2018 13" HP Spectre Folio [8th,2C,Y] + RX 5700 XT @32Gbps-TB3 (Razer Core X Chroma) + Win10  

System specs

• HP Spectre Folio Leather 2-in-1 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop (13-AK0013DX)
• CPU: Intel 8th Generation Core i7
• GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 615
• Solid State Drive Capacity: 256 gigabytes
• RAM: 8 gigabytes
• Operating System: Windows 10 Home

eGPU hardware

• Razer Core X Chroma
• XFX - AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT RAW II 8GB GDDR6 Express 4.0

Hardware pictures 

• Unable to upload photos since I'm a newbie

Installation steps 

• Plug and Play

Benchmarks 

Before (no eGPU)

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0

• FPS: 9.4
• Score: 237
• Min FPS: 4.6
• Max FPS: 19.4

After (with eGPU and internal LCD output)

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0

• FPS: 60.3
• Score: 1519
• Min FPS: 10.6
• Max FPS: 109.3

After (with eGPU and external LCD output)

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0

• FPS: 79.5
• Score: 2003
• Min FPS: 16.8
• Max FPS: 150.8

Comments

Hello everyone! Saw a few users online curious of how much performance increase eGPU would provide the HP Spectre Folio, so I thought I could help.

For workflow, before the setup I was not able to run or load 3D models in 3D programs such as Maya or Alias. After the setup, tested it for a few days and it ran without any problems so far. 

For gaming, before it barely ran on lowest settings for Fortnite, and it lagged every few minutes or so. After the setup, it ran on the highest settings but still lag every once a while (I assume it's because of the weak CPU). 

I personally think this setup works fine for 3D modeling environment, but I do not recommend this for gaming because of the lag. Hope this helps, cheers.