A Battery Powered GPU That Fits In Your Pocket! Portable Nvidia RTX A500

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A Battery Powered RTX eGPU! The ADLINK Pocket AI is a portable GPU with an NVIDIA RTX A500. It's about the size of a deck of playing cards. It's powered by Thunderbolt 3 and has 4GB of GDDR6 RAM. the ADLINK Pocket AI A500 is here to transform your AI workflow and unleash the full potential of your creative ideas. Whether you're a data scientist, AI researcher, or a content creator, this compact powerhouse will revolutionize the way you work with AI.
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00:00 Introduction
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02:01 Overview and Ad Spot
04:43 Testing It All Out
08:56 Final Thoughts

[@electricmiragemedia]

A chart showing fps comparisons between the 780m and the A500 would be really helpful here

[@GeminiNight]

Not exact but about the best info I could find: Legion Go - God of War - 800p Medium no FSR - 45FPS Legion Go - God Of War - 1080p Medium no FSR - 36FPS Pocket AI A500 - God of War - 900p DLSS Balanced - 73FPS Pocket AI A500 - God of War - 1080p DLSS Performance- 61FPS Legion Go - Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 800p Medium - 63FPS Pocket AI A500 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider- 1080p Medium- 93FPS Legion Go - Doom Eternal- 1200p Low- 64FPS Pocket AI A500 - Doom Eternal- 1080p Low- 91FPS Legion Go - Forza Horizon 5- 800p Medium - 75FPS Pocket AI A500 - Forza Horizon 5- 800p Medium - 92FPS

[@GeminiNight]

Legion Go - Cyberpunk 2077 - 800p Steam Deck Pre-set - 49FPS Pocket AI A500 - Cyberpunk 2077 - 700p Low Settings DLSS Performance - 37FPS Legion Go - Horizon Zero Dawn - 800p Steam Deck Pre-set - 49FPS Pocket AI A500 - Horizon Zero Dawn - 800p Ultra Settings DLSS Quality - 56FPS

[@CalamityBaird]

@@GeminiNight You dropped this 👑

[@thelittledetailscr7231]

He never does that. No comparisons.

[@yeejay6396]

​@@GeminiNightWow, you rock!

[@eskanderx1027]

5:30 Can't believe it! He finally bit that boss! 🎉

[@sagbag856]

my mind cant be more blown seeing this

[@jierenzheng7670]

Man, if Intel can make some kind of Arc GPU like this, that helps with encoding and compute workloads while on a power bank, that would be so awesome. Or even fitting those laptop GPUs into this form factor like what sellers on Aliexpress have done to make a desktop GPU, that would be so cool.

[@slothnium]

If they managed to get an RTX A500 (GA107 aka RTX 3050) in that size and power constraint, then I hope to see an RTX 4050/4060 in that size too.

[@taxuanbach0908]

25W TGP with those GPUs looks not so ideal

[@theinktician]

I refuse to believe A500 is the rtx 3050 mobile chip. I had the 35w version and it was way better than this

[@christianmino3753]

You can get drastically different performance on the same die. @@theinktician

[@paneledp]

@@theinktician its believable, this version isn't meant for gaming and its run through a thunderbolt cable(slower than pcie 3×8)

[@enduga0]

@@taxuanbach0908 is tgp and tdp same thing ..if not what is this gpu tdp

[@Moes_Prep_and_Tech]

A small DC powered EGPU Enclosure that allows you to put low profile GPU's of your choice would be nice, and I think this video would of had more of an impact if you used it on a cheap laptop with mendicino graphics

[@tom611]

Neat. I wonder how the pricing on the used market will go for these kinds of things will go. If a bunch of these get obsoleted by newer models and/or the AI market softens, being able to pick up one cheap could be fun. Pending internal iGPUs haven't already beaten them by then, that'd be even better, otherwise you could use as an upgrade to older handhelds at least.

[@GundamExia88]

Awesome review. I would use this on my miniPC with Thunderbolt too. Good size and power consumption.

