Ayaneo, known for making high-endhandheld gaming PCs, is shifting into the external GPU market. The company released a teaser of its first upcoming GPU dock onX (Twitter), dubbed theAyaneo AG01graphics dock and featuring an 80’s retro sci-fi aesthetic.
Ayaneo is leaning heavily into the aesthetics of its new GPU dock — much more so than its competitors. While competitors have gone with simplistic, stealthy color schemes, Ayaneo wants to make its GPU dock a spectacle. The AG01 features a retro-style spaceship design with a two-tone matte black and maroon finish. A circular design on the edge of the dock sporting an RGB ring light makes the dock look sort of like a Star Wars spaceship.
#AYANEO AG01 ✨ALL-PURPOSE GPU DOCKEMBARK ON A ROMANTIC JOURNEYTHE NEW INTERPRETATION OF SCI-FI AESTHETICSStay Tuned! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/rY00PmgvnVMay 7, 2024
Because this is just a teaser, Ayaneo did not release any specifications — including the GPU inside. We don’t even have details on what sort of I/O the dock will be packing. That said, if Ayaneo is targeting its closets competition, theGPD G1, we can assume the specs will line up similarly. The GPD G1 is a highly compact GPU dock sporting a mobileAMD RX 7600M XTwith 8GB ofGDDR6that can be used with Thunderbolt 3/4, USB 4, or Oculink-compatible devices.
#AYANEO AGO1 🚀ROMANTIC UNIVERSESTARSHIP SET SAILEXPLORE THE INFINITY OF GAMING WORLD#AYANEO #Remake Sharing Session ✨11-07-2025 12:00 AM PST pic.twitter.com/uLGnfVmmp7May 7, 2024
The main purpose of the AG01 is to bring additional graphical horsepower to Ayaneo’s existing lineup of handheld gaming PCs. A mid-range mobile GPU might not sound like a lot of GPU horsepower when many eGPU docks can house full-blown desktop graphics cards — however, a discrete GPU of any kind is a massive upgrade for handheld gaming PCs, which come strictly with integrated graphics (save that oneRazer tabletfrom over a decade ago that came with a GT 640M LE GPU).
Ayaneo will be releasing more details on the new AG01 GPU dock in 10 days on May 18, during its Remake Sharing Session.
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Aaron Klotz is a contributing writer for Tom’s Hardware, covering news related to computer hardware such as CPUs, and graphics cards.
