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Minisforum MS-S1 Max vs Radeon RX 9060 XT
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Minisforum MS-S1 Max against Radeon RX 9060 XT, side by side.
Cheaper to start
Tie
Both start at a similar price.
Rated higher
Minisforum MS-S1 Max
9.2 vs 0.0 on our design scale.
Standout
Minisforum MS-S1 Max
128GB unified memory in a mini-PC chassis
Minisforum MS-S1 Max
AMD Strix Halo in a mini-PC, with 128GB of soldered LPDDR5x unified memory.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- 128GB unified memory in a mini-PC chassis
- Runs models that would otherwise need multiple GPUs
- Low power draw for the capability
Cons
- Memory is soldered — no upgrade path
- Token generation well below a discrete GPU
- Pointless for models that already fit in consumer VRAM
Specifications
- TDP130W sustained
- 4K H264 Decode—
- 4K H264 Encode—
- AI Accelerators—
- AI computing power126 TOPS
- AMD Infinity Cache Technology—
- APUAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
- AtomMan G1 PRO32GB RAM+1TB SSD
- AtomMan G7 ProIntel Core i9 14900HX / 32GB RAM+1TB SSD
- AtomMan G7 PtAMD Ryzen™9 7945HX / 32GB RAM+ 1TB SSD
- AtomMan G7 TI/G7 TI SEIntel® Core™ i9 14900HX(G7 Ti) / Barebone / UK
- AV1 Decode—
- AV1 Encode—
- Base Clock—
- BluetoothBluetooth 5.4
- Boost Clock—
- Bus Interface—
- Bus Type—
- Chassis Designslide-out chassis
- Chip Package—
- Compute Units—
- Coolingaerospace-grade aluminum chassis, pure copper baseplate, six heat pipes, dual centrifugal fans, phase-change cooling material
- DEG2 OCuLink eGPU DockBlack
- Density—
- Deploymentrack-mountable, supports multi-system clusters
- Die Size—
- Display Core Next—
- EliteMini UM780 XTXGold / 32GB RAM+1TB SSD / US
- ExpansionPCIe x16
- FP16—
- FP32—
- FP64—
- FP8—
- Game Clock—
- Generation—
- GraphicsAMD Radeon 8060S
- Graphics Card—
- Graphics/Compute—
- H265/HEVC Decode—
- H265/HEVC Encode—
- HDMI™—
- HDMI™ 4K Support—
- Infinity Cache—
- INT4—
- INT8—
- JPEG Engine—
- L0 Cache—
- L2 Cache—
- L3 Cache—
- Launch Price—
- Matrix Cores—
- Max Memory Size—
- Memoryup to 128 GB LPDDR5x-8000 MT/s with 256 GB/s bandwidth
- Memory ArchitectureUMA unified memory architecture
- Memory Bandwidth—
- Memory Bus—
- Memory Clock—
- Memory Interface—
- Memory Size—
- Memory Speed—
- Memory Type—
- Minimum PSU Recommendation—
- MINISFORUM 129i7AMD Ryzen™ 9 7940HX (790S7) / BAREBONE (NO OS/RAM/SSD) / EU
- MINISFORUM 795S7AMD Ryzen™ 9 7945HX (795S7) / BAREBONE / UK
- MINISFORUM BD790iAMD Ryzen™ 9 7940HX-BD790i SE / Mini-ITX Form Factor(170x170x1.6mm)
- MINISFORUM BD795i SEAMD Ryzen™ 9 7945HX-BD795i SE / Mini-ITX Form Factor(170x170x1.6mm)
- MINISFORUM BD795MAMD Ryzen™ 9 7945HX / M-ATX Form Factor(240х220х1.6mm)
- MINISFORUM DEG1 eGPU DockeGPU Dock
- MINISFORUM eGPU Docking Station MGA1AMD Radeon™ 7600M XT
- MINISFORUM MGP01 Game ControllerGame Controller
- MINISFORUM MKB i83Obsidian Black
- MINISFORUM MS-01Intel® Core™ i5-12600H / Barebone / UK
- MINISFORUM MS-A1without CPU
- MINISFORUM N5 MAXAMD Ryzen™ AI Max+ 395 / 128GB LPDDR5x + 128GB OS Storage / US
- MINISFORUM TB4-01 12 in 1 Thunderbolt™ 4 DockThunderbolt™ 4 Dock
- MS-A280 / 32GB RAM + 1TB SSD
- N5AMD Ryzen™ 7 255 / 16G DDR5 + 128G OS Storage
- N5 AIRAMD Ryzen™ 7 255 / 16GB DDR5+64GB OS Storage
- N5 ProAMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX PRO 370 / 16G DDR5 + 128G OS Storage
- NPU50 TOPS
- OpenCL—
- OpenGL—
- Outputs—
- Package Size—
- Peak 4-bit Precision (INT4 Matrix) Performance—
- Peak 8-bit Precision (FP8 Matrix) Performance (E5M2, E4M3)—
- Peak 8-bit Precision (INT8 Matrix) Performance—
- Peak Half Precision (FP16 Matrix) Performance—
- Peak Half Precision (FP16 Vector) Performance—
- Peak Pixel Fill-Rate—
- Peak Single Precision (FP32 Vector) Performance—
- Pixel Rate—
- Power Supply320W high-efficiency internal power supply certified by CCC, FCC, UL, CE, and UKCA
- Predecessor—
- Process Size—
- Process Type—
- Radiance Caching—
- Radiance Display Engine—
- Ray Accelerators—
- Ray Regeneration—
- Ray Tracing—
- ROPs—
- Shader ISA—
- Shader Model—
- Shading Units—
- Stream Processors—
- Successor—
- Super Resolution—
- Texture Rate—
- TMUs—
- Transistor Count—
- Transistors—
- Typical Board Power (Desktop)—
- UM880 Plus32GB RAM+1TB SSD
- USBUSB4 v2 (80 Gbps)
- Video Core Next—
- Vulkan—
- Wi-FiWi-Fi 7
Radeon RX 9060 XT
Radeon RX 9060 XT, a high-performance graphics card with 2048 stream processors and 16 GB GDDR6 memory.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Supports advanced video codecs including AV1, H264, and H265/HEVC for versatile content creation.
