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Vantrel NX-8196 Plus 2.5GbE RJ45 PCIe Network Card

Network Cards · Vantrel · SKU NX8196-PLUS · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index3,012 (Network Cards scale)
Category rank#18,140
Street price$119
Power3 W
Performance per dollar25.31
Released2025

Specifications

BrandVantrel
ModelVantrel NX-8196 Plus
Speed2.5GbE (2.5G/1G/100M)
Ports1× RJ45
Host interfacePCIe 3.0 x1
CablingCat5e or better (100 m)
StandardIEEE 802.3bz (2.5G/5GBASE-T)
Jumbo framesUp to 9 KB
OffloadsTSO, checksum offload
Wake-on-LANYes
VLANIEEE 802.1Q
OS supportWindows 11, Linux, FreeBSD

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