Breakaway Box 850 T5 (eGPU Expansion System)

Part No. GPU-850-T5.

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Graphics. AI. Gaming.

Breakaway Box 850 T5

Thunderbolt 5 eGPU System for Windows Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, and USB4 Computers. Supports non-GPU PCIe Cards on M series and Intel Thunderbolt 3 Macs.

Work Faster. Game Harder.

Breakaway™ Box 850 T5 brings desktop GPU power to your laptop with a single Thunderbolt™ 5 connection. Designed for video editors, AI developers, medical imaging and gamers, this powerful eGPU expansion enclosure lets you harness the full potential of today’s high-end graphics cards. Install the GPU of your choice, connect it to your compatible Windows laptop or small form factor (SFF) computer, and instantly unlock the performance needed for smooth 4K gaming, fast rendering, and demanding AI workflows. With triple-width GPU support, ultra-quiet operation, and upgrade flexibility, Breakaway Box 850 T5 is built for serious work — and serious play.

Transform Your Windows Laptop or Small Form Factor Computer Into a Near-desktop Graphics Workstation 

Are you a video pro? Many of the applications you use — whether to edit, render, color grade, animate, or create special effects — require the processing power of desktop or workstation graphics (GPU) cards to efficiently and quickly handle the demanding data processing needs. Because many popular laptops come with either integrated graphics or low-power discrete GPUs, their performance can be severely limited for these tasks. The good news? There’s an easy solution for boosting your productivity — just add a Sonnet Breakaway Box 850 T5 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU to connect your high-performance GPU card to your computer through a single Thunderbolt 5 cable and significantly enhance its graphics performance.

Local AI for Faster Processing and Enhanced Privacy 

So, you’ve purchased a laptop or SFF computer loaded with RAM; a super-fast, high-capacity SSD; and a high-end CPU, but you’re not sure what it can do using the onboard graphics processor. For AI related tasks, maybe not as much as want it to do. But, when you connect Breakaway Box 850 T5 and install one of the latest GPU cards, you can run local AI apps faster to perform the tasks you need without paying for a subscription or per transaction fees.

LLM Libraries
Run Large Language Model (LLM) apps such as LM Studio Ollama, and GPT4ALL without needing to be online, and keep your data local.

Graphics
 Edit and generate images with applications like Stable Diffusion and Flux.1.

Audio
You can also auto-generate text to speech, reduce noise, repair distorted audio, and even generate music using applications such as VoiceCraft, Krisp, and Ace-Step.

Graphic-Intensive Gaming 

You don’t need to drag around a gaming laptop to enjoy high-performance gaming. Just connect Breakaway Box 850 T5 with your graphics card installed to instantly add the GPU power you need, when you need it. This solution will boost graphics performance on laptops and small form factor computers that may otherwise fall short for demanding games. You can output the enhanced graphics to one, two, or more monitors — or even your laptop’s built-in display. Best of all, the GPU you install is upgradeable, so you can easily stay current with the latest generation high-performance graphics tech — something gaming laptops can’t offer.

Thunderbolt 5: Tomorrow’s Performance. Today.

Breakaway Box 850 T5 features the performance and qualities you expect from a Thunderbolt 5 eGPU plus the added connectivity and functionality you need. Transform a single cable connection from your computer into a powerful graphics and processing upgrade with a built-in Thunderbolt 5 dock. With up to 80 Gbps of bi-directional data speed — twice as fast as Thunderbolt 4 — you'll revolutionize your productivity.

Broad GPU Card Compatibility with Power to Spare for Future Graphic Cards

Built to handle the most power-hungry triple-width GPUs, Breakaway Box 850 T5 is a plug-and-play upgrade that boosts performance for video production, demanding games, and AI workloads. It supports Thunderbolt-compatible GPUs including AMD Radeon RX and Pro, Intel ARC and ARC Pro, and NVIDIA GeForce. Each GPU generation brings more power — and higher power needs. With its robust 850W power supply, the Breakaway Box 850 T5 easily supports today’s top-tier GPUs and is ready for tomorrow’s more demanding cards.

More Power. Many Ports. Built-in Thunderbolt Dock.

Is your computer short on ports for basic connectivity? Breakaway Box 850 T5 includes a built-in Thunderbolt 5 dock, enabling it to support additional peripherals, wired Ethernet, and a GPU card through the single Thunderbolt connection to your computer.

Connect and Power an Additional Thunderbolt Device
The Thunderbolt 5 peripheral port enables connection of an additional Thunderbolt 5, 4, or 3 peripheral — or a USB-C device — and provides 15W to power it.

