Gigabyte expands availability of Aorus RTX 5090 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU

The Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box is now available at $2999.99. Pictured: the Thunderbolt 5 eGPU. (Image source: Sebastian Bade / Notebookcheck)

The Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box eGPU is now available in the US. This new Thunderbolt 5 external GPU solution is available at $2,999, and it features liquid cooling, a built-in PSU, and additional ports.

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Gigabyte recently made the Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box available in the UK, and now, the Thunderbolt 5 eGPU has landed in the US. The external GPU is now available on Newegg for $2,999.99, which is a pretty expensive price tag for an eGPU, but it offered relatively good overall performance in our tests.

To be specific, in our review, we found that the Thunderbolt 5 eGPU is around 27.2% slower than an Nvidia RTX 5090 running natively inside a gaming desktop (MSI Suprim RTX 5090 curr. $2,699.99 on Amazon). This level of performance makes the Gigabyte Aorus AI Box around 6% slower than a typical desktop RTX 4090.

Performance rating - Percent
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	100 pt
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	78.8 pt
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	72.8 pt
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	65.6 pt
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	61.1 pt
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	58 pt
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	56.7 pt
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	56.5 pt
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	51.4 pt
AMD Radeon RX 9070	50.7 pt
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	43.2 pt
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	43 pt
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	32.4 pt

The Witcher 3 - 3840x2160 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	235 (74.7^min, 174.5^P0.1, 205^P1) fps +59%
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	176 (37.5^min, 153.2^P0.1, 157^P1) fps +19%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	158 (137.1^min, 139.5^P0.1, 141.7^P1) fps +7%
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	148.1 (104.4^min, 114.7^P0.1, 126.3^P1) fps
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	140.7 (41.4^min, 120.3^P0.1, 130.4^P1) fps -5%
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	126.4 (36^min, 109.5^P0.1, 113.5^P1) fps -15%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	125.8 (102.8^min, 106.9^P0.1, 110.1^P1) fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	117.5 (35.9^min, 99.4^P0.1, 107.5^P1) fps -21%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	112.4 (75.4^min, 96.4^P0.1, 101.7^P1) fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 9070	105 (36.6^min, 89.1^P0.1, 94.9^P1) fps -29%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	99.2 (84.3^min, 89.5^P0.1, 91.8^P1) fps -33%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	97.8 (36.5^min, 87.2^P0.1, 90.2^P1) fps -34%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	68.7 (30.1^min, 61.3^P0.1, 64.3^P1) fps -54%

Hogwarts Legacy - 3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:High T
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	100.6 (19.4^min, 33.6^P0.1, 65.7^P1) fps +91%
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	92 (41.6^min, 49.8^P0.1, 70.6^P1) fps +75%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	75.8 (30.6^min, 31.9^P0.1, 59.8^P1) fps +44%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	67.9 (49.6^min, 58.2^P0.1, 59.7^P1) fps +29%
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	67.2 (25^min, 56.1^P0.1, 61.2^P1) fps +28%
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	63.3 (43.5^min, 55.4^P0.1, 56.5^P1) fps +20%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	62.6 (31.3^min, 38.4^P0.1, 50.7^P1) fps +19%
AMD Radeon RX 9070	60.8 (48.9^min, 51.7^P0.1, 53.3^P1) fps +15%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	59.5 (33.9^min, 46.2^P0.1, 52.9^P1) fps +13%
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	52.7 (21.5^min, 27.2^P0.1, 38.3^P1) fps
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	51.5 (44.6^min, 45^P0.1, 46^P1) fps -2%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	50.8 (26^min, 29.7^P0.1, 37.8^P1) fps -4%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	37.3 (21.3^min, 27.3^P0.1, 31.4^P1) fps -29%

Baldur's Gate 3 - 3840x2160 Ultra Preset AA:T
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	172 (96.1^min, 153.6^P0.1, 157.7^P1) fps +38%
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	138.3 (123.8^min, 125.1^P0.1, 126.5^P1) fps +11%
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	125 (95.2^min, 100.2^P0.1, 110.4^P1) fps
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	115 (100.9^min, 102^P0.1, 103.6^P1) fps -8%
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	102.6 (91.3^min, 91.7^P0.1, 92.3^P1) fps -18%
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	97.3 (52.9^min, 86.2^P0.1, 87.6^P1) fps -22%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	96.2 (84.7^min, 85.5^P0.1, 87.5^P1) fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	93.1 (81.7^min, 82.1^P0.1, 82.7^P1) fps -26%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	87.8 (74.3^min, 76.9^P0.1, 78.5^P1) fps -30%
AMD Radeon RX 9070	79.4 (69.3^min, 69.6^P0.1, 70.2^P1) fps -36%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	74.5 (64.7^min, 65^P0.1, 65.7^P1) fps -40%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	70.4 (60.7^min, 61.7^P0.1, 62.5^P1) fps -44%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	53.8 (46.5^min, 47.2^P0.1, 48.2^P1) fps -57%

Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 3840x2160 Ultra Preset (FSR off)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	108.6 (85.8^min) fps +25%
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	86.9 (67.3^min) fps
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	76.9 (61.3^min) fps -12%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	71.5 (57.5^min) fps -18%
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	68.2 (57.5^min) fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	63.6 (52.7^min) fps -27%
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	58.4 (47.1^min) fps -33%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	57.3 (46.2^min) fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 9070	55.7 (46.6^min) fps -36%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	54.2 (43.7^min) fps -38%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	49.2 (41.6^min) fps -43%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	43.7 (36.7^min) fps -50%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	34.7 (29.3^min) fps -60%

Alan Wake 2 - 3840x2160 High Preset
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	92 (32.8^min, 43.8^P0.1, 58.4^P1) fps +22%
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	75.3 (53^min, 57.3^P0.1, 61.4^P1) fps 0%
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	75.2 (31.3^min, 34.9^P0.1, 47.1^P1) fps
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	66.6 (39^min, 40.8^P0.1, 58.2^P1) fps -11%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	62.4 (21.2^min, 33^P0.1, 45.8^P1) fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	59.4 (43.8^min, 45.7^P0.1, 53.6^P1) fps -21%
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	54.1 (32.1^min, 40.2^P0.1, 46.7^P1) fps -28%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	53.7 (39.9^min, 42.1^P0.1, 46.4^P1) fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 9070	52.6 (27^min, 30.1^P0.1, 43.8^P1) fps -30%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	49.9 (29.1^min, 35^P0.1, 42.7^P1) fps -34%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	40.9 (31^min, 32^P0.1, 34.7^P1) fps -46%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	40 (25.4^min, 27.5^P0.1, 33.1^P1) fps -47%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	31.9 (25.3^min, 26.3^P0.1, 28.1^P1) fps -58%

F1 24 - 3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	123.2 (96^min, 88^P1) fps +12%
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	109.7 (55^min, 69^P1) fps
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	93 (75^min, 75^P1) fps -15%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	73.5 (59^min, 60^P1) fps -33%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	61.7 (51^min, 51^P1) fps -44%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	60.9 (48^min, 49^P1) fps -44%
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	59.2 (49^min, 50^P1) fps -46%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	53.6 (45^min, 45^P1) fps -51%
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	51.9 (40^min, 40^P1) fps -53%
AMD Radeon RX 9070	50.8 (40^min, 40^P1) fps -54%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	44.4 (38^min, 35^P1) fps -60%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	43.3 (37^min, 36^P1) fps -61%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	32.2 (27^min, 27^P1) fps -71%

Black Myth: Wukong - 3840x2160 cinematic TSR 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	57 (46^min) fps +10%
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	52 fps
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	45 (37^min) fps -13%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	39 (34^min) fps -25%
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	32 (26^min) fps -38%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	32 (25^min) fps -38%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	31 (25^min) fps -40%
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	31 (25^min) fps -40%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	29 fps -44%
AMD Radeon RX 9070	27 (22^min) fps -48%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	25 (20^min) fps -52%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	23 (18^min) fps -56%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	18 (15^min) fps -65%

Star Wars Outlaws - 3840x2160 cinem. ultra
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	78.4 fps +75%
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	68.6 (55.3^min, 56.1^P0.1, 58.4^P1) fps +53%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	50.9 (33.5^min, 42.6^P0.1, 44.3^P1) fps +14%
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	44.7 (1.919^min, 2.36^P0.1, 37.5^P1) fps
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	43.6 (36.9^min, 37.5^P0.1, 38.4^P1) fps -2%
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	43.1 (36.1^min, 36.4^P0.1, 38^P1) fps -4%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	42.4 (29.4^min, 35.8^P0.1, 37.1^P1) fps -5%
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	42 (35.5^min, 36^P0.1, 37.3^P1) fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 9070	36.9 (30.4^min, 30.8^P0.1, 32.1^P1) fps -17%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	34.9 (23.6^min, 28.4^P0.1, 29.5^P1) fps -22%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	32.7 (27.4^min, 27.6^P0.1, 28.4^P1) fps -27%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	24.6 (21.2^min, 21.5^P0.1, 22^P1) fps -45%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	24.5 (20.9^min, 21^P0.1, 21.6^P1) fps -45%

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 - 3840x2160 Extreme Preset
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	145 fps +79%
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	113 fps +40%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	102 fps +26%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	101 fps +25%
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	90 fps +11%
AMD Radeon RX 9070	89 fps +10%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	85 fps +5%
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	85 fps +5%
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	81 fps
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	68 fps -16%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	64 fps -21%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	63 fps -22%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	50 fps -38%

