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title: eGPU
date: 2020-10-03
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External GPU for computers that can't have full size video cards installed internally, like a [[Mac Mini]] or a laptop. Usually connected over Thunderbolt 3.

* eGPU.io Community and Review site https://egpu.io/
* eGPU.io Buyers Guide: https://egpu.io/best-egpu-buyers-guide/ (updated all the time, loads super slow)
* Apple support doc[^macrumors] on eGPU support: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544 
* Razer https://www.razer.com/ca-en/gaming-egpus/Razer-Core-X/RC21-01310100-R3U1
* Blackmagic eGPU [[Blackmagic eGPU available from <a href='https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/product/HM8Y2VC/A/blackmagic-egpu'>Apple Canada for $899</a>::lmn]]

[^macrumors]: from this [MacRumors thread](https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/best-egpu-for-mac-mini-2020.2253096/), which has more to say: <blockquote>I assure you that the Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 650 and the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 card combination is an effortless no-brainer on the Macs and Windows 10 PCs I have tried.</blockquote>