AKiTiO Node

  • Category: eGFX
Akitio, an OWC brand
Operating System: 
MacOS
Operating System: 
Windows
Self or Bus Powered: 
Self Powered
Number of Thunderbolt Ports: 
1
Thunderbolt Version: 
Thunderbolt 3

The Thunderbolt™ 3 eGFX box is a low cost expansion chassis designed to house an external graphics card. Connected to the computer via Thunderbolt 3, the additional GPU power instantly upgrades a regular laptop or a mini PC and makes it possible to do things that would normally require a high-end workstation or gaming computer. For video editors and colorists, the dedicated GPU reduces the time it takes to render the footage, a computer that was not powerful enough for a VR headset is now potentially VR ready and for those that like to play games, these can now run at much higher frame rates than before.

Features
- Thunderbolt™ 3 for lighting fast transfer speeds up to 40 Gbps
- 1 PCIe (x16) slot supporting full-length, full-height, double-width cards
- Spacious enclosure for use with standard and large sized graphics cards
- Built-in 400W SFX power supply to provide extra power to GPU
- PCIe x16 slot supplying up to 75W of power
- 4 lane PCI Express 3.0 compliant interface
- Removable back panel for double-width cards
- Carry handle to easily transport the device

Supported Operating Systems and Graphics Cards:

Microsoft Windows: Win10 RS1 and later

Graphics Cards Supported:
Please refer to https://www.akitio.com/information-center/node-gpu-compatibility for additional information.

macOS: High Sierra 10.13.4 and later

Graphics Cards Supported:
- AMD Radeon RX 570, Radeon RX 580, Radeon Pro WX 7100.