There was another report of the RT3200 shaping at 1Gbit rates. But I have seen other users complain they can only get about 500Mbit/s with this device.
So what rate can this device shape up to I wonder?
Guyz, i have a Totolink A8000RU, with the same MT7622. i use the OpenWRT snapshot for this device, without anything special installed, only Hw offloading, and it handles my 1Gbit Fiber line finger in the nose, Cpu load is around 1.5% during the speed test.
I don't have anyone to call but I can stream a 4k movie, if that'll work?
My line is maxing out at 1gbps, PS5 downloads are getting downloaded very quick.
I'll play more tomorrow, going to sleep soon.
But for now, it seems SW/HW offloading really does work well. I haven't tried with SQM yet. (I did before but didn't have SW/HW on then)
that's what i keep saying since the begining of this thread, you don't need anything else.
SQM is not recommended with Offloading. So you have to choose, you can't use both together.
Watching a movie, or youtube is not a valid test. All players prebuffer data in advance to avoid jitter, so it is not real-time and, in the end, it will get the bandwidth share it needs. But that won't test the worst case.
Another test you can do is play online games in GeForce Now, XBOX gamepass, stadia, etc. If you notice excessive lag between your input and the movement on screen then you can detect the effects of the bandwidth saturation.
In any case, a skype/Meets/Teams/Zoom/Whatsapp/Facetime video call is the fastest and easiest way.
With SW/HW offloading you get all the BW, but no prioritization. Latency under load should go beyond 100ms, and that is not acceptable for real-time communications or online gaming.