[@DonaldHendleyBklynvexRecords]

I was waiting for this 1

[@Alexander_Bahgheera]

😅lol that low blow to shargeek😂 , keep in mind that this man is never ill informed about anything he features on his channel. They must have done him wrong. Keep up the phenomenal work Mr. ETA PRIME, love what you do!

[@ultimatebreak827]

and as always... great video!

[@foxpopuli6982]

We have almost attained the future that I dreamed of back when I was lugging around my original GameBoy, all of it's headgear/accessories, and five pounds of AA batteries to get me through a road trip.

[@ranjitmandal1612]

Looks amazing

[@romangregor4552]

wow this pocket ai is a rtx2060 on a battery, with a raspberrypi on battery an nice rig :D i love it

[@rilufuzz]

I really like this concept of E-GPU's. Would love to see something similar, but with an RTX 4050/60 or AMD equivalent.

[@TheTastefulThickness]

Its all coming. Everything is shrinking.

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

What about when it actually comes out and you've gotten bored with this performance ceiling.

[@rilufuzz]

@@sboinkthelegday3892 with the way things are going with the portable handhelds. I think it might be around for some time. Especially as chips get smaller and more powerful.

[@tomfahey2823]

I've been thinking for years that this is the way to go with eGPUs. The biggest problems with gaming laptops are: 1) Cost/Lack of upgradeability 2) Size/Weight 3) Power/Battery Life 4) Cooling/Noise An eGPU capable of running off either it's own dedicated battery, or an external power delivery capable one, would help solve all of these problems at once.

[@MorrisseyMuse]

Dang, just when I thought the portable PC's couldn't get any less portable..! 😁

[@SkysTrains]

its actually very portable, you hold the handheld, and put the gpu and battery in your pocket.

[@Invid72]

@@SkysTrains I assume you're joking.

[@SkysTrains]

@@Invid72 nope, not at all. It could work, or for more airflow you could attach a clip and put it on a belt.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Some of us don’t need them for car rides/bus trips/ whatever else kids like handhelds for. I have my own wheels so I use handheld pcs in static locations only. Things like this or worrying about battery life will never be a thing for me because I’m not lugging it around in a backpack like a 16 year old 😂

[@Invid72]

@@SkysTrains Do you still have your wallet on a chain too?

[@LazyBunnyKiera]

I really like it, but i'll be waiting until someone makes one with 6-8GB of vram. There are a LOT of games that would be good on this, if it had just a tiny bit more vram. The two oculink egpus that are out right now look great too, but they just aren't small enough. I really like how this one is can be battery powered. I have an RX570 Sonnet Puck eGPU, that i was able to power from a battery, but it takes a crazy amount of power, like the same power of a full size RX570.

[@gamingoptimized]

Pretty cool!

[@jpcarsmedia]

This would be cool for docked mode

[@KenpachiChan420]

want a lenovo go after having both the SD and rog, would love this man to test out Dayz with this and the GDPg1.

[@Epion0485]

This is probably a better representation of the next Nintendo Switch that what DF did.

[@GameCookerUSRocks]

When you were doing cyberpunk test did you have the AMD optimizer enabled? And did you try it on higher graphic quality setting? And can you try this GPU on any other hand helds so we can see if the results vary much? Thanks

[@jontechie]

Now put a custom mount at the back and you're all set to GO

[@matthias99442]

Ich nutze ein Sonnet eGPU case mit einer RTX 3070 am Legion Go und bin sehr zufrieden mit diesem Setup.

[@michaellegg9381]

Instead of using the RTX A500 chip in a dodge palm sized eGPU it would have been better as a built-in dedicated GPU connected to the screen by HDMI or DP or something like that. It would probably be able to stretched its legs a bit more.. or better yet double the power by using the RTX A2000 GPU chip in a palm sized eGPU or as on board dedicated GPU as that is a PCI express slot power only card so 65W or 70W around that and as good as a 3060 performance (mostly)

[@mclarenf1gtr99]

Nvidia could release a GPU with battery for those who have budget laptops. Something with the power of a GTX1630 would be a big upgrade to my UHD620 iGPU. Even GT1030 would be a nice upgrade.

