The ASUS ThunderboltEX 3-TR add-on card brings 40Gbps bi-directional bandwidth, DisplayPort Alt Mode capable of 8K Ultra HD output, and up to 100W power delivery. Whether you’re looking for a Thunderbolt 3 PCIe card or a Thunderbolt 4 PCIe card, the following factors will help you find just the right adapter for your motherboard. Alternatively, if you’re considering a broader upgrade, you can get a motherboard with a built-in thunderbolt 4. Thunderbolt PCIe Card Compatibility – Pin Layout Connect the provided system link cable to the Thunderbolt header on the card to the Thunderbolt header on the motherboard. Thunderbolt uses four lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 to enable faster transfer speeds up to 40Gbps. Do AMD motherboards support Thunderbolt?

Insert the card in a PCIe x4 expansion slot. Depending on your motherboard, some allow you to fit the add-in card into an x8/x16 PCI Express slot. Asus ThunderboltEX 3 comes with two cables: one mini DisplayPort cable and a single TB header cable.Most modern laptops come with Thunderbolt 4 ports included, including those featuring 11th Gen, 12th Gen, or 13th Gen Intel Core CPUs, and they're generally thin Ultrabooks focusing on performance in a thin and light body. That changed further from its launch, with gaming, business, and workstation laptops jumping on board with Thunderbolt 4. The installation process is simple, with no cables required. Replace the Thunderbolt 2 interface board in the Echo Express with this Thunderbolt 3 add-in card via the PCI Express slot. With just a few steps, you can upgrade the transfer speeds from 20Gbps to the remarkably 40Gbps of Thunderbolt 3. Our Take If you’re on the GIGABYTE Z490 platform, you’ll need to use both the 5-pin and 3-pin Thunderbolt header cables as these boards have two Thunderbolt connectors. For the rest of the motherboards with a standard 5-pin header, you don’t have to use the included 3-pin header cable. For ASUS boards, you’ll be limited to the Z390 and X299 series. The HP Thunderbolt 3 PCIe 2-port I/O Card is an excellent Thunderbolt 3 PCIe card for the HP Z4 G4, HP Z6 G4, and HP Z8 G4 Workstations. It has two Thunderbolt 4 ports with 40Gbps data transfer speeds and two DisplayPort inputs for display passthrough from your GPU.

The DisplayPort signal input by DP IN 1 can only be output via USB-C 1, and input by DP IN 2 can only be output via USB-C 2. A 4K HDR monitor brings out more color and detail. You can also run a dual 4K setup at 60Hz. Alternatively, connect a single 5K or 8K monitor to play a growing number of titles that support these ultra-high resolutions. A 14-1 pin Thunderbolt header cable for connecting the Thunderbolt 3 header on the adapter to the motherboard’s Thunderbolt 3 header.

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The internal ports include a Thunderbolt 3 header and a PCI Express 3.0 x4 interface, which connects to your motherboard’s PCI Express (x16/x8/x4) slot. Accessories