PowerColor, a well known manufacturer of AMD Radeon graphics cards has unveiled their new external GPU enclosure, called the DEVIL BOX, at Computex 2016. The new enclosure is based on AMD’s XConnect technology, which was developed in collaboration with Intel’s Thunderbolt group.
PowerColor DEVIL BOX External GPU Enclosure
The box is very similar to that of the Razer Core, and allows users to install a compatible discrete GPU, in order to use it with a Thunderbolt 3 equipped notebook. With this ability, users can have full desktop-level graphics performance on the go, making it an optimal solution for LAN events, and for gaming while traveling. The enclosure also provides additional connectivity such as a variety of USB connections, Ethernet, and SATA for additional storage.
PowerColor DEVIL BOX Specifications
| Connection | Thunderbolt™ 3 (40Gbps cable) |
|---|---|
| GPU Max Dimensions: | 310 x 140 x 50mm |
| Max GPU Power: | 375 Watts |
| Qualified AMD
Radeon™ graphics cards |
|
| — AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury | |
| — AMD Radeon™ R9 Nano | |
| — AMD Radeon™ R9 300 Series | |
| — AMD Radeon™ R9 290X | |
| — AMD Radeon™ R9 290 | |
| — AMD Radeon™ R9 285 | |
| Supported NVIDIA®
GeForce® graphics cards |
|
| — NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX Titan X | |
| — NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 Ti | |
| — NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 | |
| — NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 | |
| — NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 | |
| — NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950 | |
| — NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti | |
| — NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 | |
| Output | USB 3.0 * 4 |
| USB3.1 Gen1 TypeC x1 | |
| Ethernet 10/100/1000 | |
| SATA III for 2.5” HDD upgrade | |
| Internal Power Supply | 500 Watts |
| Chassis Size | 400 x 172 x 242mm |
| Accessory | A/C cable |
| Thunderbolt™ 3 cable (40Gbps, INTEL certified) | |
| Support | Ready for SATA III 2.5” HDD |
PowerColor has not specified pricing or availability yet, but we expect to hear more soon.
Source: PowerColor
That is actually somewhat exciting. PowerColor has been known to make the cheapest AMD graphics cards, so I hope they provide a worthy competitor to the Razer Core for a lower price.