GMKtec has pushed mini-PC specs into workstation territory with the EVO-X3, a console-sized machine built around AMD’s 16-core Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 and aimed at local AI workloads rather than cloud subscriptions. It is the sort of product that makes ultraportable desktops look timid: 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory, up to 2 TB of SSD storage, and enough I/O to tempt anyone who has ever thought, ”What if a tiny box could do serious GPU work?”
OCuLink gives the EVO-X3 an edge over USB4 mini-PCs
The standout addition is OCuLink with PCIe 4.0 x4 bandwidth, which GMKtec says is meant for external graphics cards and offers higher throughput than USB4. That matters because the mini-PC crowd has spent years pretending docked graphics are ”good enough”; OCuLink is the more serious answer, and competitors in this class will feel the pressure.
Alongside that, the EVO-X3 includes Wi-Fi 7, two USB4 ports, and two M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots for SSDs. Cooling has also been reworked around three fans, which is probably wise for a system that can run in Balanced mode at 54 W, Performance mode at 80 W, and hit a peak system power draw of 140 W when pushed.
AI hardware is becoming the new mini-PC pitch
GMKtec is also telegraphing where it wants this line to go next: a future version based on Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 with up to 192 GB of LPDDR5X memory, including as much as 160 GB reserved for graphics tasks. That is an unusually blunt signal that mini-PC makers no longer want to sell ”small and fast”; they want to sell local inference boxes for people who would rather keep models off remote servers.
The company says the EVO-X3 will ship with its Claw+Wrangler AI software package for running local AI agents without cloud services or subscriptions. Preorders open on 22 June, sales begin on 29 June, and the one detail GMKtec is still keeping under wraps is the price.