Razer revives its eGPU line with a Thunderbolt 5 dock

Razer is again with a brand new addition to its Core line of exterior graphics enclosures. The exterior graphics enclosure can home current GPUs from manufacturers together with NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon. It makes use of a single Thunderbolt 5 cable to the host system; in its press supplies, Razer claims this tech delivers as much as twice the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 4. That is true, however Thunderbolt 5 nonetheless is not on the extent of a contemporary desktop GPU connection, being roughly equal to eight lanes of PCIe Gen 3. The Core X V2 s not obtainable but, however will retail for $350 when it does go on sale a while “quickly.”

An eGPU can beef up the visible energy of a gaming laptop computer or handheld. Razer has had a number of obtainable over time, beginning with the alongside its Blade Stealth mannequin in 2016. It adopted up with the in 2018 and the colourful in 2019. The supply of Thunderbolt 5 ports has renewed curiosity on this product class because it will increase the utmost bandwidth for an eGPU. ASUS additionally an eGPU of its personal at CES 2025.