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Network Cards with Realtek Controllers

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14 network cards with Realtek controllers from StarTech.com, BrosTrend, Wavlink and more. Most cost $8 to $58, and half cost less than $14.

Acer

1 Speed, USB, RJ45, Realtek

+Gigabit 1Gbps Ethernet speed
+RJ45 port for standard Ethernet cables
+Plug and play setup
$11.99-14%List: $13.99
as of 11/04/2026 11:05 PST - Details
10Gtek

1 Speed, PCIe, RJ45, Realtek

−1 speed: 74 of the 90 here have a higher speed
$12.96-10%Was: $14.40
as of 11/04/2026 03:07 PST - Details
Untering

1 Speed, USB, Realtek

+Gigabit speed of 1 Gbps over a USB 3.0 connection
+Realtek chip, a widely used networking chipset
+Portable USB design works on laptops and desktops
−Requires a free USB port for connection
$7.99
as of 11/04/2026 06:05 PST - Details
KnjcsvhghSpec score 7.6

1 Speed, 2 Ports, PCIe, Realtek

+Two Gigabit ports for two network connections
+PCIe x1 slot fits standard expansion slots
+Realtek chip for Gigabit Ethernet
$66.06
as of 11/04/2026 09:09 PST - Details
OLurkthuSpec score 7.6

1 Speed, 2 Ports, PCIe, RJ45

+Two RJ45 gigabit ports on one card
+PCIe x1 slot fits many motherboards
+Realtek RTL8111 chipset listed
$15.47
as of 11/04/2026 03:08 PST - Details
StarTech.com

1 Speed, USB, RJ45, Realtek

−1 speed: 74 of the 90 here have a higher speed
$30.08-5%List: $31.76
as of 11/04/2026 10:05 PST - Details
Sunshot

1 Speed, USB, RJ45, Realtek

+Connects wired Ethernet through a USB-C port
+Gigabit 1Gbps speed over RJ45 connection
+Realtek chip for wired networking
$13.52-5%Was: $14.24
as of 11/04/2026 02:10 PST - Details
Uni

1 Speed, USB, RJ45, Realtek

+Connects through a USB 3.0 port
+Gigabit 1000Mbps wired network speed
+Realtek network chip
$15.19-5%List: $15.99
as of 11/04/2026 02:10 PST - Details
CableCreation

1 Speed, USB, RJ45, Realtek

+10 foot cable gives extra placement flexibility
+USB connection works with computers lacking built-in Ethernet
+Realtek chip listed for driver compatibility
−Cable adds bulk compared with compact dongle adapters
$21.99
as of 11/04/2026 11:06 PST - Details
Untering

1 Speed, PCIe, RJ45, Realtek

+Gigabit speed of 1 Gbps for fast wired networking
+Internal PCIe slot keeps the desktop connection clean
+Realtek chip, a widely used networking chipset
−Requires an open PCIe slot inside the desktop
$5.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:07 PST - Details
Generic

1 Speed, USB, RJ45, Realtek

+Gigabit speed of 1 Gbps for fast wired connections
+Realtek chipset for a known networking chip
+Connects to a standard RJ45 Ethernet cable
−Requires a free USB-C port on the device
$58.99
as of 11/04/2026 11:07 PST - Details
Glaeptio

1 Speed, USB, RJ45, Realtek

+Gigabit Ethernet speed over a USB-C connection
+Realtek RTL8153E chip
+Plug and play setup
$9.15
as of 11/04/2026 02:10 PST - Details
Oreilet

1 Speed, USB, RJ45, Realtek

+Gigabit 1000 Mbps wired network speed
+USB-C connection works with laptops
+Plug and play setup
$12.85
as of 11/04/2026 11:07 PST - Details

Compare specs

network cardSpeedInterfacePort typeControllerSpec scorePrice
1USBRJ45Realtekn/a$11.99
as of 11/04/2026 11:05 PST - Details
1PCIeRJ45Realtekn/a$12.96
as of 11/04/2026 03:07 PST - Details
1USBRealtekn/a$7.99
as of 11/04/2026 06:05 PST - Details
1PCIeRealtek7.6$66.06
as of 11/04/2026 09:09 PST - Details
1PCIeRJ45Realtek7.6$15.47
as of 11/04/2026 03:08 PST - Details
1USBRJ45Realtekn/a$30.08
as of 11/04/2026 10:05 PST - Details
1USBRJ45Realtekn/a$13.52
as of 11/04/2026 02:10 PST - Details
1USBRJ45Realtekn/a$15.19
as of 11/04/2026 02:10 PST - Details
1USBRJ45Realtekn/a$21.99
as of 11/04/2026 11:06 PST - Details
1PCIeRJ45Realtekn/a$5.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:07 PST - Details

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