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Vantrel NX-8981 Prime 10GbE RJ45 PCIe Network Card

Network Cards · Vantrel · SKU NX8981-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,340 (Network Cards scale)
Category rank#23,530
Street price$289
Power9 W
Performance per dollar15.02
Released2019

Specifications

BrandVantrel
ModelVantrel NX-8981 Prime
Speed10GbE (10G)
Ports1× RJ45
Host interfacePCIe 3.0 x4
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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