At a Glance: Razer Core X | RC21-01310

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Technical specifications for the Razer Core X | RC21-01310 including product manuals, downloads, FAQs, and product warranty information.

he Razer Core X | RC21-01310 is an external enclosure for your graphics card (eGPU) that boosts gaming experience by enhancing graphical performance. The good thing about this external GPU is that you can just plug it in and not worry about a more complicated setup to achieve enhanced graphical performance, in case inserting an actual video card into your laptop or another system is not possible.

Close up shot of the Razer Core X

 

Device Layout

 

Device layout of the Razer Core X

 

  1. Exhaust vents
  2. Compartment release lever
  3. Power port
  4. Power switch
  5. Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port
  1. PCI-E slot cover
  2. Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) cable
  3. PCI-E port
  4. PCI-E card release lever
  5. 6+2-pin power connectors

 

Full Technical Specifications

 

Category Specification
Connection

Thunderbolt™ 3

Internal Power Supply

650 Watts

Laptop Power Delivery

Up to 100 Watts via USB-C

Thunderbolt™ 3 Cable Length

19.67 in / 500 mm

Included Power Connector 2 x "2+6" pins power connector for GPU
Razer Core X Chroma Approx. Size

6.61 in x 14.72 in x 9.06 in or 168 mm x 374 mm x 230 mm

Weight

14.29 lbs / 6.48 kg

Laptop Requirement

Connection to system

Systems require a Thunderbolt™ 3 port with external graphics support. Check with your laptop manufacture to confirm if your laptop supports Thunderbolt 3 external graphics.

macOS Systems Requirements

  • Thunderbolt™ 3 equipped Macs running macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 or later.
  • Compatible AMD graphics card sold separately.
  • Razer Synapse 3 software not available on macOS.

Windows System Requirements

  • Windows 10 64bit RS5 or above with Thunderbolt™ 3 port.
  • Compatible NVIDIA or AMD graphics card sold separately.
Inner Dimensions

Length : 12.99 in / 330 mm

Height*: 6.29 in / 160 mm

Width : 2.24 in / 57 mm

*Height measured from the top of PCI-E port to the bottom of the locking pin ramps.

GPU Requirements

GPU Type

Up to 3-Slot wide, full-length, PCI-Express x16 graphics card.

*Graphics cards use varied designs based on a common graphics chip. Ensure the GPU selected meets all size, power, and additional requirements.

*A graphics card with PCIe 4.0 can be inserted into a PCIe 3.0 motherboard slot; however, the PCIe 4.0 card’s bandwidth would be bottlenecked by the PCIe 3.0 slot’s bandwidth due to hardware limitations.

GPU Max Power Support

500 Watts

GPU Support Windows 10

Compatible NVIDIA® graphics chipsets:

Geforce™ RTX 30 Series
GeForce™ Titan RTX Series
Geforce™ RTX 20 Series
GeForce™ Titan GTX Series
Geforce™ GTX 16 Series
Geforce™ GTX 10 Series
Geforce™ GTX 980 Ti – GTX 750
Quadro® RTX Series
Quadro® P Series

Verify graphics card is under max dimensions above.

Compatible AMD graphics chipsets:

Radeon ™ RX 5000 Series
Radeon ™ RX Vega Series
Radeon ™ RX 500 Series
Radeon ™ R9 Series
Radeon ™ Pro Series

Verify graphics card is under max dimensions above.

Mac OS

Compatible AMD graphics chipsets:

Radeon ™ RX 5000 Series
Radeon ™ RX Vega Series
Radeon ™ RX 500 Series
Radeon ™ R9 Series
Radeon ™ Pro Series

*Graphics cards use varied designs based around a common graphics chip. Ensure the GPU selected meets all size, power, and additional requirements.

Important: Ensure the bracket mounting hole of your GPU aligns with the thumbscrew hole of the Razer Core X or Razer Core X Chroma. For example, a dual-slot GPU has a mounting hole in the middle of the bracket to secure it in place.

Thumbscrew and bracket mounting hole diagram

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