GIGABYTE’s New AORUS AI BOXes with GeForce RTX 50 Series Change the Game for Local AI Enthusiasts

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GIGABYTE introduced the AORUS RTX 5090 AI Box and AORUS RTX 5060 Ti AI Box, external GPU enclosures for Thunderbolt 5 PCs.
The flagship model pairs an RTX 5090 with 32GB of VRAM and liquid cooling for local AI workloads and larger models.
The lower-cost model offers 16GB of VRAM and a replaceable GPU board, making eGPU-based AI setups more accessible.
GIGABYTE also added the AI BOX GPU Selector to simplify routing AI apps to the external GPU.
With Thunderbolt 5 bandwidth and high-VRAM desktop cards, the lineup aims to deliver near-desktop local AI performance without a full workstation.



