Razer's external GPU enclosure costs $499 on its own, $399 with laptop

GDC 2016 - Razer's external GPU enclosure now has a price, with the Razer Core costing $499 on its own, or $399 if it's purchased with compatible Razer gaming notebooks.

The Razer Core is a unique GPU enclosure, which takes dual-slot, full-length video cards. GPUs that are installed can include the Radeon R9 Fury and GeForce GTX Titan X, as the Razer Core has an internal 500W PSU. The Razer Core also feature 4 x USB 3.0 ports, GbE connectivity, and two-zone lighting.

Core connects to your laptop through Thunderbolt USB-C, which offers up to 40Gbps of bandwidth. Installing a video card inside of the Razer Core is super simple, as it's a tool-less design. Better yet, AMD's impressive XConnect technology is something that's compatible with Core, meaning your laptop can seamlessly switch between onboard graphics, and the GPU inside of the Core.

The Razer Core is compatible with video cards that consume up to 375W of power, and they can't be longer than 12.2 x 5.98 x 1.73 inches. As for the list of compatible video cards:

Qualified AMD Radeon video cards (AMD XConnect supported with Blade Stealth):

• AMD Radeon R9 Fury
• AMD Radeon R9 Nano
• AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
• AMD Radeon R9 290X
• AMD Radeon R9 290
• AMD Radeon R9 280

Compatible NVIDIA GeForce video cards (at launch):

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750