News [HW.info] Acer external GTX960M GPU Dock (Dutch)

Dutch news article.

In a nutshell
GTX960M GPU connected with Thunderbolt 3 via USB Type-C

245 x 130 x 23 mm
700 grams
135W AC Adapter included

extra connection include:
1x HDMI port, version not mentioned
2x Displayports, version not mentioned
3x USB 3.0 Type-A, Gen.1 or 5 Gbit/s
1x Gbit LAN

All this for 350USD
http://nl.hardware.info/nieuws/47354/externe-gtx-960m-met-thunderbolt-3-bij-acer

I think this is a nice value, get a nice fast and efficient ultrabook for on the go and use this when you need some more GPU grunt for rendering, gaming, CAD etc.

I can see a lot of businesses jumping on these types of docks.

 

[Tek Everything]

Whoa... that is really cool. The direction the PC industry is going, with external GPU docks is really exciting. Imagine that new Intel Skull Canyon NUC, paired with a 980M external GPU dock. That would be a sick little system.

 

[EdZ]

That's a really neat idea. Thunderbolt docks are still pretty expensive so this isn't a huge premium, and for a noticeable boost in performance.

 

[PlayfulPhoenix]

$150 cheaper than the GPU-less Razer Core to boot.

The tech behind these docks isn't expensive, but we're finally seeing the right standards, interfaces, and ecosystems whereby this will (hopefully!) start to take off.

 

[Phuncz]

This is more like it, I'm amazed they made it this small, even though it uses a mobile GPU. I would have expected this to be atleast two NUCs worth in size.

 

[iFreilicht]

Very cool! With the 960M I'm not worried that much about a performance loss either. It seems clear that they use two PCIe lanes for the GPU, and two for a four-port USB controller where one of those ports is connected to a USB-to-Ethernet adapter chip. Nothing fancy, but absolutely solid and pretty much everything I'd want from a docking station for my laptop. You even get Audio via HDMI or DP.