GTX series expansion box "The Wolfe" to dramatically increase graphic performance of MacBook and notebook PC

An external GPU that dramatically improves the graphic performance of a machine by connecting to a MacBook or Windows laptop through Thunderbolot is called "The Wolfe"is. Even if the specification is low and it is not compatible with Oculus Rift, you can enjoy VR games and videos by using The Wolfe to improve graphics performance.

The Wolfe: Supercharge Your Laptop by Wolfepack, Inc. - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thewolfe/the-wolfe-supercharge-your-laptop

You can see how the product is based on the following movie.


The Wolfe has a model of "Wolfe" and a high spec of "Wolfe Pro", both sizes are 199.5 × 137.5 × 67 mm. Weight is Wolfe 908 g, Wolfe Pro 1464 g.


Normally the model is Nvidia'sGTX 950, The high spec modelGTX 970, Both ports equipped with display port × 3, HDMI × 1, Thunderbolt × 1.


A PC that can use The Wolfe is a notebook PC that has one of "Thunderbolt 1, 2, 3" ports.


How to use is very simple, just connect the The Wolfe to Thunderbolt to a notebook PC.


By using The Wolfe you can play high-quality games that were rather difficult on inactive laptops ....


It also works crisply in applications that require advanced graphics performance, such as editing movies.


Also, it will be possible to play Oculus Rift with Macbook Pro, which was deemed non-compliant due to lack of specifications of the GPU.


The following graph is a benchmark test result that measures the frame rate when a high load is applied to the GPU. Macbook Pro with "Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200" is about 15 fps, but it only rose to 50 fps by simply connecting Wolfe. With Wolfe Pro, the result is over 70 fps.


The following shows the rate of increase in processing speed when using 3DCG software called Blender. Macbook Pro adopting AMD Radeon R9 M370X Processing speed is found to be more than 4 times when connected with the model Wolfe, 9 times higher than normal model when connected with both model and high spec model at the same time I will.


The Wolfe is seeking investment by cloudfunding Kickstarter and collects about 200 thousand dollars (about 20 million yen) which is significantly higher than the target contribution of 50,000 dollars (about 5 million yen) at the time of article creation. The DIY kit which does not have the GPU can get by investment of 269 dollars (about 27,000 yen), but already sold out at the time of article creation. For Earlybird you can get the usual model The Wolfe for $ 399 (about 40,000 yen) and the high spec model The Wolfe Pro for $ 549 (about 55,000 yen). A shipping cost of $ 75 (about 7500 yen) is required for delivery to Japan, and the deadline for investment is September 24, 2016.