Even Faster Transfers Across Existing Ethernet Cabling
Featuring a 5 Gigabit Ethernet port, Breakaway Box 850 T5 supports a 5 Gbps link over common Cat 5e (or better) cabling when used with a compatible Ethernet switch or NAS with 5 Gb Ethernet support, saving you the cost of another adapter. You can get great performance gains — 500 percent the speed of Gigabit Ethernet — without rewiring! In case you’re connecting to a switch or NAS without 5Gb Ethernet support, the Sonnet eGPU also supports 2.5 Gbps, 1 Gbps and 100 Mbps link speeds.

Quick 10Gbps USB Ports for Bus-powered Devices and Gaming Peripherals
Breakaway Box 850 T5 includes three USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type A ports to support super-fast USB NVMe SSDs at up to full speed, and each port provides up to 7.5W, ensuring bus-powered devices will operate without fail. They're also perfect for connecting gaming mice, keyboards, and headsets with USB-A ports.

Cool and Quiet – Add Your-Own-Card eGPU Enclosure

With its large variable-speed temperature-controlled fan that quietly and effectively supports maximum cooling of the installed card, Breakaway Box 850 T5 can be comfortably used in noise-sensitive working environments.

Graphic Cards Compatibility

Breakaway Box 850 T5 supports GPU cards with the following specifications:

Mac Users Note: Sonnet Breakaway Box 850 T5 supports only non-GPU PCIe cards, such as Avid Pro Tools | HDX, and is compatible with Apple M series Macs and Thunderbolt 3 Intel Macs running macOS 14 or later.

Key Features

• Boost Graphics Performance, AI Capabilities – Connects a high-performance GPU card to your Thunderbolt 5 Windows computer.
• Cut Video Application Task Times – Enables GPU acceleration to significantly improve editing, rendering, color grading, animation, and special effects performance.
• Enhances Local AI App Performance – Supports greater AI-based task processing speeds.
• Power to Spare – 850W power supply supports the power requirements of today’s and tomorrow’s power-hungry GPU cards.
• Thunderbolt 5 Interface – 80 Gbps of bi-directional PCIe bandwidth supports near desktop GPU-level performance.
• Supports Triple Wide GPU Cards – AMD Radeon RX and RX Pro; Intel ARC and ARC Pro, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards.
• Built-in Thunderbolt 5 Dock for Additional Connectivity – Adds one Thunderbolt 5 peripheral port and three 10 Gbps USB Type A ports to connect peripherals, plus a 5 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) port for super-fast wired network connectivity.
• Compatible with Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 Windows Computers – Offers many of the benefits and connectivity afforded to Thunderbolt 5 Windows computers.
• Supports Non-GPU PCIe Cards – Supports Thunderbolt-compatible full-length, full-height, single- double- or triple-width cards – perfect for pro audio I/O and DSP cards and pro video I/O and transcoding cards.
• Whisper-quiet Cooling – Large built-in, variable-speed, temperature-controlled fan quietly and effectively cools whatever card you install.
• Thunderbolt Certified – Certified for Thunderbolt for use with eGPU compatible Windows computers.
• Windows Compatibility – Compatible with Windows 11 computers equipped with Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, or USB4 ports.*
• Mac Compatibility – Compatible ONLY with non-GPU cards, such as Avid Pro Tools | HDX,  and is compatible with M series Macs and Thunderbolt 3 Intel Macs running macOS 14 or later.
• Graphics Card Compatibility – Breakaway Box 850T5 supports GPU cards with the following specifications: Size Requirement: GPU size cannot exceed 350mm x 190mm x 74mm in any dimension. Power Requirement: Compatible with cards with no more than three 8-pin power connectors -OR- one 12-pin power connector, if one dual 8-pin to 12-pin adapter cable is included  -OR- one 16-pin power connector.
• Dimensions (WxDxH): 8.3x 15.6 x 9.6 in. (21 x 39.6 x 24.5 cm).
• Weight: 14.2lbs. (6.4 kg).
• Package Contents – Breakaway Box 850 T5 Enclosure; region-specific power cable; 0.8-meter Thunderbolt 5 cable; documentation.
• Warranty – 2-year product warranty.
• Customer Support – Lifetime support.
• The Sonnet Advantage – Innovating technology since 1986.
  

* USB4 computer support requires that the computer have a built-in USB4 host router (information may typically be found in Windows Device Manager).

Note: Computers and accessories that may be featured in photos are not included with the product. Please refer to the Package Contents in the Key Features section for a list of included items. Product specifications and revisions, information, photos, and pricing are subject to change without notice.


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