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - 3840x2160 Very Ultra Preset
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	128 (108.8^min, 112.4^P0.1, 116.9^P1) fps +17%
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	109.4 (32.1^min, 34.5^P0.1, 73.6^P1) fps
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	108 (88.6^min, 96.1^P0.1, 98.2^P1) fps -1%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	93.9 (70.7^min, 76.2^P0.1, 81.6^P1) fps -14%
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	83 (60.9^min, 66.6^P0.1, 71.5^P1) fps -24%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	81.2 (62.9^min, 66.7^P0.1, 70.9^P1) fps -26%
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	76.8 (68.2^min, 70.2^P0.1, 71.3^P1) fps -30%
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	72.3 (52.4^min, 56.1^P0.1, 66.2^P1) fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	71.5 (60.8^min, 63.1^P0.1, 64.9^P1) fps -35%
AMD Radeon RX 9070	64.1 (54.2^min, 55.4^P0.1, 57.3^P1) fps -41%
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	60.7 (55.1^min, 56^P0.1, 56.5^P1) fps -45%
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	53.8 (34.3^min, 35.3^P0.1, 44.5^P1) fps -51%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	46.4 (23.2^min, 38.9^P0.1, 40^P1) fps -58%

When it comes to synthetic tests, we found the Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box to be about 15.2% slower than a desktop Nvidia RTX 5090. These performance drops are due to the limitations imposed by the Thunderbolt 5 connectivity, even though the interface is rated for a bidirectional bandwidth of 80 Gbps.

Performance rating - Percent
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	86.4 pt
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	71.2 pt
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	67.7 pt
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	61.5 pt
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	52.6 pt
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	52.1 pt
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	52.1 pt
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	46.1 pt
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	44.5 pt
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	42.6 pt
AMD Radeon RX 9070	40.9 pt
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	39.5 pt
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	30.4 pt

3DMark
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	48663 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	39797 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	37216 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	33081 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	32717 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	30530 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	27555 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	27445 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	26774 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	24559 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	22423 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	19265 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	16064 Points
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	61842 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	47529 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	44497 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	42451 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	40729 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	36383 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	35880 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	33890 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	31263 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	30271 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	29289 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	23768 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	20307 Points
Steel Nomad Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition (Vulkan)	14376 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition (DX12)	14142 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5) (Vulkan)	13675 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5) (DX12)	13605 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (Vulkan)	10252 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (DX12)	9171 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC (Vulkan)	8713 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC (DX12)	8209 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (Vulkan)	7383 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (DX12)	7223 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX (Vulkan)	7309 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX (DX12)	6891 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme (Vulkan)	7192 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme (DX12)	6838 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC (Vulkan)	7176 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC (DX12)	6478 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 (Vulkan)	6258 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 (DX12)	6071 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H (Vulkan)	6183 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H (DX12)	6038 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC (Vulkan)	5521 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC (DX12)	4866 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (Vulkan)	5209 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (DX12)	4941 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC (Vulkan)	3864 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC (DX12)	3621 Points
2560x1440 Port Royal Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	37335 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	26850 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	26363 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	22598 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	19313 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	19067 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	18753 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	17183 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	16045 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	16017 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	14174 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	12947 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	10337 Points
2560x1440 Speed Way Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	14516 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	12680 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	10302 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	9140 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	7647 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	7556 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	6554 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	6382 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	6041 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	5895 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	5820 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	5299 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	4153 Points

Unigine Superposition
7680x4320 8k Optimized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	18686 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	17500 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	12757 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	10913 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	9078 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	9064 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	8937 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	8361 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	7566 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	6961 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	6920 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	6775 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	4769 Points
3840x2160 4k Optimized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	44524 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	36575 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	33382 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	27670 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	23961 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	23050 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	22811 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	20854 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	19692 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	17554 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	17355 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	16027 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	11944 Points
1920x1080 1080p Extreme
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	28585 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	26480 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	21737 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	19914 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	18045 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	15443 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	15229 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	15181 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	14447 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	13228 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	12632 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	11964 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	8894 Points

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	544.9 fps
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	467.5 fps
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	454.1 fps
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	441.2 fps
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	387 fps
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	384.1 fps
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	383.1 fps
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	337.6 fps
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	336.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	309.1 fps
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	293.3 fps
AMD Radeon RX 9070	280.1 fps
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	226.6 fps
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	550.7 fps
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	470.8 fps
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	464.8 fps
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	431.3 fps
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	420.3 fps
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	359.6 fps
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	355.9 fps
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	316.5 fps
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	313 fps
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	312.3 fps
AMD Radeon RX 9070	298.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	281.9 fps
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	217.3 fps

