Framework told PCWorld that its new eGPU kit will include the first OCuLink 8i connector in a laptop — meaning eight lanes and 128Gbps of PCI-Express connectivity, which means it should be even faster than Thunderbolt 5 and shouldn’t bottleneck a GPU as much as the four-lane solutions we’ve tried b… …
… PCWorld's Adam Patrick Murray spotted it on the floor at Computex 2026 in Taipei, and now you can watch him walk you through what sure looks like the future of Intel's Core Ultra desktop CPU line firsthand—including what looks suspiciously like a set of Thunderbolt 5 ports. …
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… Theoretically, a Thunderbolt 5 eGPU connection might be more convenient than an OCuLink one, but most laptops that could really benefit from a discrete GPU don’t have Thunderbolt 5 ports, among other considerations. …
