![]() ![]() The mobile app also closes any programs that are using the external GPU, which includes pretty much any program that uses graphics. ![]() You can’t just unplug the docking station and go, though: you have to first use the Asus RoG XG Mobile app to electrically disconnect the docking station, then throw the unlock switch on the top of the plug. It does charge the laptop when connected, though, so the idea is that it sits on your desk at home where you play games, then you unplug the laptop to take with you and do some work. The docking station only works when the power supply is connected, so you can’t use the external GPU away from a power socket. The XG is about the size of a paperback book and includes the GPU plus a power input, DisplayPort and HDMI outputs, gigabit Ethernet, and four more USB 3.2 ports. In technical terms, this port offers the same amount of bandwidth as a PCIe X8 port, about half of that offered by the PCIe X16 connection that a full graphics card in a desktop gaming PC uses. ![]() This is where the XG Docking Station plugs in, adding the Nvidia RTX 3080 Laptop GPU to the system. Under this elusive cover is the secret sauce that makes this laptop tick: a unique port that resembles a stretched USB-C port with a shedload more pins. ![]()
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