One Netbook has been selling external graphics docks for handhelds, laptops and mini PCs for a few years. The original ONXEGPU launched in 2023 and featured an AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU. A year later the company launched a ONEXGPU 2 with Radeon RX 7800M. Now the company is showing off a new model at CES in Las Vegas. The upcoming…

The AYANEO AG01 Starship is an external graphics dock that brings a discrete AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT mobile GPU to mini, handheld, laptop or desktop computers. With both USB4 and OCuLink connectors, it's a versatile external GPU (eGPU) that should work with a wide range of products. It also has a distinctive design that AYANEO says is inspired by science fiction spaceships, thus the unusual name.

The Framework Laptop 16 is a modular laptop computer with support for user-replaceable memory and storage, support for up to 6 expansion cards that let you choose your own ports (or other features), and even a removable, replaceable mainboard. It's also Framework's first laptop with an expansion bay that lets you add an optional discrete GPU. When the Framework Laptop 16…

The Framework Laptop 16 is a modular laptop with an Expansion Bay designed to let you add a discrete GPU to the notebook.. or swap out one GPU for another. But later this year Framework plans to give users another way to use that Expansion Bay. An upcoming Framework OCuLink Dev Kit makes it possible to connect an external GPU or other accessories.

The GTBOX G-DOCK is a dock that lets you add discrete graphics to a mini PC, laptop, handheld, or tablet with an OCuLink or USB4 cable. Some of the other external graphics solutions I've reviewed recently, like the AYANEO AG01 and GPD G1 have a GPU built in. But the GTBOX G-Dock is really just a dock - it doesn't come with a graphics card.

Earlier this year AOOSTAR launched the AG01 external graphics dock that allowed you to connect a desktop graphics card to any laptop, mini PC, or handheld with a 64 Gbps OCuLink connector. Now the company has replaced the AG01 with a new model called the AOOSTAR AG02. It's up for pre-order for $219 and expected to ship in mid-January. There are two significant differences between the new model and the original that should make it a more versatile eGPU dock.

The AOOSTAR EG01 is an upcoming graphics dock that gives you plenty of flexibility when choosing a graphics card, power supply, and connection to a PC. AOOSTAR hasn't revealed pricing, a launch date, or full details yet. But the company listed the upcoming eGPU dock as "coming soon" on its website, giving us a rough idea of what to expect.

Last year Chinese mini PC maker AOOSTAR introduced the AG01 graphics dock with an OCuLink connector and a 400 watt power supply, as well as a second model called the AOOSTAR AG02, which paired the OCuLink connector with a USB4 port and a 500 watt power supply. Early next year the company will release a new model that kicks things up a notch.

The MINISFORUM DEG2 is an external graphics dock with a PCIe x16 connector for a graphics card, support for an ATX power supply, and two options for connecting your GPU to a computer: OCuLink and USB4 v2. Global pricing and availability details haven't been announced yet, but MINISFORUM introduced the DEG2 in China earlier this month, so we've got a pretty good idea of what it can do.

Last year Beelink launched a line of mini PCs that are designed to work with desktop graphics cards that may be larger than the computers themselves. That's Beelink GTi Ultra series mini PCs have an exposed PCIe x8 interface that allows you to connect them to a Beelink EX Pro Docking Station. Now Beelink is introducing a new model called the 

Over the past two years a whole bunch of Chinese PC companies that are best known for making mini PCs or handheld gaming PCs have gotten into the external graphics dock business. And most of them have used the same AMD Radeon RX 7600M-XT GPU which is... fine, I guess. But the new Morefine G1 is something a little different. This external graphics dock is about the size of a mini PC and comes with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40-series graphics.

The ONEXGPU Lite is a small metal box that houses an AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU. You can plug it into a laptop, mini PC, or handheld to add discrete graphics to a system that would otherwise only have an integrated GPU. While there have been a bunch of graphics docks released over the past few years that have the same GPU, the ONEXGPU Lite stands out as one of the first models that has an 80 Gbps USB4 v2 port as well as a 64 Gbps OCuLink connector.

Handheld gaming PC maker GPD has two new devices on the way, and neither are handhelds. One is a mini PC and the other is a GPU dock. What they have in common is that they're some of the first consumer-focused devices with an MCIO 8i connector with support for PCIe 5.0 x8 connections using an external cable. With support for data transfer speeds up to 256 Gbps, that means the new GPD BOX mini PC and GPD G2 graphics dock should theoretically be able to communicate up to four times faster than a mini PC and eGPU that use a 4-lane OCuLink adapter...

The MINISFORUM DEG2 is a small docking station that lets you connect a desktop graphics card to a laptop, mini PC, or other computer that might not have room inside the case for a dGPU. First introduced in China in October, this graphics dock supports both OCuLink and Thunderbolt 5 (or USB4v2) connections, allowing you to use it with a wider range of PCs than docks that only support one or the other (or systems that only support Thunderbolt 4).

Asus has been selling external graphics docks under the ROG XG Mobile brand for years. But up until recently these eGPUs have all featured a proprietary high-speed connector that means they're only officially compatible with a handful of Asus ROG laptops and tablets that have an XG Mobile connector. The new Asus ROG XG Mobile (2025) is the first to feature a Thunderbolt 5 port instead of a proprietary connector.

Mini PC maker PELADN has been selling graphics docks for a few years, allowing you to connect a desktop graphics card to a laptop or desktop computer. The first was the PELADN Link S1, which uses a Thunderbolt 4 connection. Then came the Link S-2 with an OCuLink connection for higher speeds. Now the company has introduced its first model featuring Thunderbolt 5 support.

GMK is the latest mini PC maker looking to launch an external GPU dock that brings discrete graphics to compact computers. The upcoming GMK AD-GP1 is a 163.9 x 110.5 x 39.9mm (6.45" x 4.35" x 1.57") box that you can plug into a mini PC, handheld, or laptop using either a USB4 or OCuLink connection. It also lets you connect up to four external displays.

Last year mini PC maker PELADN launched an external graphics dock called the PELADN Link S1 that allowed you to add a desktop graphics card to any PC with a Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, or compatible USB4 port. Now the company has launched a new model with an OCuLink connector for higher-speed connections to a PC. The new PELADN Link S-2 is available now…