- Equipped with 64 AI accelerators and 205 TOPs of INT8 precision performance for efficient AI and machine learning tasks.
Cons
- Requires a minimum 450W power supply, limiting its compatibility with less powerful systems.
- Maximum memory size is 16 GB, which may not be sufficient for future memory-intensive applications.
Specifications
- TDP160 W
- 4K H264 DecodeYes
- 4K H264 EncodeYes
- AI Accelerators64
- AI computing power—
- AMD Infinity Cache Technology32 MB
- APU—
- AtomMan G1 PRO—
- AtomMan G7 Pro—
- AtomMan G7 Pt—
- AtomMan G7 TI/G7 TI SE—
- AV1 DecodeYes
- AV1 EncodeYes
- Base Clock1700 MHz
- Bluetooth—
- Boost Clock3130 MHz
- Bus InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16
- Bus TypePCIe® 5.0 x16
- Chassis Design—
- Chip PackageFCBGA-1137
- Compute Units4th Gen
- Cooling—
- DEG2 OCuLink eGPU Dock—
- Density149.2M / mm²
- Deployment—
- Die Size199 mm²
- Display Core Next4.0.1
- EliteMini UM780 XTX—
- Expansion—
- FP1625.64 TFLOPS (1:1)
- FP3225.64 TFLOPS
- FP64801.3 GFLOPS (1:32)
- FP8205.1 TFLOPS
- Game Clock2530 MHz
- GenerationNavi IV
- Graphics—
- Graphics CardRX 9000
- Graphics/Compute12.0.0
- H265/HEVC DecodeYes
- H265/HEVC EncodeYes
- HDMI™2.1b
- HDMI™ 4K SupportYes
- Infinity Cache3rd Gen
- INT4410.3 TOPS
- INT8205.1 TOPS
- JPEG Engine5.0.0
- L0 Cache32 KB per CU
- L2 Cache4 MB
- L3 Cache32 MB
- Launch Price349 USD
- Matrix Cores64
- Max Memory Size16 GB
- Memory—
- Memory Architecture—
- Memory BandwidthUp to 320 GB/s
- Memory Bus128 bit
- Memory Clock2518 MHz
- Memory Interface128-bit
- Memory Size16 GB
- Memory SpeedUp to 20 Gbps
- Memory TypeGDDR6
- Minimum PSU Recommendation450W
- MINISFORUM 129i7—
- MINISFORUM 795S7—
- MINISFORUM BD790i—
- MINISFORUM BD795i SE—
- MINISFORUM BD795M—
- MINISFORUM DEG1 eGPU Dock—
- MINISFORUM eGPU Docking Station MGA1—
- MINISFORUM MGP01 Game Controller—
- MINISFORUM MKB i83—
- MINISFORUM MS-01—
- MINISFORUM MS-A1—
- MINISFORUM N5 MAX—
- MINISFORUM TB4-01 12 in 1 Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock—
- MS-A2—
- N5—
- N5 AIR—
- N5 Pro—
- NPU—
- OpenCL2.0
- OpenGL4.6
- Outputs1x HDMI 2.1b 2x DisplayPort 2.1a
- Package Size29 mm × 29 mm
- Peak 4-bit Precision (INT4 Matrix) Performance410 TOPs
- Peak 8-bit Precision (FP8 Matrix) Performance (E5M2, E4M3)205 TFLOPs
- Peak 8-bit Precision (INT8 Matrix) Performance205 TOPs
- Peak Half Precision (FP16 Matrix) Performance103 TFLOPs
- Peak Half Precision (FP16 Vector) Performance25.6 TFLOPs
- Peak Pixel Fill-RateUp to 200.3 GP/s
- Peak Single Precision (FP32 Vector) Performance25.6 TFLOPs
- Pixel Rate200.3 GPixel/s
- Power Supply—
- PredecessorNavi III
- Process Size4 nm
- Process TypeN4P FinFET
- Radiance CachingFSR 0.9.0 (Technical Preview)
- Radiance Display Engine2nd Gen
- Ray Accelerators32
- Ray RegenerationFSR 1.2.1
- Ray Tracing3rd Gen
- ROPs64
- Shader ISAGFX12.0 (gfx1200)
- Shader Model6.9
- Shading Units2048
- Stream Processors2048
- SuccessorAlpha Trion
- Super ResolutionFSR 4.1.2, XeSS 3
- Texture Rate400.6 GTexel/s
- TMUs128
- Transistor Count29.7 B
- Transistors29.7 billion
- Typical Board Power (Desktop)160W
- UM880 Plus—
- USB—
- Video Core Next5.0.0
- Vulkan1.4
- Wi-Fi—