X-VPN Is Over 200% Faster Than Before

Powered by Talaria, X-VPN's latest VPN protocol, our speed upgrades deliver faster performance across tested network conditions.

Less than 5% speed loss

On tested 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps connections

Up to 5.71 Gbps

Highest median download speed on 10 Gbps connections

200%+ faster speeds

Average improvement vs. all previous protocols on 10 Gbps connections

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Previous X-VPN

1,536 Mbps

Talaria

5,706 Mbps

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Based on 5,706.3 Mbps with Talaria on a Singapore server vs. 1,535.9 Mbps with the previous X-VPN protocol (WireGuard), Windows on a 10 Gbps line.

Less Than 5% Speed Loss on Everyday Connections

Talaria retains over 95% of your original download speed on tested 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps connections.

936.6Mbps

Average download speed retained across three tested locations.

Without VPN · Singapore

951.7 Mbps

Talaria · Singapore

1.8% speed loss
934.5 Mbps

Talaria · United Kingdom

1.6% speed loss
936.0 Mbps

Talaria · United States

1.3% speed loss
939.4 Mbps

Download with Minimal Speed Loss

From 4K movies to large game updates, Talaria keeps download times nearly identical to a direct connection.

Downloading a 20 GB 4K film

Only 2 seconds longer

Without VPN2 min 52 sec

With Talaria2 min 54 sec

Installing a 100 GB game update

Only 11 seconds longer

Without VPN14 min 21 sec

With Talaria14 min 32 sec

Downloading a 6 GB system update

Only 1 second longer

Without VPN52 sec

With Talaria53 sec

Estimated download times based on measured speeds of 939.4 Mbps with Talaria on a U.S. server vs. 951.7 Mbps without VPN.

Up to 5.71 Gbps on 10 Gbps Connections

On 10 Gbps connections, Talaria delivers multi-gigabit speeds, significantly outperforming X-VPN's previous best-performing protocols, including industry-standard options like WireGuard.

Average download improvement on Windows across three tested locations.

Singapore +271.5% faster

Previous best · WireGuard1,535.9 Mbps
Talaria5,706.3 Mbps

United Kingdom +139.3% faster

Previous best · WireGuard943.1 Mbps
Talaria2,257.0 Mbps

United States +383.9% faster

Previous best · WireGuard810.1 Mbps
Talaria3,920.0 Mbps

Median download speed (P50) on a 10 Gbps network.

Faster Downloads, Less Waiting

From 4K movies to system updates, Talaria significantly reduces download times compared with X-VPN's previous best-performing protocol.

Downloading a 20 GB 4K film

4.8xfaster

In the same 41 sec:

Talaria20 GB · Complete

Previous Protocol (WireGuard)4.1 GB

The previous protocol takes 3 min 18 sec to download the full 20 GB.

Installing a 100 GB game update

4.8xfaster

In the same 3 min 24 sec:

Talaria100 GB · Complete

Previous Protocol (WireGuard)21 GB

The previous protocol takes 16 min 28 sec to download the full 100 GB.

Downloading a 6 GB system update

4.8xfaster

In the same 12 sec:

Talaria6 GB · Complete

Previous Protocol (WireGuard)1.2 GB

The previous protocol takes 59 sec to download the full 6 GB.

Estimated download times and amounts based on speeds measured on a U.S. VPN server: 3,920.0 Mbps with Talaria vs. 810.1 Mbps with X-VPN's previous protocol (WireGuard).

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How We Tested X-VPN's Speed

Speed test results are only as reliable as the methods behind them. Here's how we tested Talaria's performance across different network conditions. Want to run your own tests? Learn how to test VPN speed.

X-VPN speed testing across desktop and mobile devices

Testing Environment

Desktop
Windows 11 Pro PC (AMD Ryzen 7) M4 Mac mini (24 GB RAM, 10 Gbps Ethernet)
Mobile
Samsung SM-S931U (Android 15, Snapdragon 8 Elite) iPhone 17e, iPad Pro (4th gen, iOS/iPadOS 26.6.1)
Connections
Desktop tests used wired connections at 100 Mbps, 1Gbps, and 10Gbps. Mobile tests used Wi-Fi backed by a 10Gbps network.

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Meet Talaria: A New VPN Protocol Built for Faster Speeds

Talaria is X-VPN's new in-house VPN protocol, designed to deliver faster speeds by reducing processing overhead and making better use of available bandwidth. Beyond speed, it combines advanced encryption, open-source transparency, and independent security assessment to deliver a fast, secure and trustworthy VPN experience.

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How Talaria Makes X-VPN Faster

Talaria processes multiple connections in parallel and reduces unnecessary data handling, improving transfer efficiency, reducing CPU overhead, and making better use of available bandwidth, as detailed in our Talaria technical white paper.

01/Multiple Connections, Processed in Parallel

When several apps use a VPN at once, their traffic can compete for the same processing resources. Talaria's multi-channel, multi-core design gives each connection its own data channel and distributes the work across multiple CPU cores, allowing multiple connections to be processed simultaneously.

Multiple Connections, Processed in Parallel

02/Reducing CPU Workload

Handling network packets individually can create unnecessary overhead. Through hardware offloading and batch processing, Talaria handles multiple packets at once and moves supported tasks to network hardware. Its multi-stage pipeline separates reading, encryption or decryption, and writing data back into stages that can run simultaneously. Buffers help manage temporary slowdowns between stages, while memory reuse reduces repeated allocations, keeping data moving efficiently with less CPU overhead.

Reducing CPU Workload

03/Improving Traffic Forwarding

Traditional VPN tunneling typically forwards traffic at the IP-packet level, which can involve repeated processing for each packet. Talaria uses a userspace network stack to recognize packets belonging to the same TCP flow and handle their forwarding at the flow level. This can reduce repeated packet-level work, while traffic continues to travel through an encrypted VPN tunnel.

Improving Traffic Forwarding

Faster Speeds, Without Compromising Security

Beyond faster performance, Talaria brings together advanced encryption, open-source transparency, and independent security assessment.

Advanced Security

Built on TLS 1.3, Talaria combines X25519 and ML-KEM-768 in a hybrid key exchange to help protect against potential future quantum threats. Certificate verification, authenticated encryption, and anti-replay safeguards provide additional protection against tampering and replay attacks.

Open Source

Talaria's source code is publicly available on GitHub under the AGPL v3 open-source license. Anyone can review how the protocol works, while the license sets out how the code can be used, modified, and shared.

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More Ways We're Making X-VPN Faster

Beyond Talaria, we've upgraded our server infrastructure, improved connection routing, and optimized data processing across devices to further improve speed and efficiency.

Higher-Capacity Servers

We've expanded our 10Gbps and 25Gbps server network to cover over 90% of X-VPN traffic in Europe and North America. Combined with upgrades to powerful dedicated bare-metal servers, this gives our network more capacity to handle simultaneous connections and reduce slowdowns during busy periods.

X-VPN high-capacity 10 Gbps and 25 Gbps server network

Smarter Routing, Faster Connections

X-VPN's AI Routing uses real-time speed tests and available server bandwidth to find a more efficient route. Instead of trying every connection option one by one, it tests the most promising ones first and stops as soon as a connection succeeds. This helps reduce connection delays and improve overall routing efficiency.

Faster Transfers on Every Device

We've optimized X-VPN for iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows to make better use of each device's resources. Improvements to data batching, memory management, multi-core scheduling, and network drivers reduce unnecessary processing and help improve transfer efficiency and connection stability.

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