GMK shares its plans to launch the first mini PC with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

AMD has made the Strix Halo lineup official at CES 2025, and the top-end option within this lineup is the Ryzen AI Max+ 395. This APU brings 16 cores, 32 threads, and the Radeon 8060S iGPU. Its integrated graphics features 40 CUs (Compute Units), which is a big step up from the Strix Point lineup.

To compare, the top-end Radeon 890M iGPU in the Strix Point features 16 CUs, and it offers a noticeable performance jump over the last-gen 780M in gaming. So, with the upgraded CPU and iGPU configuration, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 will stand as a very capable Zen 5 APU, and it's coming to the mini PC segment soon.

As GMK has just announced, it plans to offer the first mini PC that features the Ryzen AI Max+ 395. The company also mentions that the system will be available with the non-Plus Ryzen AI Max APUs as well. As for when it will launch, the Chinese announcement shares that it's set for the first or second quarter of 2025.

GMK didn't share any further information about this Strix Halo mini PC, and it's not clear what it will be called. However, given that the company is aiming to make a "new leap," it should be better configured, if not the same, than the recently launched Evo X1.

Moreover, given that the GMK Strix Halo mini PC will be a more capable system than the Evo X1, the price is also expected to rise. To look back, the Evo X1 with 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage retails at $919 (Beelink Ser 9 curr. $999 on Amazon).