Asus just completely sold me on mobile GPUs by dropping the world’s first eGPU and dock with Thunderbolt 5 connectivity at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Spoiler alert: It’s ripped with power and stacked with ...

a USB 4 dock, or a Thunderbolt dock; they’re basically the same thing, and this buying guide covers them. Both Thunderbolt docks and the best USB-C hubs and dongles provide legacy ports (USB-A ...

So if you care about external displays or being prepared to plug your laptop into the best 8K TVs of 2025, Thunderbolt 5 is worth the upgrade. Thunderbolt 5 vs Thunderbolt 4: Faster, better ...

They might be few in number, but that makes spotting the best use of Thunderbolt 5 all that easier, and at CES 2025, few Thunderbolt 5 devices stood out as much as the Asus ROG XG Mobile eGPU.

This increases data throughput to 120Gbps, a marked improvement from the previously available Thunderbolt 3 standard. Another major upgrade in the Sparkle eGPU Studio-G 850 is the inclusion of an ...

While the eGPU supports Thunderbolt 5, it’s also backward-compatible with Thunderbolt 3 and 4. That’s good news since there aren’t actually very many laptop or desktop computers with ...

And if you’re keeping score, I’m pretty sure it’s also the first standards-based portable eGPU with an Nvidia ... While it should work with any Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 laptop or handheld ...

However, there is certainly a market for these products, as evidenced by Asus introducing its latest eGPU device ... The device also supports Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 connections but cannot ...