GMKtec Launches AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Mini PC Starting At $430 US, Over 60 FPS In AAA Games Including Cyberpunk 2077

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GMKtec is the latest PC maker to unveil its latest AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS "Phoenix" powered Mini PC which promises 60+ FPS in AAA games.

The GMKtec K4 is one of the many Mini PCs that will feature AMD's latest Phoenix APU, the Ryzen 9 7940HS. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is the flagship of the Ryzen 7040 CPU family for laptops which arrives later this quarter. This CPU features 8 cores, 16 threads, a base clock of 4.0 GHz, a boost clock of 5.2 GHz, a 40 MB total cache, and an integrated RDNA 3 GPU known as the Radeon 780M with 12 Compute Units operating at up to 2800 MHz.

Additionally, you will be getting support for DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM memory with up to 64 GB DRAM capacities and up to PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 SSDs with up to 2 TB capacities & speeds of up to 7400 MB/s. You will be getting all of the latest and essential I/O such as WiFi6, 2.5 GbE LAN, dual HDMI 2.1, four USB outputs (three USB 3.2 and 1 USB 2.0), and a single USB 3.2 Type-C port. Power is provided by a 19V 6.32A input and the adapter is included with the package.

In terms of design, the GMKtec K4 Mini PC comes with a CNC-machined aluminum chassis with plastic lids on the top and bottom. The whole unit measures 123 x 112 x 43.2mm and features a full-on active cooling solution with a heatsink that incorporates two large copper heat pipes that dissipate heat away from the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS APU.

GMKtec also shares some performance figures of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and traditionally, you would see CPU comparisons being made against older APUs or rival chips but the company thinks that their main competitor isn't Intel or AMD but rather Apple's M1 and M2 CPUs. The comparison shows the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS being compared to the Apple M1 and M2 chips and offering up to 34% better