Graphics from Alienware desktops also with notebook Graphics Amplifier
Through a dedicated box, Alienware allows you to use a desktop video card on a laptop. Graphics Amplifier works, at least for now, only about Alienware 13. Miniaturization and new production processes have enabled the development of very high-performance GPU also portable and ultra-portable. In the case of complex games in terms of graphics, the computing power is never enough, and that’s why, despite the development of technologies from AMD and NVIDIA, who plays on the move often misses the video card on your desktop.
Those periods may be finished with the new Alienware Graphics Amplifier. At the moment, only working on the Alienware laptop 13, this can accommodate the video card (also top of the range), feeding it with a 375W PSU dedicated. By connecting the box to a particular notebook is compatible with a proprietary connector. It can benefit from the graphics horsepower guaranteed by the GPU installed.
Graphics Amplifier has a single PCIe x16 slot on the inside, while outside there are 4 USB 3.0 ports. The interconnection interface between the unit and the handset is a combination USB 3.0 PCIe and said the company. We do not know how many PCIe lane can support, but should have no difficulty in overcoming the specific standards and ExpressCard Thunderbolt. Even if you could give similar results to a PCIe x4, that would be a big step forward compared to be other existing technologies on the mobile. Alienware Graphics Amplifier is capable of accommodating both NVIDIA cards that AMD solutions.
The new Alienware product closely resembles an experiment carried out recently by some amateurs on a MacBook Pro, using the Thunderbolt technology built into it. Alienware Graphics Amplifier is certainly more refined and efficient, though Alienware is due to compromise in terms of compatibility and the real possibility of the spread of technology with proprietary solutions a bit questionable. The price is not for everyone: The unit currently costs $ 299, with the addition of the purchase price of a video card.