[@SVW1976]

Wow! He was serious. 😂

[@empebe]

You put sus links in bio and most of them don't even work

[@pokepokepoke64]

Dude it’s advertising

[@AkaHoodie]

Those are the only places u can buy them…

[@yeejay6396]

Most URL shorteners lose host access because of redirector issues, or some sht like that idk ​@@Tsunamisurfer29

[@lilrockstar77]

lol why are you still here……..

[@josephl3602]

​​@@lilrockstar77 because this is the angry housewives section. Where else will they go to whine?

[@Siavash_Khaksar]

Awesome video as always. I was thinking it would be great if you could do a tutorial type video with Legion go and GPD G1. I'know you have an eGPU video up but would be good to see how you got over the AMD driver conflict and if the new updates to legion go have made things easier or not

[@mimo5383]

From a tinkering perspective its a fun gadget, but I imagine the next generation of APU's will exceed its performance. To me it would only be of use on perhaps older systems than something running a 780m. Kinda blows my mind pondering that (given how far APU's have come) to just even make a realization like that to begin with.

[@tominfhl]

Hey ETA, can you do an emulation test with this egpu and a fighting game test. Especially interested in Virtua Fighter 5 esports through tecknoparrot on Jean's stage with cages down or Eileen's stage. Also, DOA 6, the throwdown stage. Those are graphically intense scenarios that the 7840u is struggling with.

[@Michplay]

i see this type of devices really pop off when Airjet coolers become mainstream, then we can really make full fledge gpu`s externally mobile

[@keeganbowers4949]

I wonder if the length of the USB-C cable from the console to the external GPU makes a difference? Would be an interesting experiment to try with the shortest possible cable and the current cable you're using

[@maciejgada740]

Makes no difference for sure. What makes difeerence is target display for the eGPU and power limit. If that lil thing can be plugged directly into external display, then you'll see FPS boost.

[@CalamityBaird]

The battery bank is almost certainly a shargeek.

[@livemadseason]

For eGPU try also disabling iGPU while you are connected to eGPU and reboot system. I had much better results and no stuttering back in the day when I was using it.

[@jeremyf1901]

This is so cool 😎

[@soul3lixir]

You'd think with tech like this at this point one of these big companies should just make a slightly bulkier handheld with a decent battery and gpu built in.

[@Soddus.]

i just want somthing like that laptop case linus review not loong ago but with a decent screen like 1080p 165hz or somthing

[@soul3lixir]

I have a z13 with an i9 and a 4070. It's the size of a surface. So like it's possible to have a handheld with a slightly smaller form factor, better battery and decent performance. They just need to make it happen lol

[@eddiew.4650]

And that's going to cost an arm and a leg. Not to mention the headahce of trying to cool that concoction.

[@dtectatl1]

​@@soul3lixirthe problem is cooling. Notebooks might be similar in size to handhelds but they have way more space for cooling and the added benefit of not being held directly in your hands.

[@LividAardvark3911]

Interesting none the less.

[@seba830]

Imagine this tiny thing being inside the new nintendo switch :D

[@paulibabba5566]

You familiar with the "m classic" for the switch?

[@derrickwatts4675]

This is how i would play with my Lenovo Legion Go because i am a truck driver and do not have room for a external display. Btw i love my Lenovo Legion Go i know some people don't but I do.

[@El.Duder-ino]

Apple has proven that integrated GPU which not even uses GDDR unified memory can achieve amazing results. Still capability to connect external GPU through non limiting interconnect is a huge plus.

[@OledBurnInKing]

I hope there will be a portable external enclosure with air vents to dissipate heat that can be used for traveling that can fit a 4090. The form factor can be portable like a home media server like a synology nas with air vents and noctua external fans. For example, if I wanted to travel with a 4090 in a backpack and set up the 4090 on a table or desk while being plugged into a windows laptop or tablet.

