RTX 4080 as eGPU??? Does an eGPU still make sense? Test and comparison USB-C vs EXP GDC BEAST

Does it still make sense to connect an external graphics card to the laptop? What technical options are there and what about performance and what is better? EXP GDC BEAST or a USB-C, Razer Core X? Does it still make sense at all?

These questions are answered in the video with an extensive test series with various graphics cards.

Test system:
HP Elitebook 840 G5
CPU: Intel i5-8250U
RAM: 16 GB DDR4
Speicher: 500GB M.2 SSD

EGPU Modul:
EXP GDC Beast
Razer Core X (USB-C)

Tested GPUs
GTX 1060
GTX 1070
GTX 1080Ti
RTX 2060
RTX 3060
RTX 3080
RTX 4080

0:00 Intro
0:44 Introduction
1:20 EXP GDC BEAST Modul
1:53 USB-C Modul
2:51 EXP GDC Modul Connection options
3:15 Removing the wifi card & connecting the GDC module
3:57 Test of a GTX 1070 with the GDC module
5:31 Disadvantages EXP GDC module
6:28 Setup and test with the USB-C module
7:51 First conclusion GDC module vs USB-C module
9:13 Benchmark tests USB-C vs GDC Beast
9:34 Results and comparison Fire Strike (DirectX 11)
10:05 Results and comparison Time Spy (DirectX 12)
10:58 All GPU tests with the USB-C module
11:28 Conclusion about the USB-C results
12:00 Gaming results USB-C and conclusion
12:38 Final conclusion - Does it really make sense?
14:31 Pros and Cons

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