This product is discontinued and replaced by eGPU Breakaway Puck RX 5500 XT/5700
Portable eGPU Dock for Work and Gaming
Game up to six times faster. Connect up to four 4K displays.
eGFX Breakaway Puck
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Portable External GPU (eGPU) for Computers with Thunderbolt 3 Ports

Graphics Performance Booster

Do you have a thin/light notebook like a MacBook Air®, or a small form factor desktop like a Mac mini® with an integrated graphics processor that’s not powerful enough to support gaming or multiple displays? There’s a solution! What if you could instantly boost your computer’s graphics performance anytime and anywhere you need it? Here’s an idea—Pack a Puck!

External GPU to Go!

Sonnet’s eGFX Breakaway™ Puck Radeon™ RX 560 is an extremely portable, high-performance, all-in-one external GPU for Thunderbolt 3 computers. Perfect for use with 13-inch MacBook Air or MacBook Pro®, 21.5-inch iMac®, Mac mini, and other computers with Thunderbolt 3 ports, the Puck accelerates popular graphics-intensive games’ performance up to 6x faster on either your computer’s own or externally connected display.

External GPU to Go!

Sonnet’s eGFX Breakaway™ Puck Radeon™ RX 560 is an extremely portable, high-performance, all-in-one external GPU for Thunderbolt 3 computers. Perfect for use with 13-inch MacBook Air or MacBook Pro®, 21.5-inch iMac®, Mac mini, and other computers with Thunderbolt 3 ports, the Puck accelerates popular graphics-intensive games’ performance up to 6x faster on either your computer’s own or externally connected display.

Key Features

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Boosts Graphics Performance

Accelerates graphics-intensive games’ performance up to 6x faster on computers with integrated graphics processors.

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AMD Radeon Graphics

AMD Radeon® RX 560 graphics processor with 4GB of GDDR5 memory.

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Small and Highly Portable

Measures 6 inches wide by 5.1 inches deep by 2 inches tall, takes up little space on the desktop, fits easily into a computer bag or backpack.

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Supports Built-in and External Displays

Works with your computer’s display or externally connected displays.

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Charges Your Computer

Provides 60W through the included Thunderbolt 3 cable to power and charge your computer(2)(3) while connected, allowing you to leave your computer’s power brick behind.

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Optional Zero Desktop Footprint

Using the PuckCuff VESA Mounting Bracket Kit (sold separately), you can attach the Puck to the back of a monitor with open VESA mounting holes or mount to a multi-monitor stand.

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Supports up to Four 4K Displays

Three DisplayPort 1.4 ports and one HDMI 2.0 port.

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40Gbps Thunderbolt Interface

One Thunderbolt 3 port ensures full 2750 MB/s of PCIe bandwidth is dedicated to the GPU.

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Mac and WIndows Compatible

Compatible with Mac® and Windows® computers with Thunderbolt 3 ports.

Free Lifetime Tech Support
eGFX Breakaway Puck Rear Ports

Multi-Display Graphics Dock

Notebook computers don’t offer all the same capabilities as a desktop computer, such as connecting multiple displays. Fortunately, you don’t have to choose between the ultimate in portability and multi-display support. Leveraging AMD multi-display technology, the eGFX Breakaway Puck supports up to four 4K displays at the same time, configured for the perfect gaming, productivity, and entertainment setups! With the Puck connected, there’s no need to compromise between the super-light notebook you want and the number of displays you need on your desktop.

4K and 5K Thunderbolt 3 only monitors (without DP or HDMI inputs) are not compatible
(LG UltraFine 4K and 5K displays)

Small

Measuring a compact 6 inches wide by 5.1 inches deep by 2 inches tall, the eGFX Breakaway Puck Radeon RX 560 has a minimal footprint on the desktop, and is the right size to compliment your thin/light notebook.

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Highly Portable. Powers Your Notebook.

The eGFX Breakaway Puck conveniently packs with your notebook in a backpack or computer bag when you need GPU acceleration while traveling on the road. Connected to your computer with the included Thunderbolt 3 cable, the Puck 560 provides 60W of Power Delivery, which means it will power and charge your computer(1) while connected, even when not in use, allowing you to leave your computer’s power brick behind. Wherever you take it, the Puck injects extra GPU power into your gaming.

PuckCuff VESA Mounting Bracket Kit

Zero Desktop Footprint

(with optional VESA mounting bracket)

Using the optional PuckCuff VESA Mounting Bracket Kit, you can free up desk space and mount the Puck to the back of a monitor with open VESA mounting holes (VESA 75 and VESA 100 hole patterns supported). The bracket is secured with included fasteners and specialized cable ties, and provides simple cable management. To further reduce cable clutter, a 0.5-meter DisplayPort cable is included to connect between the Puck and your display. The Kit also includes parts that enable the bracket to be attached to virtually any multi-monitor stand’s upright or monitor arm.

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40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Performance

With up to 2750 MB/s available bandwidth(2), it’s the fastest port available on a computer today, and its support for externally connected graphics cards is game changing. The Puck exploits the Thunderbolt 3 interface to deliver a powerful graphics processing boost to your notebook with integrated graphics onboard—and power and charge it—all through a single cable.

eGFX Breakaway Puck Radeon RX 560 Acceleration

The eGFX Breakaway Puck delivers powerful GPU acceleration, packing big performance into a conveniently small package. It supports connection to and disconnection from your computer without having to power cycle it, and enables you to enjoy smooth gameplay at 60+ FPS with many of the most popular games.

Offers great value and portability for gaming

Use in a dorm room, bedroom, office, coffee shop, or at a LAN party

Ideal for use as a graphics dock for multi-display support

MacBook Air Gaming Performance Charts
MacBook Air 7,2, I5-8210Y, 8GB RAM. Attempting to play several of the above games without the eGFX Breakaway Puck connected yielded unplayable frame rates.
Windows Ultrabook Gaming Performance Charts
Lenovo X1 Carbon, i7-7600U, 8GB RAM or HP Spectre x360, i7-7500U, 16GB RAM. Attempting to play the above games on these computers without the eGFX Breakaway Puck connected yielded unplayable frame rates, even at lowest resolution settings.
See Tech Specs for footnotes.
Product specifications and information subject to change without notice. Computer hardware and accessories featured in photos that are not included with product are shown for illustration purposes; items sold separately.

Replaced by eGPU Breakaway Puck RX 5500 XT/5700