Unlock 7 Gig Power: How Gamers Can Set Up for Great Play

By Harry Guinness

Fiber internet keeps leveling up. And when it comes to gaming, there’s no such thing as overkill. A 7 Gig connection has all the bandwidth any gamer could ever need—plus the rock-solid reliability of fiber. If you love to game, here’s why you should consider a 7 Gig fiber connection.

What is 7 Gig fiber?

7 Gig fiber is a superfast fiber optic broadband service. Because fiber connections are symmetrical, it means you get approximately 7 Gbps download speed and 7 Gbps upload speed. That’s roughly 28 times the download speeds and 200 times the upload speeds of the average home internet connection in the U.S. (about 243 Mbps down and about 35 Mbps up, as of July 2024).

If you’re looking to game faster, at Frontier we’ve pushed speeds all the way to 7 Gig.

Frontier Fiber 7 Gig delivers unstoppable speed, our most popular extras and Wi-Fi 7, all in one premium package. When you sign up, we’ll make sure you have the right router that will get you to ultra-gaming performance with low latency, a good ping rate and superior bandwidth. Find Frontier 7 Gig here.

Does 7 Gig give the best internet speed for online gaming?

There’s no one magic internet speed for gaming. If the only thing connected to your internet is a game console or gaming PC, you won’t need a huge amount of bandwidth. But that’s an incredibly unrealistic situation—just think of all the laptops, smart phones, smart TVs, smart home devices and more that you likely have connected to your internet right now.

Some things like cloud gaming also require a faster connection. For example, Sony recommends a minimum internet speed of 15 Mbps to stream its games in high resolution, while Nvidia requires a minimum speed of 45 Mbps to stream games from GeForce NOW at the highest quality.

And that’s before we even look at gaming-adjacent activities like livestreaming or creating gaming videos for YouTube and other platforms. In either case, a much faster connection is going to offer serious benefits.

With a 7 Gig connection, you know that you’ll be able to game with ultrafast internet speeds no matter what.

Why is high-speed fiber internet good for gaming?

A 7 Gig connection is built for gaming success for important reasons: It’s fast enough that you’ll always have enough bandwidth, and fiber is incredibly stable with lower latency and less lag than other connections. Let’s explore:

1. First, the bandwidth. Whether you’re playing “Fortnite” online or streaming the latest “Assassin’s Creed” game on GeForce NOW, your bandwidth needs will only be a small chunk of your overall connection. If other people in the house are working from home, downloading large files, streaming movies and TV shows or even playing their own games, it won’t affect your ability to play.
2. Second, fiber offers an incredibly stable and reliable connection, which also has less latency than other kinds of connections. This means you are less likely to encounter game-killing connection drops or lag when you play online.
3. Finally, a high-speed fiber connection is great even when you’re not gaming. You can quickly download games and console updates, so you can get started without having to wait around—or you can even do something completely unrelated to gaming. Like stream movies or work!

Tips to optimize your 7 Gig connection for gaming

A 7 Gig connection has a lot of bandwidth, so you need to do a few things to ensure that you’re getting the high speeds it can really deliver:

• Connect your gaming PCs and game consoles to your router over Ethernet. In almost all situations, this will get you the fastest connection with the least latency. The latest PlayStation and Xbox consoles have Gigabit Ethernet ports, so they support speeds up to 1 Gbps. With a gaming PC, you can get a 10 Gig port and really max out your connection.
• To have casual gaming sessions wherever in your home you want to play, make sure to place your Wi-Fi router as centrally as possible and away from sources of interference. You could also consider a mesh system to guarantee fast Wi-Fi speeds with no dead spots.
• When you’re upgrading your devices, make sure they support high-speed Ethernet connections and Wi-Fi 7. Your connection is only going to get faster, so it’s worth future-proofing things now.

For more, check out our guide to making the most of a high-speed fiber optic broadband connection. Then get ready to maximize your stats with 7 Gig gaming success!

Experience a future of wins with Frontier Fiber

When you’re uploading and downloading to play, give yourself the fiber advantage. Frontier Fiber was rated #1 internet service provider for online gaming in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. Frontier Fiber is available in select areas—check here to see when it’s available at your address.

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