xternal graphics boxes were supposed to save thin laptops from sluggish performance, but bulky cables like Thunderbolt and OCuLink kept players tethered to a desk. WiCi thinks it has solved this problem by eliminating the wire entirely. The WiCi One is an external graphics enclosure that transmits high-end gaming power over a wireless Wi-Fi 7 connection to any compatible screen in your house.
Preorders open at an eye-watering $1,999 for the entry model, and the retail price will eventually climb to $2,599. That is a massive sum of money for a desktop accessory, especially when you realize the box is essentially an entire separate computer doing the heavy lifting in the corner of your room.
Desktop Specs in a Standalone Shell
The base configuration packs an Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti graphics card with 16GB of memory, an Intel Core 3 100U processor, and a 1TB solid-state drive inside its own cooled housing.
This external GPU ditches the wires and offers the power of a high-end graphics card over Wi-Fi 7 to any compatible device.
According to WiCi, that hardware delivers 80 frames per second in Cyberpunk 2077 on 4K Ultra settings with DLSS 4, alongside 60 frames per second in Black Myth: Wukong at 4K Cinematic presets. WiCi is also preparing a beefier variant equipped with an Nvidia RTX 5090 32GB, an Intel Core Ultra 7 225H processor, and a 4TB solid-state drive, while pitching both boxes as local hardware for heavy artificial intelligence tasks. Shipments for the initial models are scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.
The Real Cost of Wireless Play
Paying $1,999 to stream games across a living room asks you to trust wireless bandwidth over a reliable physical wire. You are buying a standalone PC that renders images remotely instead of simply upgrading the machine in your hands. At this price point, ditching a single cable is an expensive luxury that makes very little financial sense for any ordinary buyer.