Killer™ Technology is what separates your Killer™ Xeno™ from ordinary networking products. Designed specifically for gaming, we built Killer Technology to bring PC Networking up to the performance required by today’s demanding games.

Introducing the NPU

Killer Technology uses the Network Processing Unit (NPU) to process intercept and offload game networking. The NPU acts as a co-processor dedicated networking for games, much like a graphics card is dedicated to game graphics or a sound card is dedicated to game audio.

A New Networking Model

Killer technology is completely Plug & Play, and works in all games. Killer literally bypasses the traditional Windows Networking Stack, enabling an entirely new game-optimized model of networking. This new networking model makes a dedicated, accelerated path for every piece of game data, giving network traffic unprecedented speed and priority in your gaming PC.

 

Separating Networking and Graphics for Smoother Gameplay.

Games check the network for new data constantly - simple, but important checks ranging from "Is he shooting at me?" to "Is that door open or closed?" These checks are mixed with all the other tasks that games have to do – run the AI, keep track of other players, draw the scene on your monitor, etc. With Killer Technology, your PC can run all these tasks without having to run the network also. It dedicates more horsepower to the other tasks - graphics and gameplay - that smooth your overall experience during intense action, giving you more control when the chips are down.