Minisforum G1 gaming mini PC series debuts with up to Nvidia RTX 5060

Minisforum introduced three new PCs at the Japan IT Week Tokyo Spring Show, and the systems within the G1 gaming PC series are the most interesting ones. These come with a design that's similar to the PlayStation 5, featuring a slim vertical chassis with a stand.

While not much information about the non-Pro G1 is available, the company says that the G1 Pro is the successor to the AtomMan G7 Ti, which launched in late 2024 as a powerful gaming mini PC with an Nvidia RTX 4070. As for the G1 Pro, it promises better performance with the newly launched Nvidia RTX 5060.

Interestingly, this isn't the RTX 5060 Laptop GPU. Instead, it's the desktop version, and given that the G1 Pro mini PC has a dGPU slot that can hold a low-profile, two-slot GPU, users will have the option to upgrade in the future. However, it's worth noting that the RTX 5060 inside the gaming mini PC is locked at 120 W TDP.

As for the CPU, while the newly showcased Minisforum MS-A2 packs the Ryzen 9 9955HX from the Fire Range line, the G1 Pro features the Ryzen 9 8945HX from the Dragon Range Refresh series. This CPU sports 16 Zen 4 cores with a boost clock of up to 5.4 GHz.

Another highlight of the Minisforum G1 Pro is the built-in 350 W PSU, which may limit the GPU upgrade options in the future, but it will help to get a clean setup. There's no official word on the pricing and availability of this new gaming mini PC, but the G1 series and the MS-A2 are expected to make a global debut at Computex 2025.