System specs
Huawei Matebook Pro
- 13.9" screen
- 8th Generation Intel Core i7-8550U processor
- Nvidia GeForce MX150 with 2GB GDDR5
- Windows 10
- 16 GB LPDDR3 2133 MHz
eGPU hardware
- Zotac AMP BOX
- GTX 1080 from Aorus Gaming Box
- 0,5m passive TB3 cable
Hardware pictures
Installation steps
Plug and play
Benchmarks
Unigine Superposition (4k external, 1080 internal, 1080 external):
Cuda-Z: (GTX1080, MX150)
Unigine Valley: (1080 Ultra/No AA: internal, external)
Comments
I was looking replacement for Aorus Gaming Box, which PSU did blow up (but GPU was still working), and ended up buying this one. It is slightly smaller than Razer Core X which I initially thought of buying, it's also shorter and cheaper than Razer Core V2 which was also one of my candidates.
It's able to keep Matebook Pro battery level at 100%, so I guess it can delivery at least 60 watts over the TB3 cable. PSU has fan, but it does not make any noise, so box is nice and quiet unlike the Aorus Gaming Box.
The box can house max card length of 228mm and I'm considering trying out 2070 RTX series, e.g ZOTAC GeForce GAMING RTX 2070 Mini or MSI GeForce RTX 2070 8GB Ventus should fit well in box.
Performance vice beats the build-in MX150 x 5-20 times depending on GPU use case (CUDA calculation/ rendering)
Matebook X Pro + MX150 + GTX 1080 + Zotac AMP Box
Nice! I haven't even seen any of these enclosures on sale.... where did you find it?
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Yeah, this is a rare one - I couldn't also find that much information about the box, except couple of Youtube videos 🙂 I bought it from Amazon.de https://www.amazon.de/Zotac-AMP-Box-Thunderbolt-External-schwarz-grau/dp/B079QLVWRD/. 400eur with shipping.
Matebook X Pro + MX150 + GTX 1080 + Zotac AMP Box
Very nice build! I did not realize how compact the AMP Box is. Would you be able to provide additional details on the power supply?
Wunderschön!! 😀 How about cpu thermal? Is there any improvement with or without AMP box? It’ll be great if you can run 3Dmark like firestrike or timespy if you have it, sorry I’m a gamer 
Razer Blade 15 2018, i7 8750H 16gb ddr4 2666mhz 1tb 970Evo
Razer Blade Stealth 12,5 2016 i7 7500U 8gb ddr3 1866mhz 500gb 970Evo
MacBook Pro 13 mid 2012 i5 3210M 12gb ddr3 1600mhz 500GB HDD
Razer Core V2 rtx 2070 Black 2040mhz Boost clock
Previous setting: rtx 2080ti Asus Turbo, rtx 2080 xc gaming, rtx 2080 Fe, Zotac Mini 1080ti, Evga 1080 FTW2 gaming.
Dual Monitor Predator XB241YU 165Hz 1440p, LG l24UD58 60Hz 4K
Portable Monitor Magedok 1440p HDR 60Hz usbA/C monitor
Very nice build! I did not realize how compact the AMP Box is. Would you be able to provide additional details on the power supply?
Box has internal power supply, basis on product id (251-09100-7800F) it's build by Zotac. There is no mention of PD in specs, but I guess it's at least 60 watts. PSU has one ~90mm fan, interestingly facing downwards under the box.
- 450W power supply
- Up to 250W (2 x 8-pin PCI-E power cable)
http://hkftp.zotac.com/External/ExternalBox/AMP-BOX/Brochure/AMP_BOX_Brochure.pdf
https://imgur.com/a/KHCvGtS
Matebook X Pro + MX150 + GTX 1080 + Zotac AMP Box
That 2-lane TB3 port is seriously gimping those internal display benchmarks. It's really a shame they couldn't have used 2-lane for the MX150 and gave 4-lane to the TB3 port. (Samsung did this with their Notebook 9 15" with the MX150).
Pending: Add my system information and expected eGPU configuration to my signature to give context to my posts