by Mat Dirjish
Sonnet Technologies, a provider of Thunderbolt expansion and connectivity products for professional users, introduces its Breakaway Box 850 T5 Thunderbolt 5 external graphics processing unit (eGPU) that features an 850W power supply and integrated dock. Deemed the highest-wattage power supply currently available in an eGPU, the Breakaway Box power supply provides more than adequate power for current generation GPU cards, and enough to support future power-hungry cards. The system supports triple-width GPU cards and is compatible with Windows 11 computers providing Thunderbolt 5, 4, and USB4 ports.
The unit’s PCIe card expansion system supports the latest NVIDIA and AMD GPU cards and employs a temperature-controlled fan to provide quiet cooling. For user convenience, an 80 Gbps Thunderbolt 5 dock is on board that provides a Thunderbolt/USB peripheral port, three 10 Gbps USB-A ports, and a 5-Gigabit Ethernet port.
As per the company, mobile GPUs in laptops exhibit power, thermal, and memory limitations. Desktop and workstation GPUs provide higher clock speeds, more VRAM, and higher memory bandwidth. Breakaway Box 850 T5 enables users to connect the latest GPU cards to their computers via a single Thunderbolt cable and exploit their high-performance processing power.
Breakaway Box 850 T5 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU (part number GPU-850T5) is available now from Sonnet and its distribution partners. Suggested retail price is $599.99. For more musings, review the Breakaway Box 850 overview.
