Disclosure: Some links on this page are monetized by the Skimlinks, Amazon, Rakuten Advertising, and eBay, affiliate programs, and Liliputing may earn a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on those links. All prices are subject to change, and this article only reflects the prices available at time of publication.

The **MINISFORUM DEG2 **is a small docking station that lets you connect a desktop graphics card to a laptop, mini PC, or other computer that might not have room inside the case for a dGPU.

First introduced in China in October, this graphics dock supports both OCuLink and Thunderbolt 5 (or USB4v2) connections, allowing you to use it with a wider range of PCs than docks that only support one or the other (or systems that only support Thunderbolt 4). The MINISFORUM DEG2 is now available globally. Customers in the US can pick one up from the MINISFORUM store for $240 (or $210 with coupon XMAS30 if you buy one before December 30)

The DEG2 measures 270 x 175 x 41mm (10.6″ x 6.9″ x 1.6″) and features a PCIe x16 connector for a desktop graphics card as well as connectors for an ATX or SFX power supply. You’ll need to provide your own PSU though, since the DEG2 does not come with a power supply.

When used with a PC that supports OCuLink connections, you get an external PCIe 4.0 x4 with support for data transfer speeds up to 64 Gbps. Technically the Thunderbolt 5 port supports higher data transfer speeds of up to 80 Gbps, but since it’s also limited to 4 PCIe 4.0 lanes, real-world performance will probably be a little slower if you use this port because there’s a little overheard involved in converting PCIe signals to Thunderbolt. But it’s still a nice feature to have because it provides a high-speed connection for PCs that don’t have OCuLink ports (which are still pretty uncommon on consumer devices).

You could also use the dock with PCs that have Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps), USB4 (up to 40 Gbps) or USB4v2 (up to 80 Gbps) ports.

MINISFORUM says the dock can also deliver up to 140W of power to a computer connected to that USB/Thunderbolt port, allowing you to power a laptop or mini PC from the dock without the need to plug in two separate power supplies.

The DEG2 doesn’t only let you add a graphics card to your PC. It also features an M.2 2280 slot for a PCIe NVME SSD, a 2.5 Gb Ethernet port, a second Thunderbolt 5/USB-C port, a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port and a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port.

The DEG2 comes with OCuLink and USB-C cables, a graphics card holder, an SSD heat sink, and a set of screws for installing a GPU.

Liliputing’s primary sources of revenue are advertising and affiliate links (if you click the "Shop" button at the top of the page and buy something on Amazon, for example, we’ll get a small commission).

But there are several ways you can support the site directly even if you’re using an ad blocker* and hate online shopping.

Contribute to our Patreon campaign

or...

Contribute via PayPal

* If you are using an ad blocker like uBlock Origin and seeing a pop-up message at the bottom of the screen, we have a guide that may help you disable it.

Join 9,499 other subscribers