This article explores the performance of Nvidia's RTX 5090 graphics card when connected to a handheld gaming PC via Oculink. Despite bandwidth limitations, the setup delivers impressive frame rates in demanding games, showcasing the potential for powerful handhelds with docking capabilities.
Two weeks ago, I showed you how the world’s fastest graphics card works in a small form factor PC. To my surprise, Nvidia’s RTX 5090 Founders Edition delivered the vast majority of its performance even in a 12.7-liter desktop with a five-year-old CPU. It made me wonder: what if I plugged this card into a handheld gaming PC instead? So I did, and let me tell you: it’s a wonder to behold. It’s enough to make me believe in a rich future where handhelds get more powerful when you dock them at home.
I don’t want to oversell Oculink GPUs too much because they’re not entirely ready for primetime, and they come with some major caveats compared to Thunderbolt and USB-C tech. First up, Oculink cables are not hot-swappable like USB products. It’s so tempting to imagine playing a game handheld, then plugging it in and resuming with amazing graphics on a big screen, but that’s not the reality.
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