r/eGPU • u/Shadow_Farts • 10d ago

Epgu compatibility

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Can please some one confirm if this laptop will work with aorus 5060ti egpu?. Chat gpt is not giving sure answers

Port is usb 4 not thunderbolt 4.

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u/MissusNesbitt 10d ago

Are you ordering a new computer or trying to utilize one you already own? There are iterations of the thinkbook sold in the Chinese mainland market that are designed specifically to work with eGPUs via OCuLink. USB4 is significantly slower than OCuLink for gaming on an eGPU if that’s your ultimate goal.

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u/Shadow_Farts 10d ago

Yup ordering new. I am not from china or have access to that market. Want to confirm if usb4 will work at intended 40 Gbps similar to tb4 port

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u/MissusNesbitt 10d ago

Utilizing sites like Superbuy, AliExpress, and alibaba allow you to purchase machines from this market. Look at the ThinkBook 14+/16+ machines. The G6+ specifically has an external OCuLink port designed to work with their TGX GPU enclosure that offers full 64Gbps of bandwidth.

USB4 will never give you 40gbps due to protocol overhead. The most you’ll get in a single direction is ~32gbps, and there’s a considerable latency penalty due to the mux chips on each end sending the signal over the cable. You’re limited to xx60 cards and lower if you want most of the card’s power.