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GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 2070 Gaming Box vs OWC Mercury Helios FX: Comparison

GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 2070 Gaming Box and OWC Mercury Helios FX track each other closely enough on paper that the specifications alone will not decide which external gpu enclosure to buy.

GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 2070 Gaming Box (GV-N2070IXEB-8GC) (Pre-Installed GeForce RTX 2070 8GB / Thunderbolt 3 / Compact All-in-One / Plug-and-Play)
GIGABYTEGIGABYTE AORUS RTX 2070 Gaming Box
OWC Mercury Helios FX (Thunderbolt 3 / Bare Enclosure / Bus-Powered Charging / Mac-Focused)
OWCOWC Mercury Helios FX

Specs

These products are in different categories and don't share enough specifications to compare meaningfully.

Verdict

GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 2070 Gaming Box

6.5 / 10 Expert Rating

Solid Turing-era performance in a tidy fixed package, though the premium over a bare enclosure plus card was steep even at launch.

OWC Mercury Helios FX

7 / 10 Expert Rating

The Mac-optimized bare eGPU enclosure for Intel Mac and older Thunderbolt 3 systems.

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