ASUS Launches XG Core Radeon RX 9060 XT LP External Graphics Card To “Accelerate” Gaming Performance But Is Capped At 75W
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ASUS released another external GPU, but there some limitations imposed on it will throttle gaming performance.
ASUS is clearly aiming for more external GPU solutions than ever, but it appears its latest addition brings several limitations. The company recently introduced its new XG Core Radeon RX 9060 XT LP external graphics card that comes in a small enclosure for easy portability.
Reducing the footprint to such a small size affects the GPU's ability to operate at its full potential, but ASUS claims that the external GPU is made to "accelerate" performance.
ASUS claims that the Radeon RX 9060 XT LP eGPU will accelerate "gaming, content creation and AI workloads". If you check the specifications, you will find that while ASUS has utilized the full Radeon RX 9060 XT discrete GPU, it's the Low-Profile one and is throttled drastically to ensure proper cooling and accommodation in a small chassis.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT is a well-known budget GPU that can play almost every modern title at 60 FPS on ultra settings at both 1080p and 1440p.
However, the XG Core gets limited due to a 75 W power cap, while the standard RX 9060 XT usually operates at a 160W TDP rating. This is why the GPU operates even below the base clock of the reference card, and according to the product page, the XG Core RX 9060 XT LP operates at 1600 MHz by default and at 1620 MHz in OC mode.
The conventional discrete RX 9060 XT GPUs operate at a 1700 MHz base clock and can boost up to 3130 MHz or more, depending on the design.
Keep in mind that the XG Core isn't something designed for a regular desktop, but it's aimed at mobile devices such as laptops and gaming handhelds where the default hardware can become a bottleneck for gaming or AI workloads. The XG Radeon RX 9060 XT, apart from delivering decent gaming performance can deliver up to 406.3 AI TOPs of power.
Connectivity-wise, the external GPU comes with a native HDMI 2.1b port, a DP 2.1 port, and a USB Type-C 40 Gbps port, which will establish a connection between your eGPU and device, which is another limitation that won't compete with the regular PCIe 4.0 or PCIe 5.0 interface on modern systems. Pricing and availability details aren't disclosed at the moment.
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