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Has anyone had any luck with external GPUs?

Garrett J.
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My current laptop only has integrated graphics and no option to install an internal GPU, so I have been considering an external GPU, but they are pretty expensive. If you have used one, would you say they are worth the cost? I would like to be able to play Hogwarts Legacy on at least low to medium settings without stuttering and Diablo 4 when it is released.

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  • In my opinion, the better option would be to get an upgraded gaming laptop that can run both games well. The price for an eGPU is just not worth it when you could put a little extra and get a good budget gaming laptop. Another option is getting a new gen console which will run all the games coming out in 4K, HDR, Raytracing and 30/60/120 fps depending on game. Only downside of a console is that it is not as mobile. I have both a Legion gaming laptop and a PS5 and often big AAA games run smoother on my PS5 because the pc version is badly optimized. I absolutely loathe heavy stuttering. I can deal with lower framerates, lowering graphics settings a notch etc..... but nothing breaks immersion more than the all too common stuttering that games like Hogwarts, Gotham Knights and quite a few other big titles have had and often takes the dev months if not a year or more to get it to where it should have been during the first week of launch. Sad reality is that pc gets the secondary attention from devs/publishers most of the time. Thank God for modders!!!

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  • In my opinion, the better option would be to get an upgraded gaming laptop that can run both games well. The price for an eGPU is just not worth it when you could put a little extra and get a good budget gaming laptop. Another option is getting a new gen console which will run all the games coming out in 4K, HDR, Raytracing and 30/60/120 fps depending on game. Only downside of a console is that it is not as mobile. I have both a Legion gaming laptop and a PS5 and often big AAA games run smoother on my PS5 because the pc version is badly optimized. I absolutely loathe heavy stuttering. I can deal with lower framerates, lowering graphics settings a notch etc..... but nothing breaks immersion more than the all too common stuttering that games like Hogwarts, Gotham Knights and quite a few other big titles have had and often takes the dev months if not a year or more to get it to where it should have been during the first week of launch. Sad reality is that pc gets the secondary attention from devs/publishers most of the time. Thank God for modders!!!

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