Internet Speed for Gaming

What network characteristics matter most for online gaming.

Online games often use much less bandwidth than video streaming. The experience depends more on latency, jitter and loss than on extremely high download speed.

Priorities

Aim for a stable connection, low latency to the game region, low jitter and minimal loss.

Uploads matter

Cloud backups or large uploads can create queueing and increase latency even when download bandwidth looks healthy.

Use the verdict carefully

The app's gaming verdict is a practical browser estimate, not a guarantee of performance to a specific game server.

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