External gpu compatibility for my newly purchased HP Spectre 15 X360 Laptop

[kavikaran]

Hi Team,

I recently bought (Jan2021) a new HP Laptop [HP Spectre x360 Convertible Laptop - 15t-eb100 touch] with 16gb RAM.

[ more spec details below.].

I wish to install Microsoft Flight simulator but found I don't have enough Video Memory GPU.

So the question 

Q2: How could I add external GPU to boost - with a compatible one?

Q1: will my laptop support?

Spec Details:

• No DVD or CD Drive
• 512 GB Intel® SSD + 32 GB Intel® Optane™ memory
• Full-size island-style backlit keyboard (Poseidon Blue)
• Security Software Trial
• Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5 combo (Supporting Gigabit file transfer speeds)
• Office Software Trial
• Windows 10 Home 64 ADV
• HP True Vision 720p HD IR camera with camera shutter and integrated dual array digital microphones (POB OLED)
• 6-cell, 72.9 Wh Li-ion polymer
• HP Spectre x360 15 Convertible PC
• Poseidon Blue
• 15.6" diagonal 4K UHD, UWVA, BrightView, micro-edge, AMOLED, multitouch-enabled, edge-to-edge, 400 nits (3840 x 2160)
• Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 (up to 4.7 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache, 4 cores) + 16 GB (onboard) + Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (AMOLED)
• HP Rechargeable MPP2.0 Tilt Pen

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3R480AV_1

[banhien]

@kavikaran 

It is a CTO machine we do not have its specs. Your list says nothing about it available ports. But I believe it has few  Thunderbolt™ 3 or Thunderbolt™ 4 ports. You can use few eGPU on market today such as

                  https://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/omenaccelerator/overview.html

Regards.

[kavikaran]

Here is the link to the page of my laptop specification.

HP Spectre x360 Convertible Laptop - 15t-eb100 touch (3R480AV_1)

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-spectre-x360-laptop-15t-eb100-touch-3r480av-1

Is this enough?

Port selections are as mentioned below:

Expansion slots

1 microSD media card reader

External I/O Ports

2 Thunderbolt™ 4 with USB4™ Type-C® 40Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, HP Sleep and Charge); 1 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 10Gbps signaling rate (HP Sleep and Charge) 1 headphone/microphone combo

[19,20]

[19] For best results with HP Sleep and Charge, use a USB charging protocol standard cable or cable adapter with an external device.

[20] SuperSpeed USB 20Gbps is not available.