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GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3080 Gaming Box Rev 2.0 vs Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550: Comparison

GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3080 Gaming Box Rev 2.0 and Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550 separate most on host power delivery: GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3080 Gaming Box Rev 2.0 at 100, Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550 at 87, 13% in favour of GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3080 Gaming Box Rev 2.0.

GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3080 Gaming Box Rev 2.0 (Pre-Installed RTX 3080 10GB / Thunderbolt 3 / WATERFORCE AIO Cooling / Plug-and-Play)
GIGABYTEGIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3080 Gaming Box Rev 2.0
Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550 (Thunderbolt 3 / 550W PSU / 87W Laptop Charging / Single-Wide to Double-Wide GPU)
SonnetSonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550

Specs

Specification
GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3080 Gaming Box Rev 2.0 (Pre-Installed RTX 3080 10GB / Thunderbolt 3 / WATERFORCE AIO Cooling / Plug-and-Play)
GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3080 Gaming Box Rev 2.0
Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550 (Thunderbolt 3 / 550W PSU / 87W Laptop Charging / Single-Wide to Double-Wide GPU)
Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550
Connection StandardThunderbolt 3Thunderbolt 3
BrandGIGABYTESonnet
Extra Ports2x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI + 3x DisplayPort on the cardNone onboard beyond the GPU's own outputs
Host Power Delivery10087-13%
Cooling TypeActive, WATERFORCE all-in-one liquid coolerActive Fan
ModelAORUS RTX 3080 Gaming Box Rev 2.0eGFX Breakaway Box 550
GPU CompatibilityFixed: pre-installed GeForce RTX 3080 10GB (not swappable)GTX 10-series through RTX 20-series and equivalent AMD cards, double-wide
PriceLaunched around $1,499 (2021)Launched around $399 (2017)

Price comparison

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Verdict

GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3080 Gaming Box Rev 2.0

7 / 10 Expert Rating

Excellent plug-and-play convenience, but the sealed design and price premium hurt long-term value versus a bare enclosure.

Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550

6 / 10 Expert Rating

A solid early Sonnet box, but the 650 offers more headroom for little extra cost.

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