The new AYANEO AG01: Starship is the company’s first eGPU or external graphics solution and is now available for purchase. Shipping is slated for the end of November. For the $599 USD price, you get a portable AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU with 8GB of DDR6 memory that can connect via OCuLink, USB4, or Thunderbolt.
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Additional features and functionality of the device include additional USB-A and Ethernet ports, a slot for an M.2 2280 SSD, SD Card expansion, and multiple HDMI and DisplayPort outputs. Designed for gaming handhelds, laptops, and Mini PCs, the AYANEO AG01: Starship is an all-in-one gaming dock for various devices. The SSD slot is an excellent touch as the AYANEO AG01: Starship can store all of the games it’s used to play on the device.
Setting all of that aside, the physical design and look of the AYANEO AG01: Starship is impressive, like something out of a sci-fi film from the 1980s. The big round button is not only the “engine” start for the unit, but it also includes a dial to boost and overclock the GPU by upping the power from 100W to 120W.
The metal body includes vents and ‘silent operation’ powered by fins, fans, and a large VC heating plate. It’s a stylish and powerful unit. Here are the full specs.
AYANEO AG01: Starship
- Product: AYANEO Graphics Starship – Multi-Function Graphics Dock.
- GPU Model: AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT
- GPU Specs: 6nm Process, 2300 MHz Game Clock
- GPU Memory: 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit Interface, 288GB/s Bandwidth
- TGP: 100W, 120W Turbo
- Video Interface: 2 x DisplayPort 2.0 (80Gbps, 4K 120Hz, 8K 60Hz), 2 x HDMI 2.1 (48Gbps, 4K 120Hz, 8K 60Hz)
- Data Interface: 1 x OCuLink (PCIe 4.0, 64Gbps), 1 x USB4 (40Gbps with 100W PD), 1 x USB 3.2 (10Gbps), 1 x RJ45 (100Mbps, 1000MBps), 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 SSD, 1 x SD 4.0 (300MB/s)
- Size: 240 x 118 x 51mm
- Weight: 960 grams