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Vantrel NX-8972 XT Dual-Port 10GbE RJ45 PCIe Network Card

Network Cards · Vantrel · SKU NX8972-XT · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index3,507 (Network Cards scale)
Category rank#30,025
Street price$209
Power13 W
Performance per dollar16.78
Released2020

Specifications

BrandVantrel
ModelVantrel NX-8972 XT
Speed10GbE (10G)
Ports2× RJ45
Host interfacePCIe 3.0 x8
CablingCat6a (100 m) / Cat6 (up to 55 m)
StandardIEEE 802.3an (10GBASE-T)
Jumbo framesUp to 9 KB
OffloadsTSO, LRO, RSS, SR-IOV
Wake-on-LANYes
VLANIEEE 802.1Q
OS supportWindows 11, Linux, FreeBSD

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