Ayaneo AG01 Starship Graphics Dock is a bombastic name the first external graphics of a Chinese companywhich you will know for its portable consoles or compact computers. It is based on the Radeon RX 7600M XT graphics card and has additional ports to increase its versatility.

The offer of external graphics keeps increasing and we are not surprised, because they are an excellent solution for improving the graphics performance of notebooks (or others such as AIOs or Mini-PCs). The idea is simple: on the move you use the laptop’s own integrated graphics, but when you get to the desktop, you connect an external graphics card with much more potential.

Ayaneo AG01, features

The Ayaneo base has installed a Radeon RX 7600M XT graphics chipa mobile graphics chip from AMD based on the AMD Navi 33 architecture, which includes 32 RDNA 3 compute units, 2048 shader units and 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory. To give an idea, its performance should be slightly higher than the desktop NVIDIA RTX 3060, although we take into account that there is always some performance loss when using the connection cable and not the PCI port.

In this regard, let’s say that the base has an OCuLink connector (best of its kind with 64 Gbps bandwidth) and a 40 Gbps USB4 port. The dock also offers a variety of display output options, including two DisplayPort 2.0 ports and two HDMI 2.1 ports. This setup allows users to connect up to four displays simultaneously, opening up possibilities for multi-monitor setups and immersive gaming experiences.

It must be said that the Ayaneo AG01 is a comprehensive docking solution this goes beyond just increasing graphics performance. It includes an M.2 2280 slot for adding a PCIe 3.0 SSD, an SD 4.0 card reader for removable storage with speeds up to 300 MB/s, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A port.

Despite its compact form factor, Ayaneo has implemented a robust cooling system to manage the thermal performance of the GPU. This includes a good sized “silent” fan, a large heatsink and a finned area. Ventilation grills located on both sides of the base ensure efficient heat dissipation for handling Power modes 100W or 120W user selectable.

The Ayaneo AG01 Starship Graphics Dock is worth the price 599 dollars as an introductory promotion. The first units available in Nebula Red and retro styling are expected to ship in late November 2024.