External graphics cards (eGPUs) have been around for quite some time, but they have never really managed to go mainstream.

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The external graphics card (or eGFX), long the pipe dream of laptop-touting gamers the world over, has finally come of age. Thanks to Thunderbolt 3—which offers up to 40Gbps of bandwidth, the ...

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Gamers wishing they could use their laptop to play games but are restricted by the graphical processing power within their portable PC may be interested in a new external graphics card which has been ...

Welcome to our guide to Mac eGPUs. In this article we explain the advantages of using an external graphics card with your Mac or MacBook, and round up the best buying options currently available. Once ...

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