GMKtec releases M8 mini-PC globally with OCuLink and USB4 eGPU support for under $350

GMKtec has now launched its M8 mini-PC globally after presenting the same device earlier this month in China. On the face of it, the GMKtec M8 is the spitting image of the EVO-X1 that the company launched at the end of last year (curr. $799.98 on Amazon). However, the M8 lacks the CPU and GPU performance of its EVO-X1 counterpart, which is reflected in the former's launch price.

Dealing with similarities first, the GMKtec M8 has front-mounted OCuLink, USB4 and dual USB 3.2 Type-A ports. As the images above and below show, these are joined by a 3.5 mm jack, a CMOS reset button and a power button, the latter of which pushes right up against its right-hand edge. Also, GMKtec has included a floating metal frame in another nod to the existing EVO-X1.

With that being said, GMKtec equips the M8 with the Ryzen 5 Pro 6650H instead of the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 found in the EVO-X1. A 6 nm APU with six Zen 3+ cores and a Radeon 660M iGPU, the Ryzen 5 Pro 6650H comes up well short of the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in CPU benchmarks and falls even further behind when gaming. As a result, the GMKtec M8 currently starts at $329.99 with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. Allegedly a $150 launch discount, this configuration is only $30 cheaper than a version of the same device with 1 TB of storage. Please see GMKtec's website for more details.