[@whitygoose]

ASUS really fucked up with that, they put a mobile version of 4090 and priced it $2500

[@MrCraig139]

Have you tried any benchmarks using Blender or some other 3D content creation package?

[@tripworth1979]

Just wow

[@acwbit2368]

Isn't the RX 780M stronger than this?

[@patar1000]

I like how it doesnt have enough vram for Ai

[@Mr.aAdDies]

I’m pretty sure that DLSS is only available for the 2000s series Nivida cards??

[@picklepopsickle]

they should just make them stack, plug two steam decks together for double power

[@faceless1646]

really interresting whats possible in handheld gaming but imo i dont think you need gaming on the go aside from the switch where u can play local multiplayer... still pretty nice but id rather see tiny desktop pcs

[@itomaz1]

Add side-by-side comparison 780m vs A500

[@lastxp]

Wish they integrated the powerbank with the eGPU

[@markh2846]

the performance also depends of the drivers supporting the game and not the hardware itself

[@etgripper]

Not sure if I was unlucky or not, but my Baseus power bank almost caught on fire, and I was just charging my work laptop. It was blazing hot and smelled terrible, thank god it happened in my hotel room and not on the plane.

[@Ayush-qj3nx]

Can you please test emulation on ryzen 7 7735u chipset, i m thinking of buying a hp pavilion aero

[@HollywoodShono]

Hey, the links for the EGPU either don't work, or aren't available yet.

[@allthings3d]

Not sure I understand why at $480? I am very happy with what I can obtain with a 780M with 8GB versus this with 4GB. Can't wait to see what a Comet Trail Mini PC like the new ASUS models and the upcoming 8x0M APU will bring to the table. More important did you purchase this or just more promotion for them? Can't believe you would sink almost $500 into something with little performance gain over modern APUs.

[@anthonyalexander5607]

Dude if they created a doc with a little GPU built in like that, so you can get some better graphics when playing on a bigger screen

[@BozZke84]

Can you review the ONEXgpu when they have samples ? Much more viable for what they sell this for

[@Diamond_Hanz]

Want that new intel gpu

[@axendoJH]

Someone needs to make a dock with m.2 and this.

[@1HololensfansOfNaruto]

hero here is the power bank

[@williamhughes5260]

Call me crazy, but based on what I've seen, the OneXGPU seems like it will be better suited to this purpose since it has HDMI ports and a USB-A port for the battery. Then again, it hasn't been shipped yet. This is a cool experiment, nonetheless.

[@Clariselol]

OneXGPU is not a real thing.. yet. this thing you can buy rn.

[@FaridRudiansyah]

GPD G1 is shipping, and you can buy rn. GPD G1 is months ahead before OneXGPU.

[@Iamnatewayne]

I wonder if this supports RTX voice this would be great to take in a mobile office. I could be camping and get mauled by a bear on a conference call and no one would know.

[@ipoopmuffins]

i was wondering why you never did another video with this thing

[@_SurferGeek_]

Pretty cool but damn! $480... wow!

[@Dougget]

All we need is the next gen Steam Deck run all games in 720 low settings 60 fps with a little help of FSR3 and when docked into a oficial Steam Deck dock with a mini GPU, combine internal and external GPUs to performe 60fps 1080p high settings in all games.

[@franciscoquesada5334]

Interesante....... creo que el dock de la nintendo switch 2 puede que lleve algo parecido!

[@faisalalmutairi1162]

I wish that is the same thing with onexgpu(which is the size of a battery) that contain mobile rx7600 xt but unfortunately it need to be plugged into the wall to work, yeah i understand that 120w tgp is alot, i am wondering if a 145w battery usb port with 20k mAh would work with it for around a hour at high, but a person like me do not have anything except to wish

[@FNXPWR]

Could you connect it up with both usb c ports somehow? To help bandwith?? Cause the legion go has those 2 usb c ports

[@HuntaKiller91]

Need more pocketable egpu in the future 25-45w is ok and make it rx6600m or even 3050 kinda performance

[@csolisr]

I wonder if plugging one of these to my microserver would make it able to encode video faster.