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	302.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	295.3 fps
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	291 fps
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	282.2 fps
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	281.4 fps
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	276.1 fps
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	248.9 fps
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	242 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	241.3 fps
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	231 fps
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	214.8 fps
AMD Radeon RX 9070	205.8 fps
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	173.2 fps
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	308.6 fps
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	307.5 fps
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	298.7 fps
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	296.9 fps
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	267.9 fps
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	266 fps
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	254 fps
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	233.6 fps
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	232.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	221.3 fps
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	215.4 fps
AMD Radeon RX 9070	206.3 fps
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	160.2 fps

Affinity Photo 2 - Combined (Single / Multi GPU)
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	11701 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	11481 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	11452 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	11344 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	10254 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	10031 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	9537 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	9343 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	8599 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	8520 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	7418 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	6264 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	3357 Points

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	120417 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	99487 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	91917 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	76938 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	64580 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	64090 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	64079 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	58198 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	52425 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	47608 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	47342 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	47260 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	35624 Points
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	18605 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	16399 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	10845 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	10545 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	8966 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	7694 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	7676 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	5915 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	5912 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	5716 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	5460 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	5239 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	3520 Points
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	8647 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	7970 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	7806 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	6781 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	6240 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	6236 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	5881 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	5758 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	4954 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	4917 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	4654 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	4435 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	3210 Points
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	24689 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	20275 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	17268 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	15070 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	12783 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	12296 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	12126 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	11741 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	11469 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	10303 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	9578 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	7170 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	5782 Points
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	28468 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	24056 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	23007 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	16810 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	15533 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	14254 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	14037 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	13809 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	13465 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	11442 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	10899 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	10226 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	7817 Points
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	40008 Points
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	34180 Points
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	30951 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	27433 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	24005 Points
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	23607 Points
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	22756 Points
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	19328 Points
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	17664 Points
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	17235 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	15696 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	13907 Points
AMD Radeon RX 9070	13845 Points

V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 - GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition (v4.10.07 )	2392 mpaths
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5) (v4.10.07 )	1910 mpaths
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC (v4.10.07 )	1869 mpaths
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC (v4.10.07 )	1527 mpaths
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme (v4.10.07 )	1323 mpaths
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC (v4.10.07 )	1321 mpaths
Aorus Master 18 AM8H (v4.10.07 )	1296 mpaths
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC (v4.10.07 )	1192 mpaths
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (v4.10.07 )	883 mpaths
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC (v4.10.07 )	743 mpaths
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX (v4.10.07 )	135 mpaths
AMD Radeon RX 9070 (v4.10.07 )	134 mpaths
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (v4.10.07 )	133 mpaths

LuxMark v2.0 64Bit
Room GPUs-only
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	14232 Samples/s
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	12197 Samples/s
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	12029 Samples/s
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	11285 Samples/s
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	10445 Samples/s
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	9822 Samples/s
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	9610 Samples/s
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	8551 Samples/s
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	7363 Samples/s
AMD Radeon RX 9070	6844 Samples/s
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	6616 Samples/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	5927 Samples/s
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	5568 Samples/s
Sala GPUs-only
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition	32044 Samples/s
Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock OC	26890 Samples/s
Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box (@TB5)	25987 Samples/s
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 OC	25469 Samples/s
Aorus Master 18 AM8H	23367 Samples/s
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1-Click OC	19946 Samples/s
Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti AMP Extreme	19849 Samples/s
KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC	19548 Samples/s
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT	16392 Samples/s
XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XTX	15724 Samples/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE	14977 Samples/s
AMD Radeon RX 9070	14665 Samples/s
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC	13855 Samples/s

It's possible that the performance drops could have been a little lower if the eGPU had relied on OCuLink. As a recent comparison video by YouTuber Try Some Tech pointed out, Thunderbolt 5 requires the signals to pass through an intermediate controller, which is a bottleneck.

OCuLink, on the other hand, can make a direct connection, allowing the host system to communicate with the eGPU with minimal interference. So, even with a 64 Gbps bandwidth rating, OCuLink can utilize the rated bandwidth more effectively.

Getting back to the Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box, for those who missed our previous launch coverage, this Thunderbolt 5 eGPU offers additional ports on the back. More specifically, it has the following:

1x Gigabit Ethernet
1x additional Thunderbolt 5 for accessories
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A

For display output, there is one HDMI 2.1b and three DisplayPort 2.1b ports. The Thunderbolt 5 eGPU also features a built-in PSU and a custom liquid cooling solution, all housed in a sleek and relatively compact enclosure.

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Newegg (linked above) and Notebookcheck review (in DE)

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