ASUS Unleashes Tiny Radeon RX 9060 XT eGPU With 16GB Of VRAM
Who says you should go big or go home? Not ASUS, which has unveiled a pint-sized graphics box for gamers and creators who want to flex more GPU muscle without lugging around a full-size desktop PC. This isn't the 1990s anymore and LAN parties are much different now. Called the XG Core Radeon RX 9060 XT LP 16GB GDDR6 (try saying that one time fast), the new external graphics solution can give your laptop, gaming handheld, or mini PC a kick in the pants.
As the awkwardly long product name gives away, sitting inside this XG Core is a Radeon RX 9060 XT LP GPU based on AMD's latest-generation RDNA 4 architecture, with 16GB of GDDR6 memory. According to ASUS, it's not only a great solution for gaming, but also for turbocharging video editing, design application chores, and AI workloads.
One of the main selling points is its size, given that it's intended to accompany portable systems. The enclosure measures just 144 x 117 x 39 millimeters (5.7 x 4.6 x 1.5 inches), making it a lot easier to tote around than a traditional external GPU enclosure housing a full-size graphics card.
The device connects via USB4 with up to 40Gbps of bandwidth and support for Thunderbolt 3 systems, so you can plug it into devices like the ASUS ROG Ally X or ROG Xbox Ally X / ROG Xbox Ally X20 designed in collaboration with Microsoft. That said, ASUS rightfully suggests checking compatibility beforehand, as not every USB-C port supports external GPUs. Likewise, it's worth noting that though USB4 is fast, there is still a bandwidth trade-off versus plugging a graphics card directly into a PC's PCI Express slot.
Built-in HDMI and DisplayPort connectivity are part of the package, too. And while gaming is an obvious use case here, ASUS is also pitching the XG Core as being useful for language-model applications, with ASUS specifically mentioning ComfyUI, LM Studio, and Ollama.
Beyond all that, ASUS says the XG Core works just fine with its GPU Tweak III software, for users who like to tinker. The utility offers monitoring and tuning options for GPU clocks, memory frequency, voltage, and advanced fan controls.
