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GIGABYTE AORUS GTX 1070 Gaming Box vs HP OMEN Accelerator: Comparison

GIGABYTE AORUS GTX 1070 Gaming Box and HP OMEN Accelerator separate most on psu wattage: GIGABYTE AORUS GTX 1070 Gaming Box at 1070, HP OMEN Accelerator at 460, 57% in favour of GIGABYTE AORUS GTX 1070 Gaming Box.

GIGABYTE AORUS GTX 1070 Gaming Box (GV-N1070IXEB-8GD) (Pre-Installed GeForce GTX 1070 8GB / Thunderbolt 3 / Compact All-in-One / Plug-and-Play)
GIGABYTEGIGABYTE AORUS GTX 1070 Gaming Box
HP OMEN Accelerator (Proprietary PCIe Connector / 460W PSU / Full-Length GPU / Select OMEN Laptops Only)
HPHP OMEN Accelerator

Specs

Specification
GIGABYTE AORUS GTX 1070 Gaming Box (GV-N1070IXEB-8GD) (Pre-Installed GeForce GTX 1070 8GB / Thunderbolt 3 / Compact All-in-One / Plug-and-Play)
GIGABYTE AORUS GTX 1070 Gaming Box
HP OMEN Accelerator (Proprietary PCIe Connector / 460W PSU / Full-Length GPU / Select OMEN Laptops Only)
HP OMEN Accelerator
Connection StandardThunderbolt 3Proprietary
BrandGIGABYTE / AORUSHP
Extra PortsUSB 3.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet3x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1x Gigabit Ethernet
PSU Wattage1070460-57%
Cooling TypeActive dual-fan on the enclosed GTX 1070 blower cardActive Fan
ModelGV-N1070IXEB-8GDOMEN Accelerator
PriceLaunched around $549.99 (2017)Launched around $299 (2017)

Price comparison

RetailerGIGABYTE AORUS GTX 1070 Gaming BoxHP OMEN Accelerator
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Verdict

GIGABYTE AORUS GTX 1070 Gaming Box

6 / 10 Expert Rating

A convenient plug-and-play eGPU for its era, but the fixed GTX 1070 is now well behind current GPU generations.

HP OMEN Accelerator

5 / 10 Expert Rating

A niche, single-generation product locked to specific older OMEN laptops, not a general recommendation.

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