First look: External graphics cards have so far been limited by their need for high-bandwidth ports such as OCuLink and Thunderbolt 5. WiCi aims to address the issue by transmitting a GPU's horsepower over Wi-Fi. The company claims that multiple devices on a network can share an eGPU's compute for gaming and AI workloads.
WiCi recently began inviting interested parties to sign up for updates about the WiCi One, which aims to become the first successful wireless external graphics card. The device, sponsored by Nvidia's Inception Program, aims to support popular AI tools, games, tablets, laptops, and phones.
A few companies have floated eGPUs as a way to achieve desktop-class GPU performance on smaller devices such as laptops and mini PCs. However, to maintain the bandwidth a desktop GPU normally uses over PCIe, eGPUs have so far required the latest cable technologies such as OcuLink, Thunderbolt 5, and USB4, which many devices still do not support.
WiCi believes that Wi-Fi 7 networks can support GPU instructions across multiple devices. In one demonstration, the eGPU appears as a Wi-Fi network that a user logs into on a modest-looking laptop. Although the video does not show the exact graphics settings used, the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark can be seen running at over 90fps. The firm says the WiCi One also handles various AI models and tools such as Hugging Face, Ollama, Blender, Unreal Engine, CapCut, OBS Studio, and more, all without modifications.
The WiCi One is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2026 with two available models. The cheaper variant, which uses an Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti, starts at $2,000 for early birds but carries a $2,600 MSRP. Pricing information for the other version, equipped with an RTX 5090, will be available closer to launch.
According to WiCi's internal benchmarks, the 5060 Ti edition handles Cyberpunk 2077 at approximately 80fps and Black Myth: Wukong at 60fps in 4K at ultra settings using DLSS. Meanwhile, the 5090 variant achieves 110fps in Cyberpunk and 90fps in Wukong.
Regarding LLM throughput, the 5060 Ti edition runs DeepSeek V4 Flash at 8 tok/s and Gemma 4 at 140 tok/s, while the premium model reaches 20 tok/s in DeepSeek and more than 500 tok/s in Gemma. Meanwhile, CapCut can export to 4K at 75fps on the 5060 Ti and 90fps on the 5090, while Adobe Premiere Pro can output 4K H.264 videos at 70fps and 90fps, respectively.
Interested parties can also win a WiCi One for free by submitting ideas for use cases, with prizes going to the 10 most interesting concepts.
This wireless eGPU claims to deliver RTX 5090-like performance over Wi-Fi
