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OCuLink Surpasses Thunderbolt 5 in Gaming Performance
10/5/2025
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- OCuLink outperformed Thunderbolt 5, with up to 23% higher performance in demanding games on Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti.
- OCuLink achieved 6.6 GB/s throughput; Thunderbolt 5 reached 5.6 GB/s.
- Thunderbolt 5 improves on earlier versions but still lags OCuLink due to overhead.
- OCuLink remains limited by low consumer adoption, while Thunderbolt 4/5 are more common but add latency.
