Yes, it is possible. But can it play DOOM?
Yes, it can, at 4K and on Ultra. Check out more details about how this was achived in my blog post:
– https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/use-external-gpu-on-raspberry-pi-5-4k-gaming
Here are the parts I used in my setup (some links are affiliate links):
– Pineboards HATs: https://pineboards.io
– Lian-Li SP 750 SFX PSU: https://amzn.to/4eIzzsu
– JMT M.2 to Oculink PCIe Dock: https://amzn.to/3BBQkHG
– SFF-8611 OCuLink PCIe Gen 4 Cable: https://amzn.to/4eQtxGm
– AMD Radeon RX 460: https://amzn.to/3Ub7ked (cheaper on eBay though)
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy
Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy
Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com
2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering
3rd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff
Contents:
00:00 – 4K Gaming and more
01:06 – Hardware
02:47 – Why AMD Polaris generation?
03:59 – Time to Recompile Linux
04:59 – The fun part: Games!
06:06 – Other GPU benchmarks
06:38 – Hardware accelerated transcoding
07:27 – Why do this?
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