Alienware Graphics Amplifier, an exterior GPU (eGPU) answer from Dell, is alleged to have been discontinued. The firm first launched the Alienware Graphics Amplifier for choose Alienware gaming laptops in 2014 and supplied a proprietary connection port in newer laptops to make use of it. This yr, the port is lacking from the lately launched Alienware x15 R1, Alienware x17 R1, and Alienware m15 R6 gaming laptops amongst different fashions. At this level, it’s unclear if the corporate is engaged on a more recent model of the Alienware Graphics Amplifier exterior GPU answer or has utterly deserted the idea.
Dell’s Alienware Graphics Amplifier was an exterior housing of kinds that got here with a PCI-Express x16 slot and a devoted 460W energy provide that might assist a single, full-length graphics card with a dual-slot width. This allowed older Alienware gaming laptops to make use of the facility of an exterior GPU as an alternative of counting on their very own thermally restricted inner GPUs. The Alienware Graphics Amplifier additionally had 4 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports for connecting peripherals. But it now looks like Dell has determined to discontinue this answer as per a report by The Verge.
The report says Dell has confirmed the Alienware Graphics Amplifier has been discontinued however it didn’t say whether or not a brand new eGPU answer is within the works or not. Removing the proprietary connection port from its latest Alienware laptop and gaming desktop fashions is also as a result of the newest Nvidia RTX 30-series cell GPUs provide a superior efficiency and have decreased the distinction between a laptop computer GPU and a devoted exterior GPU.
Dell’s determination is also influenced by the increased PCIe data speeds of Thunderbolt 4 in comparison with Thunderbolt 3 that enables exterior GPUs to ship much more efficiency, nearer than ever to what their desktop counterparts provide. More importantly, it additionally permits the exterior GPU to run off a suitable USB Type-C port, with no need a devoted proprietary connection. And, the brand new Alienware gaming laptops include Thunderbolt 4 ports.
As of now, it’s unclear if Dell has plans on releasing a brand new eGPU enclosure or if it has determined to simply transfer on.
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