Please excuse too basic question. I am finally fed up of loooooong processing time with my LG Gram and decided to go for an eGPU. How much faster would processing be compared to no GPU at all? I was thinking of some variation of RTX 5060 mounted on an AOOSTAR AG02
Thanks
I note that in the US, Costco has a very VERY well configured Lenovo 5i laptop with an RTX 5060 GPU selling for US$1300. Add a $200 thunderbolt docking station and you’ll be all set. The 5i laptop has a pair of internal SSD slots so if the original 1Tb isn’t quite enough for you, there are as many DIY options as you can think of.
Hello,
here is the update to my chart at the beginning of September (all explanations with the first post on this topic with data from June 2025).
Four new GPUs have been added:
• The Nvidia RTX 3050 (6 GB): it offers 20% of the performance of the Nvidia RTX 5090 for €195. If you find an additional small promotion, you can consider upgrading an old configuration at a lower cost.
• The Nvidia RTX 5050 (8 GB): at €260 for a score of 32%, it is currently the most economical card.
• The Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB: for €60 less than the 16 GB version, it offers the same performance with DxO as the 16 GB version.
• The AMD RX 9060 XT 8 GB: unlike Nvidia, the loss of 8 GB of video memory reduces performance compared to the 16 GB version. Performance drops from 60% to 48% to save €40: it’s not worth it. It’s better to go for the RX 9060 XT 16GB.
Prices remain stable compared to the summer. Even though Nvidia has lowered the official prices of certain models, this has not yet been reflected in the most popular models, which are often out of stock.
