Gigabyte’s New Aorus AI Box With RTX 5090 Will Support Upgrading Your Laptop Graphics Easily via Thunderbolt

Gigabyte has released a new external GPU to supercharge your laptop performance with RTX 5090. Check out the details here!

Gigabyte’s new AORUS AI Box features Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 powered by Blackwell architecture and Thunderbolt interface (Image via Gigabyte)
Gigabyte’s new AORUS AI Box features Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 powered by Blackwell architecture and Thunderbolt interface (Image via Gigabyte)

Gigabyte has recently revealed its new AORUS AI Box powered by RTX 5090. Let’s check out how good it is and discuss the features, pricing, and availability.

As a company, Gigabyte is one of the leading PC hardware brands that makes many components, including power supplies, storage solutions, PC cases, liquid coolers, and graphics cards. They have been making excellent external GPUs for quite a while now, going back to the RTX 20 Series too. Now, the company has revealed their latest RTX 50 Series-powered eGPU solution to accelerate graphics performance for laptops.

Gigabyte Aorus AI Box With RTX 5090: Features & Specifications

Gigabyte AORUS AI Box with RTX 5090 has many interesting features, so let’s dive in and check out what this external graphics card solution is capable of. Firstly, it has the full-fat Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, unlike the laptop chip, which has worse specs than the desktop version. The RTX 5090 AORUS AI Box features 32GB VRAM.

The new GPU solution was unveiled at Computex 2025, by the way, where demos were provided to various members of the press. The performance is definitely outstanding, thanks to the use of the modern Thunderbolt 5 interface. We are slowly reaching the point where using an external GPU solution does not have any major bandwidth bottlenecks, thanks to newer connections.

RTX 5090 Aorus AI Box by Gigabyte has many features and supports Thunderbolt 5 (Image via Gigabyte)
RTX 5090 Aorus AI Box by Gigabyte has many features and supports Thunderbolt 5 (Image via Gigabyte)

The Thunderbolt 5 interface allows the GPU to communicate at 120 Gbps of bandwidth. By the way, the AORUS AI Box comes pre-fitted with an ATX 3.1 PSU specifically designed to power the GPU inside. Gigabyte’s RTX 5090 AORUS AI Box features liquid cooling, so if you had any concerns about heating, this GPU is sure to remain super cool even during heavy workloads.

The graphics card also features power delivery support. So, for supported laptops with Thunderbolt functionality, the GPU, once plugged in, will also charge the device. This makes it super convenient to use. Speaking of other ports, the AORUS AI Box RTX 5090 GPU from Gigabyte features DisplayPort, HDMI, multiple USB 3.2 high-speed ports, and Ethernet as well. It’s definitely the best option to opt for if you want to upgrade your laptop’s GPU. Just ensure your laptop has Thunderbolt 5 support before picking this option.

Gigabyte Aorus AI Box With RTX 5090: Pricing & Availability

Gigabyte Aorus AI Box with RTX 5090 is a portable eGPU solution to upgrade your laptop (Image via Gigabyte)
Gigabyte Aorus AI Box with RTX 5090 is a portable eGPU solution to upgrade your laptop (Image via Gigabyte)

Sadly, Gigabyte did not reveal the pricing or availability details of its RTX 5090 external GPU solution. However, we can make some guesses. The AORUS RTX 4090 Gaming Box eGPU, which was released earlier, costs between $2,500 to $3,000.

We can expect a similar price for this RTX 5090 eGPU. However, RTX 5090 graphics card prices keep changing, and if the stock situation for this flagship variant does not improve, there is a chance the AORUS AI Box with RTX 5090 from Gigabyte will also cost more than expected. The GPU will probably be available to purchase sometime this year.


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