They might be few in number, but that makes spotting the best use of Thunderbolt 5 all that easier, and at CES 2025, few Thunderbolt 5 devices stood out as much as the Asus ROG XG Mobile eGPU.

The original XG Mobile eGPU, launched alongside the ROG Flow X13 in 2021, came equipped with RTX 3080, 3070, and Radeon RX 6850M XT options. The biggest issue with the XG Mobile was its PCIe 3.0 ...

One of the most interesting parts of Asus’ pre-CES 2025 presentation was the latest version of its ROG XG Mobile, a little brick that’s supposed to enhance your laptop with discrete GPU muscle.

This is essentially an external graphics card, or an eGPU meant for those who want to have a mobile solution for better performance. Featuring Thunderbolt 5, the ASUS ROG XG Mobile serves up ...

A new leak suggests that the launch date for the new Asus ROG XG Mobile external GPU (eGPU) is imminent. This portable gaming GPU will provide gamers with a plug-in upgrade to either an Nvidia ...

Asus will roll out a new ROG XG Mobile 2025 eGPU dock for US$2,199.99. This dock comes equipped with the RTX 5090 mobile GPU, which packs 10,496 CUDA cores and 24GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit ...

The new dock is reportedly the world's first Thunderbolt 5-powered eGPU dock. It's an updated version of Asus's ROG XG Mobile for 2025, featuring the all-new RTX 5090 mobile GPU. The laptop ...

With the launch of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, we also get more niche products related to the the company's Blackwell architecture. That includes several laptop variants of the RTX 50 ...

Now, this is a big one – from the ROG Ally community, we get a fully open-source eGPU adapter for the ROG Ally, built by reverse-engineering the proprietary and overpriced eGPU sold by Asus.

XG Mobile works exclusively with ROG Flow X13. XG Mobile runs 150W power and can clock up to 1810MHz. The eGPU is fitted with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3080. ASUS is launching two variants of the XG ...