Thunderbolt 5 (TB 5) is pretty handy, you can have a very thin and lightweight laptop, then can get access to external GPU or eGPU via TB 5 if needed [1]. Now you can have your cake (lightweight laptop) and eat it too (potent GPU).
[1] Asus just announced the world’s first Thunderbolt 5 eGPU:
[1] Asus just announced the world’s first Thunderbolt 5 eGPU:
https://www.theverge.com/24336135/asus-thunderbolt-5-externa...