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Does Online Gaming Require Bigger Internet Bandwidth?

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Rakesh Singh

It has been known to everyone that online games require bigger bandwidth that is why gamers are discouraged to play longer periods. Would you believe that other online services required bandwidth bigger than what online gaming does?

To clear our minds from doubt, let us know how much data does an online game use. You might be surprised if you are not yet aware because popular online games like Fortnite and Minecraft uses around 100MB of data per hour per user according to what its players have experienced. Although some games may require higher bandwidth they can be just around 40MB to 150MB per hour which is pretty low.

On the other hand, other online services that we thought use lower bandwidth than games but does not include Netflix, which requires 3000MB or 3GB of data per hour to stream in HD, which is 30 times higher than online games. Another great example and is popular now that we are facing the COVID 19 pandemic is the use of ZOOM, a virtual meeting software that allows people to continue their business discussion even when in quarantine at their own homes. The virtual meeting software requires 1.8Mbps or 810MB of data per hour of 1080p HD video meeting quality. Of course, if you upload videos, this will be another usage of your internet bandwidth. Read More

 

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