Disclaimer & buying options for OCuLink eGPU adapters for reliable up to 64Gbps ePCIe 4.0 x4 connectivity is here
System specs
- 2019 14" Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon G7
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8265U CPU @ 1.60GHz, 1800 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
eGPU hardware
- AKiTiO Node Pro
- ASUS ProArt GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti OC edition 16GB GDDR6
- TB3 Cable that came with the AKiTiO Node Pro
- Dell Alienware Monitor AW3420DW
Hardware pictures
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Album source: https://imgur.com/a/NG5n5xC
Installation steps (what did you do to get it all going?)
- Pretty much plug and play but had to Power Options > PCI Express > Link State Power Management > On battery: Off + Plugged in: Off
- Enable Thunderbolt 3 in the BIOS.
Benchmarks
- Unigine Heaven score of 2928 with the eGPU (139 without the eGPU)
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Comments
- I bought it so that I can generate faster images with Stable Diffusion
2019 14" Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 [8th,4C,U] + RTX 4060 Ti @ 32Gbps-TB3 (AKiTiO Node Pro) + Win11 [build link]
@z_z, thank you for your build.
Pls consider completing the build template sections fully.
eg: including photos of physical equipment, links/screenshots of benchmarks may be considered a giving greater authenticity of the information being presented.
64Gbps PCIe 4.0 x4 over 80Gbps Intel Thunderbolt 5 / USB4v2 ETA starting 2024 • eGPU Bandwidth Reference • eGPU Setup 1.35
2018 15" HP ZBook Studio G5 (Q P1000) [8th,6C,E] + RX 6700 XT @ 32Gbps-M.2x4 (ADT-Link R43SG) + Win10 22H2 // compares M.2 NVMe vs TB3 & RX 6700 XT vs RTX 3070 eGPU, 2.06kg triple-M.2 NVMe slot budget Workstation [info]
2018 14" HP EliteBook 840 G5 [8th,4C,U] + RX 6700 XT @ 32Gbps-M.2x4 (ADT-Link R43SG) + Win10 22H2 // compares M.2 NVMe vs TB3 & RX 6700 XT vs RTX 3070 eGPU, 1.48kg dual-M.2 slot budget UltraBook [info]
2015 15" Dell Precision 7510 (Q M1000M) [6th,4C,H] + GTX 1080 Ti @ 32Gbps-M.2x4 (ADT-Link R43SG) + Win10 1803 // compares M.2 NVMe vs TB3 eGPU performance inc unoptimized H-CPU BIOS [build link]
@nando4, I added the pictures
2019 14" Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 [8th,4C,U] + RTX 4060 Ti @ 32Gbps-TB3 (AKiTiO Node Pro) + Win11 [build link]
Hi
What would the advantages be to upgrade the thunderbolt 3 card to TB4, along with the PSU
or would it not be possible / recommended.
Thanks in advance
To do: Create my signature with system and expected eGPU configuration information to give context to my posts. I have no builds.
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