Hardware - Wednesday, January 13, 2010 17:09 - 0 Comments

AMD show off external discrete GPU enclosure

Is your old laptop lagging behind in the latest games? Wish you could upgrade it to catch up with the inevitable march of technology? A new AMD product called the ATI XGP could be the answer to this dilemma. The AMD 5000 Series Mobility External GPU would provide the power for a real 3D gaming experience.

According to MaximumPC: “The new cards will require a full PCI-e pinout, which isn’t currently standard. However, the existence of MiniPCI-e means this shouldn’t be too much of a problem. The new system was demoed on an old Acer Ferrari running a Radeon X1270. The difference was quite clear. The external GPU was able to run Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. on a triple monitor system using the Eyefinity system.

The external box itself has one DVI connector, one HDMI, three display port, two USB 2.0 ports, and a 35W power adapter. No word yet on when you’ll be able to get a laptop that supports ATI XGP, but keep an eye out.”