Superloop vs Aussie Broadband for gaming: Head-to-head

Gone are the days when you and your cousins would get into fights over who’s P1 at Christmas lunch. These days, gaming happens on the World Wide Web.  

Speed for the downloads, reliability for online play. That's the short of it, really. Miss one and you'll know it, whether that's a raid getting cut short or a new release sitting at 4% overnight.  

Still deciding between Superloop and Aussie Broadband? We’ve put together a data-driven comparison so you can make the right call. Let’s get into it.

Why this comparison matters for gamers specifically 

You know them well. Superloop and Aussie Broadband have been around the block when it comes to Australian providers.  

But when you zoom into gaming, the numbers tell a different story. Raw speed never shows the full picture…it’s low latency, consistent connection and peak-hour stability that stand between you and victory.  

Low latency  

A good ping test shows low latency. It refers to the time that your device can get a response after sending a signal, generally measured in milliseconds.  

You can be on the highest speed tier, but if your latency is also high, then that might be the reason why you’re getting beamed from across the map. Latency is what matters most for you multiplayer aficionados out there.  

Reliable speed  

Depending on the game you’re playing and how you’re playing, you will demand more bandwidth. Add that to the fact that these days there’s a lot happening around it. Plot twist.  

Someone streaming the latest episode of The Bear in the other room, a download ticking away and multiple smart devices hogging bandwidth. That’s a lot of cooks in the kitchen.  

Peak hour stability  

“Peak” refers to the hours between 7pm and 11pm when everyone seems to be online at the same time. If you’re the kind of person to run your daily roulettes after work, this should matter to you.  

So… Is download speed still important for gaming?  

It won’t change your overall experience. Instead, download speed indicates how quickly a game update can download.  

For example, a 100GB game will take you about 90 minutes to download at 150 Mbps, compared to a 500 Mbps connection, which would take 30 minutes.  

Latency head-to-head: What ACCC Report 33 (June 2026) reveals  

When comparing Superloop vs Aussie Broadband in the ACCC Report 33, Superloop’s latency comes out on top. As the most authoritative, independent benchmark of Australian ISP performance, here’s the lowdown on latency:  

Now! The gap between 8.4ms and 9.8ms might look small on paper. In a raid against Sire Denathrius at 9pm on a Tuesday, that gap is the difference between dodging the mechanic and being dead before the cutscene ends. Talk about his everlasting reign.  

Speed & reliability: Ookla Speed Score Compared 

Superloop has just won its third consecutive Ookla Speedtest Award™ for Australia’s Fastest Fixed Network*, covering three straight periods from 2025 to the first half of 2026.  

*Based on Ookla® Speedtest Intelligence® data for 1H 2025, 2H 2025 and 1H 2026. All rights reserved. Speed testing method is different to ACCC’s ‘Measuring Broadband Australia’ program. 

We’re the only Australian provider to pull that off, and it’s proof that our speed isn’t a fluke… It’s just what you get. 

This speed score considers download speed, upload speed and latency into one score. For gamers living under the same roof as content creators, remote workers and creative hustlers, the upload and latency components of this score matter. A lot.  

Give your speeds a gander with our handy speed test tool. Let your internet provider put their money where their mouth is.  

Peak-hour performance: Who brings it between 7pm and 11pm? 

According to ACCC Report 33, Superloop delivers 101.1% of advertised plan speeds during busy hours. Aussie Broadband delivers 95.2%.  

Lucky for gamers, Superloop's backhaul network connects directly to all 121 nbn® Points of Interconnection. This gives us more control over latency and capacity across the entire network, even when everyone gets home from work and plugs in simultaneously.  

Awards & Independent Recognition 

It puts tears in our eyes to get told that Superloop is one of the best nbn® providers for gaming. Here’s why we’re among the fastest-growing broadband retailers in Australia:  

• TechRadar 2026 Australian PC Award for Best Gaming NBN 

• TechRadar 2026 Australian PC Award for Best High-Speed NBN 

• Best Internet Services Provider in the ProductReview.com.au 2026 Awards — consistently high customer satisfaction scores from real users 

More on Superloop’s network…   

Superloop keeps you in the game longer with high-speed nbn® built for low lag, fast downloads and smooth online play. It’s all thanks to a few other things:  

The INDIGO cable system  

INDIGO is a 9,000 km direct fibre connection from Singapore to Perth to Sydney, capable of 36 Tbps, which Superloop helped build and operate. If you're raiding on a server in Asia, every extra hop between you and the server is a chance for lag to crash the party. INDIGO cuts those hops down. 

Direct peering  

Want to shave off those extra milliseconds that turn "I definitely hit that shot" into "server said jk"? Superloop's extensive peering network creates direct connections to major gaming and CDN servers across Australia, Asia, the US and Europe 

What’s the verdict? Superloop’s internet is good for everyone.  

Independent verdicts from the ACCC, Ookla and TechRadar all tell the same story of a network that’s built to perform where it counts.   

It’s not just the network data that backs it up. Real customers agree. Superloop holds a 4.8 out of 5 rating from over 16,000+ reviews on productreview.com.au, and we’re ahead of Aussie Broadband on Trustpilot too.  

Superloop doesn't sell gaming plans. We don't charge extra to unlock "gamer features" or throttle your connection until you pay for a premium tier. We just built an amazing network (that happened to be good for gaming too!) we could and let that do the talking.  

Find the right nbn® plan for your game-loving household with Superloop.