people have gotten this to work (for a sufficiently sketchy definition of work) for linux run in QEMU at least.
replyhttps://scottjg.com/posts/2026-05-05-egpu-mac-gaming/
in particular, the conclusion of that article is "You can run cyberpunk 2077 on a M4 macbook air w/ a 5090 eGPU".
That looks completely esoteric, incredible stuff.
replyIt’s surprisingly good to do with full screen and the Apple hvm is very nice. Don’t let the experimental tag scare you.
replyAre you able to play Steam games?
replynever tried so I don't know. it's easy for you to fire it up and try though
replyposted as a sibling to your comment, but you'd likely be interested in
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