The Asus ROG XG Mobile is a compact graphics docking solution that debuted in 2021 as a companion for some Asus ROG gaming laptops and tablets. Thanks to a proprietary ROG XG Mobile connector ...

They might be few in number, but that makes spotting the best use of Thunderbolt 5 all that easier, and at CES 2025, few Thunderbolt 5 devices stood out as much as the Asus ROG XG Mobile eGPU.

Originally equipped with a laptop-grade RTX 3080, Asus updated the product in 2023, equipping it with an laptop RTX 4090. However, both those versions of the XG Mobile required an XG connector.

While Asus’ last-gen XG Mobile also boasted up to an Nvidia 4090, you could only tap into that power with a proprietary port found only on a few Asus devices. (Its USB4 and Oculink rivals have ...

Spoiler alert: It’s ripped with power and stacked with ports. The Asus ROG XG Mobile (2025), which looks a bit like a mini PC, can harness the power of up to Nvidia’s vanguard-tier RTX 5090 ...

Thanks to Thunderbolt 5 support, Asus claims the new ROG XG Mobile can achieve up to 80 gigabits per second of bandwidth, a significant upgrade from the 63 Gbps offered by its predecessor.

At CES 2025, the world's largest technology trade fair, which has been held since January 7, 2025 (Tuesday), ASUS announced the external GPU (eGPU) '2025 ROG XG Mobile'. By supporting Thunderbolt ...

Asus has unveiled at CES 2025 what it bills as the world’s first Thunderbolt 5 external graphics card and one of the first Thunderbolt 5 docking stations. The new product uses a new 80Gbps ...

However, ASUS is also going to be launching new models of the ROG XG Mobile. There will be two models of this. One powered by the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, and one powered by the GeForce RTX 5090.

This allows for more efficient use of one cable for different purposes. The Asus XG Mobile 2025 features the most powerful mobile graphics card ever, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, which significantly ...