--- title: "This Tesla Cybertruck PC Can Play Games the Real One Was Supposed To" description: "Meet the Xyber XPC: a miniature gaming rig built into a replica of Tesla's boxy electric pickup with working lights, doors, and suspension." date: "2024-07-29" modified: "2024-07-29" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/culture/this-tesla-cybertruck-pc-can-play-games-the-real-one-was-supposed-to" categories: - "Culture" - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Tesla News" - "Video Games" tags: - "Cybertruck" - "Electric Vehicle" - "pickup" - "Tesla" --- # This Tesla Cybertruck PC Can Play Games the Real One Was Supposed To ![Images of the Xyber XPC exterior and motherboard.]() *\Taki Udon via YouTube, X\* [Tesla]()'s vision of its customers playing high-end games like *Cyberpunk 2077* from their drivers' seats [may not have panned out](), but it's technically still possible to game with a Cybertruck. Specifically, the [Cybertruck]() seen in *this* video, which is a scale model that also contains the guts of a [gaming]() PC. YouTuber [Taki Udon takes us through it](), and it turns out this rig is decently potent despite its relatively compact size. Cleverly, the "[Xyber XPC]()," as it's officially known, is powered on by pressing down on the frunk, compressing the pickup's suspension and subsequently turning on its headlights and taillights. I'm not much for RGB despite owning a gaming PC, but I can get behind that. A panel on the rear bumper conceals all your ports (including a 3.5-millimeter one for headphones!) and you can even open the doors and extend a ramp out of the tailgate, for some reason. [![]()]() [![]()]() [![]()]() Under the hood—or, in this case, quite literally the entire body—is an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS CPU designed for laptops, with integrated Radeon 780M graphics, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB M.2 SSD. To reveal all this, Taki had to remove a handful of screws to separate the top magnesium shell from the "skateboard" chassis, and then yet more screws on top of the platform to get inside. We can see that this model stretches the Cybertruck's wheelbase slightly to fit that long motherboard. Both the storage and RAM are user-replaceable, though Taki makes it clear that you won't want to crack this thing open often because it's an absolute bear. The pair of fans within gets seriously loud when the YouTuber initiates *Final Fantasy XV's* benchmark, so Taki halves the pickup's stock 54W power draw to 30W, to get the pickup running a whole 40°C cooler and considerably quieter without sacrificing performance. You'd figure the ground clearance *should* help with airflow—the Cybertruck [is a serious off-roader, after all](). [![]()]() [![]()]() [![]()]() And perform it can! Taki notes this scale model's GPU is the very same one that powers Asus' ROG Ally, a popular Windows-based gaming handheld. He syncs the computer up to a wireless monitor (that can also attach Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons—yeah, I've never seen anything like that), and he's off to playing games like *Marvel's Spider-Man* at what appears to be 1080p resolution and 30 frames per second. So long as this thing doesn't roll off the table on you, it would seem to be a competent machine for running modern titles at reasonable framerates. It could certainly handle [all the old console and arcade emulators]() I do most of my PC gaming on. Nobody needs a miniature [Cybertruck]() for that, but much like the real article, this PC exists just because it *can*, less so because it should. Xyber has started producing them according to its [Indiegogo page](), though pricing has still yet to be announced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DJs6fIS4Pg *Got tips? Send ’em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()