[@ArtemisKitty]

If you are considering this yourself to use for both gaming and dabbling in AI, I might suggest you look for something with more VRAM. Complex AI models, especially if you're talking about anything like an LLM, are rapidly becoming too big for even 8GB cards. This is actually affecting the sales of the 3070 more than the 3070Ti due to the 12GB vs 8GB issue. At this point, even most of the simpler models are starting to have trouble with the 6GB cards... and this is a 4GB. You'd be using 4bit or lower patterns and... Basically I would suggest you keep looking, or at least be VERY SURE it'll handle what you need. Also bear in mind that a large amount of games now refuse to even launch with less than 8GB VRAM...

[@guilhermebezerra3050]

You use windows Canary or normal build to install this Egpu?

[@kurtiskeys483]

Thats cool and all but 750 for the handheld then another 550 for the GPU and battery backup. Just a bit to much to me.

[@raimishakir]

you should test with power supply instead of battery. maybe the battery did not supply enough power to the GPU

[@user-kt8re2ud2v]

Whats the cool looking transparent powerbank model or brand does anyone happen to know?

[@rrwholloway]

Hmmm, could this work in an old all in one with only integrated graphics? Could it work over usb 3.0 rather than thunderbolt?

[@computerjoy]

How much are they and is there option for bigger GPU memory model ?

[@crowland3358]

I guess this won't work on my steamdeck ?

[@COACTUSFECI75]

now my plans are finished...i just looked your other video about these ai egpu...and think about how it could be with a legion go... now iam shure...this setup can make my work and my happy to play my old games....what would this setup cost...legion go plus ai500? cant find it to buy...

[@user-gz9xj4uw1s]

test with this all gaming laptop

[@kelvinkalio777]

Plugged in this way does it drain the power of the legion go ?

[@danielhulan3058]

Will this work on the Rog Ally? I know it says that the XG Mobile is the only supported egpu but I didnt know.

[@thecoolestdaniel4554]

Could you use it with the steam deck?

[@mistrotech8894]

Does this support Expresscard?

[@NazmulBhuiyan-ei2hk]

Will work with a Late 2013 Macbook Pro?

[@jmssun]

Would be nice to do a fan-less mod

[@Milan5605]

And with rpi5 or some arm board?

[@morgadinho17]

this pocket egpu also works with the rog ally?

[@benalvis6722]

Do they work on the steam deck?

[@kandle1988]

Hi my friend I’m so excited about mind graphics review by khadas ?

[@SuperBROKEN81]

I love looking at cheap solutions that don't work on the ROG Ally LoL

[@jozero_o]

😅 not feeling the key site ad

[@parkersettle460]

Would this work on steam deck?

[@Underthanoa]

Does this work for the ROG Ally?

[@tdata545]

I can see a new emergent market for stuff like this. Since i don't know for a FACT, but I can't imagine LAPTOP based Dedicated Graphics cards using 8 or more lanes. Well let me be clearer. I think that x070 and up from nVidia (going back to the 20 series) probably realistically use all the lanes. BUT I bet the x060 and below aren't using all the lanes and the 10 series probably only use like 8 modern and latest PCIe 4 lanes at most. What I'm getting at is, i think making eGPUs out of laptop GPUs is the future for portable-ization. Like the GPD G1 did. The only thing needed now, is to get USB 5 and Thunderbolt 5 out with their 80Gbs protocol.

[@KhanhDinh291]

its not so much the lanes bandwidth, its more the latency penalty of having to jump through all the thunderbolt controller / encoding. plus the janky occasional blue screen being a huge turn off for the mass market

[@zeroize9903]

Can a laptop that can be charged via a C-type cable also be charged if a Thunderbolt cable is connected to this device?

[@johannesleikermoser2415]

Is it compatible with an MacBook an dose it make sense?🤔

[@playerroku4412]

I'm more worried about how 90 percent of things he reviews ARE THE BEST. they can't all be the best.

[@AasifUllah]

Would this work via Steam Deck??