Download Speed Cap?

[SamThaPriest]

Are there speed caps on downloads? I just downloaded Deus Ex, and I couldn't get anything higher than 11.9, but was consistently at 11.8-11.9 mbps. I also just recently started using Ethernet, and feel like it should be higher than 11.9mbps on 200mb wifi. Even if it's in megabits, I should be able to go up to at least 20 megabytes per second.

[FPS]

Idk if there is hard cap, but the speed depends on current server load. Also, try speedtest or similar site to check your actual download speed for a distant server

[wokE]

The download speed is set to unlimited by default. go check settings out in the steam client setting and go to the download tab.

[Cathulhu]

There is a theoretical speedcap, when the Steam CDN Servers can't saturate a connection.
This does not happen as they can easily saturate several Gigabit connections simultaneously.

https://store.steampowered.com/stats/content/

[Sleepy Yoshi]

You're not downloading data directly from point a (steam) to b (your computer). Any of the routers your traffic is flowing through inbetween can affect your internet speed. Not to mention the 'top speed' on your internet package is not a guaranteed speed and can be magnitudes lower than what you actually are sitting at, at any given time based on factors like your ISP's infastructure, who you share a line with etc etc.

Simply put, there are a lot of factors that can effect the speed of your internet, but it's not related to a 'cap' in this instance and I can personally say that I've gone well above 20MB/s.

[jmcook0017]

I am having the same issue. Literally the exact same speeds that you are talking about. I consistently hover at 11.8 - 11.9. It is driving me nuts, and I cant seem to find a fix anywhere.