New high-end GPUs are hugely power-hungry. The 40 series is looking for 450W to 600W, maybe more. The form factor imposes considerable restrictions on cooling and noise control. This is a quandary. But we now have high bandwidth external connections like USB 4 and 100 Gb ethernet. So the question arises: does the GPU really need to be an internal device any more? Why not make the GPU its own device external to the PC? Not just a standard card on an adapter in a box like current eGPU solutions. Making the GPU external would allow for innovative design, cooling, and power solutions while removing the heat and noise problems from the PC.
It also frees up PCIe lanes in the PC.
Low-power GPUs can still go in the PC.
What do you think?
It also frees up PCIe lanes in the PC.
Low-power GPUs can still go in the PC.
What do you think?