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9 network cards under $150 from Intel, TP-Link, 10Gtek and more. Most cost $66 to $109, and half cost less than $79.

FebSmartSpec score 8.8

25 Speed, 2 Ports, PCIe, SFP28

+Two 25 Gbps SFP28 optical ports
+PCIe x8 interface for high bandwidth
+SR-IOV support for virtualization
−Requires a PCIe x8 slot
$75.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:08 PST - Details
GlotrendsSpec score 9.0

25 Speed, PCIe, SFP28, Broadcom

+Two 25 gigabit SFP28 ports
+Broadcom BCM57414 chip
+Supports RDMA RoCE
$115.00
as of 11/04/2026 03:07 PST - Details
VogzoneSpec score 8.6

25 Speed, 1 Ports, M.2, SFP28

+25 speed: only 1 of 99 here have a higher speed
+SR-IOV: only 13 of 146 here have one
−1 ports: 41 of the 55 here have more ports
$84.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:07 PST - Details
VogzoneSpec score 8.6

25 Speed, 1 Ports, PCIe, SFP28

+25 speed: only 1 of 99 here have a higher speed
+SR-IOV: only 13 of 146 here have one
−1 ports: 41 of the 55 here have more ports
$64.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:08 PST - Details
FebSmartSpec score 8.8

25 Speed, 2 Ports, PCIe, SFP28

+Two 25 Gbps SFP28 optical ports
+PCIe x8 interface for high bandwidth
+SR-IOV support for virtualization
−Requires a PCIe x8 slot
$78.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:08 PST - Details
LemspumSpec score 8.0

25 Speed, 2 Ports, PCIe, SFP28

+25 Gbps speed for demanding network workloads
+Dual SFP28 ports for two high-speed connections
+Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx chipset
−Requires a PCIe slot in the host system
$65.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
MellanoxSpec score 8.0

25 Speed, 2 Ports, PCIe, SFP28

+Dual SFP28 ports for two 25 Gbps connections
+PCIe 3.0 x8 interface for high-bandwidth slots
+Mellanox chip for 25 Gbps Ethernet connections
−Tall bracket may not fit low-profile cases
$109.00
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
LR-LINKSpec score 8.8

25 Speed, 2 Ports, PCIe, SFP28

+25 Gbps speed for high-bandwidth networking
+Two SFP28 ports for fiber or copper links
+PCIe 3.0 x8 interface for server slots
$78.90
as of 11/04/2026 03:07 PST - Details
EuqvosSpec score 8.8

25 Speed, 2 Ports, PCIe, SFP28

+Delivers 25Gb Ethernet speeds
+Two SFP28 ports for dual connections
+Uses a PCIe 3.0 x8 interface
$89.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:07 PST - Details

Compare specs

network cardSpeedInterfacePort typeControllerSpec scorePrice
25PCIeSFP28Broadcom8.8$75.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:08 PST - Details
25PCIeSFP28Broadcom9.0$115.00
as of 11/04/2026 03:07 PST - Details
25M.2SFP28Mellanox8.6$84.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:07 PST - Details
25PCIeSFP28Mellanox8.6$64.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:08 PST - Details
25PCIeSFP28Mellanox8.8$78.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:08 PST - Details
25PCIeSFP28Mellanox8.0$65.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
25PCIeSFP28Mellanox8.0$109.00
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
25PCIeSFP28Mellanox8.8$78.90
as of 11/04/2026 03:07 PST - Details
25PCIeSFP28Mellanox8.8$89.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:07 PST - Details

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