ADLink is Pocket AI Portable GPU. This GPU is effectively a GeForce RTX 3050 repackaged in a palm-sized mobile device. The GPU utilizes Thunderbolt 3 connectivity to bring additional graphics performance to supported laptop or desktop devices.
The GPU inside is an enterprise-class RTX A500 GPU. However, the core specs are almost identical to his RTX 3050 laptop GPU. It features NVIDIA’s GA107 GPU die with 2,048 CUDA cores, 64 Tensor DCores, 16 RT cores, 4GB of GDDR6 memory, a 64-bit wide interface, and a 25W TGP. Unsurprisingly, the RTX A500 in this configuration has a maximum performance rating of just 6.54 TFLOPs.
GPUs aren’t exactly fast by today’s standards, but portable GPUs unlock most of NVIDIA’s features found in the latest GeForce RTX offerings, plus a few extras reserved exclusively for professional GPUs. Gamers and streamers can add this pocket GPU to their portfolio to take advantage of audio cancellation/video enhancements like RTX Broadcast and high-quality video streaming with the RTX A500’s NVENC encoder.
Professional users can also use this GPU to accelerate their tasks by taking advantage of Nvidia’s CUDA technology and AI-accelerated applications that integrate Nvidia’s Tensor Cores. ADLink provided an example of someone walking down the street with a Pocket RTX A500 GPU running his Yolov4 AI object detection.
Of course, a pocket GPU can be used for gaming in the pinch of a truly underpowered device. But don’t expect great gaming performance from this GPU with a measly 25W TDP. But at least it has DLSS technology to deal with this problem.
Pocket AI measures 106mm x 72mm x 25mm and weighs only 250 grams. To run your graphics device, your machine must have a Thunderbolt 3.0 connection and an additional USB Type-C power source (such as a phone charger) that supports USB Power Delivery 3.0+. Pricing is unknown, but it will be available for pre-order in April 2023. Shipping will begin in June 2023.
