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PowerColor Gaming Station vs Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 350: Comparison

PowerColor Gaming Station and Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 350 separate most on host power delivery: PowerColor Gaming Station at 60, Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 350 at 15, 75% in favour of PowerColor Gaming Station. PSU Wattage splits them by another 30%, again favouring PowerColor Gaming Station.

PowerColor Gaming Station (Thunderbolt 3 eGPU Enclosure / 500W PSU / Full-Length GPU / Gigabit Ethernet)
PowerColorPowerColor Gaming Station
Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 350 (Thunderbolt 3 / 350W PSU / Single-Slot GPU / Ultra-Low-Noise Fan / Compact)
SonnetSonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 350

Specs

Specification
PowerColor Gaming Station (Thunderbolt 3 eGPU Enclosure / 500W PSU / Full-Length GPU / Gigabit Ethernet)
PowerColor Gaming Station
Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 350 (Thunderbolt 3 / 350W PSU / Single-Slot GPU / Ultra-Low-Noise Fan / Compact)
Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 350
Connection StandardThunderbolt 3Thunderbolt 3
BrandPowerColorSonnet
Extra Ports1x Gigabit Ethernet, 3x USB 3.0 Type-ANone onboard beyond the GPU's own outputs
PSU Wattage500350-30%
Host Power Delivery6015-75%
Max GPU Length310220-29%
Cooling TypeActive FanActive, ultra-low-noise Noctua fan
ModelGaming StationeGFX Breakaway Box 350
GPU CompatibilityAMD Radeon and NVIDIA cards up to RTX 20-series / RX 6000-series, dual-slotSingle-slot cards, GTX 1050 Ti to mid-range single-slot workstation and gaming cards
PriceLaunched around $329 (2018)Launched around $299 (2017)

Price comparison

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Verdict

PowerColor Gaming Station

6 / 10 Expert Rating

Competent Thunderbolt 3 box from a GPU maker, but discontinued and outpaced by newer standards.

Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 350

6 / 10 Expert Rating

A niche but well-executed pick for single-slot cards and quiet operation, not for gaming-class GPUs.

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