Framework Launches OCuLink External GPU Solutions for Modular Laptop 16
By
Sean Hollister
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Summary
Framework is launching external GPU solutions for its modular Framework Laptop 16, allowing users to connect desktop graphics cards and other PCIe devices via OCuLink connections. The company is introducing the OCuLink Dev Kit which provides eight lanes of PCI-Express bandwidth, enabling users to transform the laptop into a desktop-like system with significantly more power. This expands on Framework's modular laptop concept by making the internal GPU modules usable as external devices and allowing connection of standard desktop components.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledFramework's getting into the external graphics game, too.
You'll be able to turn the Framework Laptop 16's GPU modules into external ones instead.
You can plug in a desktop graphics card (or network card, or other PCIe cards) for more power than most laptops ever dream of having.
Framework's calling it the OCuLink Dev Kit, because it uses the OCuLink standard to transmit data between your CPU and external devices.
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