AMD Gorgon Halo Powers 192GB Mini PC for 300B LLMs — SkimNews
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- GMKtec launched the EVO-X5 PRO mini workstation built around AMD's flagship Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 495 'Gorgon Halo' SoC — 16 Zen 5 cores and 32 threads at up to 5.2 GHz, with 64MB cache and a 45–120W power envelope tunable across three modes
- The system ships with 192GB of unified memory at 8533 MT/s, dedicating up to 160GB as VRAM to run 300B+ parameter LLMs fully offline
- GMKtec claims 66% faster CPU orchestration and 40% lower cost per completed AI workflow versus NVIDIA's DGX Spark
- The chip combines a Radeon 8065S iGPU (40 compute units at 3000 MHz) with an XDNA 2 NPU rated at 55 TOPS, totaling 131 TOPS of AI compute
- Storage scales to 24TB across three M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 slots; I/O includes dual front USB4, dual rear USB4 V2 ports for eGPU and clustering, dual 10GbE LAN, HDMI, and 8K quad-display output
- A vapor-chamber heat spreader with triple-fan smart thermal control handles cooling; GMKtec bundles its Claw AI agent software alongside AMD Dash remote management and a dedicated dTPM 2.0 security chip
- The EVO-X5 PRO is slated to launch in October, with pricing not yet announced
Why it matters: If GMKtec's 40% lower cost-per-workflow claim holds against NVIDIA's DGX Spark, AMD-based mini workstations become a credible local-AI alternative for shops priced out of Nvidia's superchip stack — but the unannounced October pricing will determine whether the Gorgon Halo ships as a value play or a premium halo product.
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