Questions about OWC Akitio Node Titan

The Thunderbolt cable measures 0.7 m.

The box works via a Thunderbolt 3 connection, which offers bandwidth of up to 40 Gb/s. USB4 incorporates Thunderbolt 3 technology, so in theory it is compatible with USB4. However, no specific information explicitly confirms jitter-free operation on USB4. Correct operation will also depend on the compatibility of the host system, the drivers and the PCIe card used. In short, it should work well on USB4, but there is no formal guarantee that it will be completely jerk-free.

The OWC Akitio Node Titan is a Thunderbolt 3-based PCIe enclosure designed primarily for connection to Thunderbolt 3-capable computers to operate external graphics cards (eGPUs). A direct connection and operation on a QNAP NAS such as the TS-451+ is not intended, as QNAP NAS systems generally do not support a Thunderbolt 3 interface for eGPU enclosures and the compatibility of such external PCIe enclosures with NAS systems is not given. In terms of graphics card compatibility, the enclosure supports a wide range of AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards, including older models such as the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1090Ti as well as newer cards. The case has a powerful 650W power supply unit, which can also easily supply power-hungry cards such as the Radeon RX Vega 64. The compatibility list includes over 1200 GPUs, which allows a very high degree of flexibility in the choice of graphics card. To summarise: - The enclosure is not compatible for operation on a QNAP NAS such as the TS-451+, as these systems do not offer Thunderbolt 3 eGPU support. - Older and newer graphics cards, including the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1090Ti, can be operated in the enclosure thanks to the extensive GPU compatibility and strong power supply.

I have installed a GIGABYTE Geforce RTX 4060.