- ONEXGPU LITE reuses the same chip but adds Thunderbolt 5 to stay relevant
- RX 7600M XT continues to appear while RDNA4 remains nowhere in sight
- AMD continues to win egpu -slots while nvidia remains largely absent from this nichesgment
The external GPU market has been quietly developed in recent years, and AMD seems to ensure a rather strange lead in this niche.
The debut of the OneXGPU Lite makes it the 11th known EGPU powered by an AMD Radeon RX 7000 series -chip, and it is now that clear suppliers consistently choose AMD over Nvidia for their modular graphics solutions.
However, the reason (s) behind this momentum remains unclear, especially when wider market trends still favors NVIDIA for desktop and mobile games.
Thunderbolt 5 takes the limelight
Onexgpu Lite is the latest item on a growing list of EGPUs using Radeon RX 7600M XT, a mobile RDNA3 GPU with a known 120W power ceiling.
Although not the best GPU in AMDS Lineup, it has become a go to modular setups.
According to the OnexPlayer, the Lite version is currently undergoing beta -testing and will launch “soon”, but there is no confirmed price, release date or detailed spec sheet.
Unlike the higher end Onexgpu 2 containing Radeon RX 7800M, the Lite version is not targeted against raw power.
Instead, it seems to be designed to balance portability and future -proofing with a key upgrade: Support for Thunderbolt 5.
This is a remarkable development as it marks one of the first EGPUs to adopt the new interface.
OnexPlayer claims Thunderbolt 5 will mean that “PCIe ribbon width will be doubled,” although the actual PCIe tunneling remains on 64 Gbps, the same as oculink.
What separates Thunderbolt 5 from each other is its ability to support both power supply and display output of a single cable, features that Oculink is missing.
This emphasis on all-in-one connection is likely to appeal to creators using a laptop for video editing or to Photoshop.
For them, fewer cables and more streamlined setups can make a real difference.
Still, the dependence on the RX 7600M XT, without signs of RDNA4 -hardware on the horizon, raises questions about performance ceilings.
That said, it seems that the point of sale of this unit will be the inclusion of Thunderbolt 5, but whether this will justify its place in a market that is still searching for a really convincing external graphics solution is still to see.
Without more powerful mobile chips available, suppliers are essentially packing the same core GPU in new chassis with slightly upgraded gates.
The AMD-centric trend in the EGPU room may seem surprising, but it can reflect pricing, effective preferences or driver integration preferences.
Via Videocardz
