Razer releases new Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma with RGB and built-in M.2 NVMe SSD support

Razer releases new Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma with RGB and built-in M.2 NVMe SSD support

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 16, 2025

Thunderbolt docks are no oddity among Mac users, but there are select OEMs that incorporate Thunderbolt connectivity into even Windows-based notebooks, which makes them an important tool even for select PC users. That’s why a new release by gaming PC and accessory maker Razer might turn some heads in both camps.

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Razer, like Apple, uses Thunderbolt connectivity in its laptop computers, but mostly for different reasons than Apple does on Macs. While Apple’s focus is on multi-display support for productivity and connecting lots of peripherals and accessories, Razer has often lauded Thunderbolt connectivity for eGPU support, allowing even lower-end notebooks to game with higher-end graphics cards.

Today, Razer unveiled a new product – the Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma – which is exactly what it sounds like… a Thunderbolt 5 Dock that comes standard with Razer’s proprietary Chroma RGB lighting effects.

Razer’s Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma features the following I/O:

• 1x 1Gb Ethernet (RJ45)
• 3x Thunderbolt 5 Downstream
• 1x Thunderbolt 5 Upstream
• 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 10Gb/s
• 1x USB-C2 Gen 2 10Gb/s
• 1x UHS-II SD Card Slot
• 1x 3.5mm Headphone/Microphone Combo Port with 7.1 Surround Support
• 1x M.2 NVMe SSD Slot with PCIe Gen4x4 Support (up to 8TB)

Personally, I’m a little bummed to see only gigabit Ethernet, as most high-end systems are running 2.5Gb or 5Gb Ethernet nowadays. It just seems like a strange corner for Razer to cut, but this may not matter for some users.

Thanks to the immense bandwidth of Thunderbolt 5, Razer’s Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma supports up to three 4K external displays running at 144Hz. For creatives who need detail more than multi-monitor support, the Razer Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma even supports an 8K external display running at 60Hz.

Importantly, Razer’s Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma provides 140W of Power Delivery to any laptop it connects to, while also actively cooling itself and the internal NVMe SSD with a built-in fan:

But here’s where things get interesting – for PC gamers who are fully subscribed to the RGB lighting craze, Razer’s Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma has down-firing RGB lights that integrate with the Razer Synapse software to keep all your Razer peripherals in sync. This is unlikely to faze Mac users, who prefer a more minimalist approach to most things in general, but still neat because it sets Razer’s option apart from the competition.

Razer’s Thunderbolt 5 Doc Chroma is available from Razer’s website in either black for $399.99 or mercury for $389.99.

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