ThinkPad X1 Carbon and OWC Helios FX eGPU!

eGPU

Another experiment with Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen6).

This laptop has built-in graphics, so if I tried to output to two external 4K displays, the motion would be choppy. I know some would argue that it would be weird to use it this way, but I want to use two 4K displays! So I did an experiment to see how much of a performance difference I could get using an eGPU via Thunderbolt.

I got great results and I feel good about it.

The downside… The notebook is so small, but the eGPU is huge. It is a little bit contradictory.

I use it when I carry it around.

When I use it on my desk, I connect eGPU to it and use it without any worries.

I guess it's like this…