Best eGPU for Sony Vaio

Hi,

I'm trying to upgrade my Vaio with an external GPU. The plan is to remove the wifi card which occupies the PCI-E port and instead connect an eGPU with this adaptator: https://www.banggood.com/Mini-PCI-E...deo-Card-Dock-p-1011222.html?cur_warehouse=CN

I was wondering what would be the best GPU to use and if anyone of you has ever attempted such an upgrade on a similar model?

My model number is: SVE1713R1E

Thanks for your help!

 

Hello again,

I will keep this thread updated with my progress for the people who want to attempt similar enhancements on their Vaio laptops.

After doing some research I have decided to buy a GTX 750 TI. It's seems that the Mini PCI-E adapter is better suited for 2 GB GPUs and the GTX 750 TI seems to be the bread an butter in terms of compatibility with this adapter.

However, I have seen many example of people using it with a GTX 1060 but there usually is a 20% - 30% performance decrease due to the bottleneck and not all older laptops support GPUs with memory higher than 2GB.

Still, I do not think that the bottleneck is as prevalent as some people seems to suggests. In fact the the PCIe Mini Card slot has a 2.5Gb/s serial bus ( https://www.logicsupply.com/explore/io-hub/what-is-the-pcie-mini-card-why-now/) which is equivalent to a PCI-X 2.0



I don't think that GPUs up until the GTX 780 TI are affected by being connected via the equivalent of a PCI-X 2.0 but it might have a bigger impact if you choose to go with a GTX 1060.

Will keep you updated when everything is set up.

 

Actually there is a bottleneck caused by the PCIe Limitation, the CPU...AND the Screen ( if you are using internal screen) you will lose 30% on a PCIe 2.0 X1 (5GB/s), and it can be worse if you are unlucky and get an unstable EXP GDC adapter which will decrease the PCIE to 1.0 X1 (2.5GB/s), in this situation, you will lose way more performance. Of course you will probably have more performance than with your integrated laptop GPU but here are the conditions to get decent performances :
- Using External Screen ( using the internal screen will make you lose 40-50% (even more in some cases) of performance)
- Decent CPU
- Dont be unlucky to get an unstable EXP GDC

 

Hi, I would like to do the same.
My specs are below.
I am interested in a eGPU because various Architecture modeling softwares wont run smoothly.
Could someone give me a direction please.
Thanks

Computer
Sony Corporation SVE1511MFXS
System Manufacturer Sony Corporation
System Model SVE1511MFXS
System Type Mobile
Motherboard Manufacturer Sony Corporation
Motherboard Product VAIO
BIOS Version UNKNOWN
SMBIOS Version 2.7

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
Version 1709
OS Build 10.0.16299
Build Branch rs3_release
Locale English (United States)
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
.NET Framework Versions 2.0.50727.4927, 3.0.30729.4926, 3.5.30729.4926, 4.0.0.0, 4.7.02556
Installed Internet Browsers Google Chrome

Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-3840QM CPU @ 2.80GHz
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Description Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9
Architecture x64
# of Cores 4
# of Threads 116
Current Clock Speed 2801 MHz
Current Voltage 9.
Level 2 Cache 1024 Kb
Level 3 Cache 8192 Kb
Processor Id BFEBFBFF000306A9
Revision 14857
Availability Running at full power

Graphics
Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Adapter Compatibility Intel Corporation
Video Processor Intel® HD Graphics Family
Resolution 1366 x 768
Bits Per Pixel 32
Number of Colors 4294967296
Refresh Rate - Current 59 Hz
Refresh Rate - Maximum 59 Hz
Refresh Rate - Minimum 59 Hz
Driver Provider Intel Corporation
Driver Version 10.18.10.4885
Driver Date 12/11/2017
Adapter DAC Type Internal
Adapter RAM 2.06 GB
Availability Running at full power
Status This device is working properly.
Location PCI bus 0, device 2, function 0
Device Id PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0166&SUBSYS_90AB104D&REV_09\3&11583659&1&10

Networking and I/O
Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Manufacturer Realtek
Availability Running at full power
Status This device is working properly.
Installed True
MAC Address 30:F9:ED:B5:B4:69
Service Name rt640x64
Driver Provider Microsoft
Driver Version 9.1.406.2015
Driver Date 4/6/2015
Device Id PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_90AB104D&REV_07\4&360D8B31&0&00E2

[CommView] Atheros AR9485WB-EG Wireless Network Adapter
Manufacturer TamoSoft
Availability Running at full power
Status This device is working properly.
Installed True
MAC Address 08:ED:B9 0:06:29
Service Name TS_ARN5416
Driver Provider TamoSoft
Driver Version 10.0.0.340
Driver Date 7/22/2024
Device Id PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0032&SUBSYS_E044105B&REV_01\4&80CAA06&0&00E0

Memory
16 GB
Physical Memory - Total 16 GB
Physical Memory - Available 11.36 GB
Virtual Memory - Total 39.81 GB
Virtual Memory - Available 34.88 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Page File Space 23.86 GB