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Minisforum MS-S1 Max vs Radeon RX 9070 XT

Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Minisforum MS-S1 Max against Radeon RX 9070 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

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

  • 4K H264 Decode—
  • 4K H264 Encode—
  • AI computing power126 TOPS
  • 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—
  • Bandwidth—
  • 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—
  • DirectX—
  • Display Core Next—
  • DisplayPort™—
  • EliteMini UM780 XTXGold / 32GB RAM+1TB SSD / US
  • ExpansionPCIe x16
  • FP16—
  • FP32—
  • FP64—
  • FP8—
  • FSR—
  • Generation—
  • GPU Memory—
  • GraphicsAMD Radeon 8060S
  • Graphics Card—
  • H265/HEVC Decode—
  • H265/HEVC Encode—
  • HDMI™—
  • Infinity Cache—
  • INT4—
  • INT8—
  • L0 Cache—
  • L2 Cache—
  • L3 Cache—
  • 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—
  • Pixel Rate—
  • Power Connectors—
  • Power Supply320W high-efficiency internal power supply certified by CCC, FCC, UL, CE, and UKCA
  • Predecessor—
  • Radiance Display Engine—
  • Ray Tracing—
  • ROPs—
  • RT Cores—
  • Shader ISA—
  • Slot Width—
  • Stream Processors—
  • Successor—
  • Suggested PSU—
  • TDP130W sustained
  • Texture Rate—
  • TMUs—
  • TPP—
  • TPP Density—
  • Transistor Count—
  • Typical Board Power (Desktop)—
  • UM880 Plus32GB RAM+1TB SSD
  • USBUSB4 v2 (80 Gbps)
  • Video Core Next—
  • Vulkan—
  • Wi-FiWi-Fi 7

Radeon RX 9070 XT

High-performance Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card with 4096 stream processors and up to 304W typical board power.

Where it wins, where it doesn't

Pros

  • Supports multiple video decoding and encoding formats
  • High memory bandwidth up to 640 GB/s
  • 16 GB GDDR6 memory for large data sets

Cons

  • Requires a minimum 750W power supply
  • High typical board power of 304W increases cooling demands

Specifications

  • 4K H264 DecodeYes
  • 4K H264 EncodeYes
  • AI computing power—
  • APU—
  • AtomMan G1 PRO—
  • AtomMan G7 Pro—
  • AtomMan G7 Pt—
  • AtomMan G7 TI/G7 TI SE—
  • AV1 DecodeYes
  • AV1 EncodeYes
  • Bandwidth644.6 GB/s
  • Bluetooth—
  • Boost Clock2970 MHz
  • Bus InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16
  • Bus TypePCIe® 5.0 x16
  • Chassis Design—
  • Chip PackageHFCBGA-2069
  • Compute Units64
  • Cooling—
  • DEG2 OCuLink eGPU Dock—
  • Density151.0M / mm²
  • Deployment—
  • Die Size357 mm²
  • DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)
  • Display Core Next4.0.1
  • DisplayPort™2.1a
  • EliteMini UM780 XTX—
  • Expansion—
  • FP1648.66 TFLOPS (1:1)
  • FP3248.66 TFLOPS
  • FP641.521 TFLOPS (1:32)
  • FP8389.3 TFLOPS
  • FSR4.1.2, XeSS 3
  • GenerationNavi IV
  • GPU MemoryAMD Infinity Cache Technology
  • Graphics—
  • Graphics CardRX 9000
  • H265/HEVC DecodeYes
  • H265/HEVC EncodeYes
  • HDMI™2.1b
  • Infinity Cache3rd Gen
  • INT4778.6 TOPS
  • INT8389.3 TOPS
  • L0 Cache32 KB per CU
  • L2 Cache8 MB
  • L3 Cache64 MB
  • Matrix Cores128
  • Max Memory Size16 GB
  • Memory—
  • Memory Architecture—
  • Memory BandwidthUp to 640 GB/s
  • Memory Bus256 bit
  • Memory Clock2518 MHz
  • Memory Interface256-bit
  • Memory Size16 GB
  • Memory SpeedUp to 20 Gbps
  • Memory TypeGDDR6
  • Minimum PSU Recommendation750W
  • 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 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
  • Package Size45 mm × 35 mm
  • Pixel Rate380.2 GPixel/s
  • Power Connectors2x 8-pin
  • Power Supply—
  • PredecessorNavi III
  • Radiance Display Engine2nd Gen
  • Ray Tracing3rd Gen
  • ROPs128
  • RT Cores64
  • Shader ISAGFX12.0 (gfx1201)
  • Slot WidthDual-slot
  • Stream Processors4096
  • SuccessorAlpha Trion
  • Suggested PSU700 W
  • TDP—
  • Texture Rate760.3 GTexel/s
  • TMUs256
  • TPP3114
  • TPP Density9.06
  • Transistor Count53.9 B
  • Typical Board Power (Desktop)304W
  • UM880 Plus—
  • USB—
  • Video Core Next5.0.0
  • Vulkan1.4
  • Wi-Fi—