My laptop's Wi-Fi sometimes develops severe latency while I'm gaming or using the internet. The ping rises to around 500 ms and stays there instead of returning to its usual 40 ms. Toggling Wi-Fi off and back on from the laptop fixes it, but the fix can last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. I'm using a Motobook 60 Pro with a Realtek 8922AE wireless card. I've already tried several driver versions, disabled power-saving features, and reset the network settings. The laptop is plugged in during gaming. Could the wireless card or my router's Wi-Fi mode be causing this?
3 Answers
Since the laptop is plugged in while gaming, the battery or power source is unlikely to be the cause. The fact that toggling Wi-Fi immediately restores normal latency points more toward the wireless adapter or its connection state than a general internet issue.
The Realtek 8922AE has been associated with random latency spikes and connection problems on both Windows and Linux. If your router is running Wi-Fi 7, try disabling that mode temporarily and connect using Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 5 instead. The problem may be an interoperability issue between the card’s current drivers and the router’s wireless mode. It would also help to test whether the issue changes on another router or network.
When you say you restart Wi-Fi, make sure you mean toggling the wireless adapter on the laptop rather than rebooting the router. If only the laptop adapter needs to be reset, that further suggests the card, driver, or compatibility with the access point is involved.
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