I’d like to put together an eGPU for my surface pro. It seems like you just buy the chassis and add a GPU. Is this true? Can you use any GPU?

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I think power requirements of the last years of GPUs have also made them less practical

    Wait, what? If power requirements are going up, then I’d say that there’s more pressure for an eGPU, if anything. Laptops are limited in heat dissipation compared to desktops.

    I can understand someone saying “you’re better off using a desktop for gaming with powerful GPUs, if you can deal with not moving it around”. But I wouldn’t expect that power-hungry GPUs would make internal GPUs in laptops more desirable.

    eGPUs have all but disappeared. 90% of the models available in 2019 are no longer available with no models to replace them.

    kagis

    This is the first hit I get for “2025 egpu”

    https://rog.asus.com/articles/product-news/2025-rog-xg-mobile-leads-new-era-of-egpus-with-thunderbolt-5/

    The 2025 ROG XG Mobile Leads New Era of eGPUs with Thunderbolt 5

    I think that there are still new ones coming out.