Asus teases imminent release of new ROG NUC gaming mini PC

Asus has officially teased a major launch event scheduled for May 15, 2026, in China. The set of teaser images has hinted at the products the company will showcase at the event, which include a mini PC. This appears to be the same ROG NUC refresh that was spotted earlier in May.

While Asus just gave a glimpse of the gaming mini PC, it highlights the simplified stand, which cradles the system instead of being a screw-on fit. It's still unclear how much of a hardware change the new ROG NUC will see compared to the 2025 model, which did relatively well in our in-depth review.

However, Asus will likely offer a slight upgrade in the processor department, possibly offering the recently released Core Ultra 200HX Plus series CPUs. In that case, the performance bump would be up to 8% when compared to the 2025 Asus ROG NUC 15.

As for the GPU options, Asus could offer the Nvidia RTX 5090 Laptop GPU in the top-end configuration. However, it's worth noting that the 2025 ROG NUC 15 maxed out at RTX 5080 Laptop GPU (curr. $3,399 on Aamzon).

The previously leaked render of the refreshed mini PC also showed that it would have more prominent branding on the chassis than the last-gen offerings. Besides this new ROG NUC, the company is teasing a couple of other products, and one of the teaser images is hinting that there will be a new type of product under the ROG branding. The good part is that the launch event is around the corner, so the wait isn't long.