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

Upgrading the GPU in your gaming laptop is normally not an option, but external graphics card cases allow you to make that change, so long as you have a fast enough Thunderbolt/USB port. The new Razer ...

Years ago, I really wanted a laptop with an external GPU. It seemed like the holy grail of portable laptop gaming — a power-hungry GPU that lived on your desk, to be plugged in for gaming performance ...

I have a question about encoding speed with ffmpeg. If I use a DellE7480 i7-6600U and using Intel quicksync. Vs, I get a computer with a thunderbird 3 or thunderbird 4 socket, and connect it to an ...

The question is, are these GPUs truly capable of walking in the same lane as desktop GPUs, and should potential users waste their time acquiring these devices? Well, there are a few things to take in ...

The ASRock DeskMate is a small desktop computer that packs a lot of features into a small space… as well as support for some hardware that doesn’t fit inside the box. It’s now available in China with ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. The rise of the ...