I try to connect an external graphics card to my laptop and the only connector that can still be used is the docking port. Can I connect an external graphics card to it?
No, it has to be connected to the PCI-E bus, otherwise it won't work anyway.
What should the docking port be for you?
Docking port connector
If he means docking port Thunderbolt 3 then that works
There's no universal "docking port". Which laptop do you have exactly?
Is more theoretical - it doesn't perform.
S. Complement
Nope with Thunderbolt is also practical. So you have 40Gbit which is PCIE 3.0 x4 and a bit more. Low-midrange cards can be used with it
Yes, the picture brings nothing. There are certainly many manufacturers who have such a proprietary port. But almost certainly the thing doesn't have nearly enough bandwidth
HP
But if it's too lame anyway…
Well, then let's make it concrete. I would now put a RX 580 or a GTX 1660 into a normal PC so that it is halfway there with FullHD. That is just under € 200.
How would I do it with an e-GPU, and what does it cost?
Yes, such an EGPU Dock costs about 100-150 more, so you plug in the GPU + Thunderbolt 3 cable again 5-10 euro. The question is whether this is of any value, but it will work. Not in the case of the questioner because it is some old proprietary port
Eve,
I would look in the manual of your notebook (you can also find it on the manufacturer's website, or simply on Google), what this docking connection supports. Otherwise, the question would be, what kind of connection does your external graphics card have?
