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PowerColor Gaming Station Mini Pro vs Razer Core V2: Comparison

PowerColor Gaming Station Mini Pro and Razer Core V2 separate most on psu wattage: PowerColor Gaming Station Mini Pro at 570, Razer Core V2 at 500, 12% in favour of PowerColor Gaming Station Mini Pro.

PowerColor Gaming Station Mini Pro (Compact Thunderbolt 3 eGPU Enclosure / Internal PSU / Pint-Sized Chassis for Mid-Range Cards)
PowerColorPowerColor Gaming Station Mini Pro
Razer Core V2 (Thunderbolt 3 eGPU Enclosure / 500W PSU / 100W Laptop Charging / Original Full-Size GPU Box, Pre-Chroma)
RazerRazer Core V2

Specs

Specification
PowerColor Gaming Station Mini Pro (Compact Thunderbolt 3 eGPU Enclosure / Internal PSU / Pint-Sized Chassis for Mid-Range Cards)
PowerColor Gaming Station Mini Pro
Razer Core V2 (Thunderbolt 3 eGPU Enclosure / 500W PSU / 100W Laptop Charging / Original Full-Size GPU Box, Pre-Chroma)
Razer Core V2
Connection StandardThunderbolt 3Thunderbolt 3
BrandPowerColorRazer
Extra PortsNone beyond the PCIe slot4x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1x Gigabit Ethernet
PSU Wattage570500-12%
Cooling TypeActive fan in a pint-sized vented chassisActive Fan
ModelGaming Station Mini ProCore V2
PriceAnnounced at CES 2019, around $329.99Launched at $299.99 (2017)

Price comparison

RetailerPowerColor Gaming Station Mini ProRazer Core V2
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Verdict

PowerColor Gaming Station Mini Pro

5.5 / 10 Expert Rating

A genuinely compact eGPU box for mid-range cards, but its small chassis caps out well below flagship-GPU compatibility.

Razer Core V2

6 / 10 Expert Rating

A capable but dated TB3 box.

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