To be honest, it is rather tiresome to look for mini PCs with adequately powerful graphics. Of course, AMD's Strix Halo is all set to change that narrative with the help of its powerful integrated graphics that rivals discrete cards, but those stuck with last-gen systems have no option but to opt for an eGPU. Thankfully, the options are plenty on the market, and prominent mini PC brand GMK has now arrived with its own solution as well.
Dubbed the GMK AD-GP1, the eGPU sports the decently powerful AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT graphics card with a measly 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. While that would have been enough 4 or 5 years ago, 8 GB of VRAM is hardly sufficient for modern titles, especially at higher resolutions. Making matters worse, the GMK AD-GP1 does not feature a replaceable GPU, which means that its buyers will be stuck with the RX 7600M XT that its ships with. That said, the system is undeniably rather compact at 16.3 x 11.0 x 3.9 cm, and sports a visually appealing design.
The system sports both USB4 and OCuLink support, with the latter substantially outperforming former in terms of bandwidth, unsurprisingly. Dual DisplayPort 2.0 and dual HDMI 2.1 takes care of video output. The system ships with a 240-watt power supply as well, which should be more than sufficient to keep the 140-watt RX 7600M XT well-fed. There is no pricing or availability details yet, although more information should soon be available.
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Dubbed the GMK AD-GP1, the eGPU sports the decently powerful AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT graphics card with a measly 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. While that would have been enough 4 or 5 years ago, 8 GB of VRAM is hardly sufficient for modern titles, especially at higher resolutions. Making matters worse, the GMK AD-GP1 does not feature a replaceable GPU, which means that its buyers will be stuck with the RX 7600M XT that its ships with. That said, the system is undeniably rather compact at 16.3 x 11.0 x 3.9 cm, and sports a visually appealing design.
The system sports both USB4 and OCuLink support, with the latter substantially outperforming former in terms of bandwidth, unsurprisingly. Dual DisplayPort 2.0 and dual HDMI 2.1 takes care of video output. The system ships with a 240-watt power supply as well, which should be more than sufficient to keep the 140-watt RX 7600M XT well-fed. There is no pricing or availability details yet, although more information should soon be available.
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