Thunderbolt™ 3 eGFX enclosure
KEY FEATURES
- External Graphics for high-performance Gaming, Supports Radeon™ RX 580 & Vega 56 and Nvidia® Geforce® GTX 10 series. (finder edition).
- Ultra fast 40Gbps Thunderbolt™ 3 interface.
- Diverse and extension I/O port.
- PCI Express x16 slot support high performance graphics card (Max Gen3 x4 speed).
- Thunderbolt™ 3 USB-C port support USB Power Delivery (PD) for charging compatible laptops up to 87W.
| SPECIFICATION | |
| Connection to Host PC | Thunderbolt™ 3 (40Gbps cable) |
| Expansion Graphics card | TYPE: PCI-Express x16 graphics cards Max Dimensions: 320 x 155 x 40mm 2-slot bracket Max GPU Power: 375 Watts |
| GPU Support | Qualified PowerColor graphics cards
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| I/O ports | Thunderbolt™ 3 x 1 (for connection to PC) Ethernet 10/100/1000 USB 3.0 x 5 |
| Internal Power Supply | 550 Watts |
| Chassis Size | 343 x 163 x 245 mm |
| Operating System Requirements | Window® 10 64bit & MacOS High Sierra 10.13.4 or later MacOS High Sierra 10.13.4 only supports |
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| Host Support | Intel NUC (NUC6I7KYK) Razer Blade Stealth Dell XPS series (2016 or later) Not all computers with Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports support eGFX. PowerColor can only assure proper operation of our Gaming BOX with systems in our compatible PC list. If your PC is not on the compatible PC list, please check with your PC manufacturer on support for external graphics. |
* The product specifications are subject to change without notice.
Pros: At 200$, it provides: + An upgradeable 550W SFX power supply. + 87W laptop charging power. + A nice powder-coat black finish. + Enough room to fit pretty much any card. At 200$ the competition lacks the size, the laptop power delivery or the ability to run power-hungry cards. You'd need to get close to 300$ to match this feature set.
Cons: - Like pretty much all other eGPU enclosures aside of the Razer Core v2, the USB connectivity is not reliable with mice and keyboards stuttering occasionally, leading to missed keystrokes and mouse hangs/stops. This is more of a fault of the technology rather than this enclosure specifically, and it is not recommended to connect anything but the card to the enclosure.