN, a command line and a 3-year warranty should buy the Asus ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro.

Large or multi-story households that need to erase dead zones should buy the TP-Link Deco BE95, a quad-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh with 10G and 2.5G ports on each node, a Matter controller and simple app setup.