Sonnet Breakaway Box 850T5 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU Expansion System GPU-850T5

Sonnet Breakaway Box 850T5 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU Expansion System GPU-850T5

Brawn Meets Brains

Graphics. AI. Gaming.

Breakaway Box 850 T5

Thunderbolt 5 eGPU System for Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, and USB4 Windows 11 Computers.

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 11 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 you 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 to perform the tasks you need with immediate results 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 four 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 850T5 is a plug-and-play upgrade that boosts performance for video production, demanding games, and AI workloads. It supports Thunderbolt-compatible GPUs including triple-wide NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50, 40, or 30 series; or AMD Radeon RX 9000, 7000, or 6000 series GPU cards. Each GPU generation brings more compute power with higher Watt 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 even 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 5Gb Ethernet, as well as your 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 including bus-powered devices.

Even Faster Transfers Across Existing Ethernet Cabling
Featuring a 5 Gigabit Ethernet port, Breakaway Box 850 T5 supports a 5 Gbps link over even over Cat 5e cabling, potentially saving you the cost of pulling new cable. You will get great performance gains 500% the speed of Gigabit Ethernet! 2.5 Gbps, 1 Gbps and 100 Mbps link speeds are also supported.

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 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 USB headsets.

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 850T5 can be comfortably used in noise-sensitive working environments.

Specifications

Form Factor: Desktop external GPU system

Thunderbolt 5 Computer Port: Provides 100W laptop charging

Thunderbolt Peripheral Port: Passes through host port capabilities, Power 15W

USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A Ports

• Peripherals Supported: USB 3, USB 2.0, USB 1.1, and USB hubs
• Data Transfer Rates: USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)

RJ45 (Ethernet) Port

• 5GbE Controller: Realtek RTL8157
• Network Support: 100 meters using Cat 5e [or better] cabling
• Standard: Compliant with 802.3bz-2016 and 10/100/1000 IEEE 802.2 specifications
• Packets: Maximum packet size: 16352 bytes (Jumbo Frames)
• Data Rates Supported: 5 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, 1 Gbps, 100 Mbps

Thunderbolt 5 Controller: Intel JHL9580