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Minisforum MS-S1 Max vs Radeon RX 9070 GRE
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Minisforum MS-S1 Max against Radeon RX 9070 GRE, 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
- achievability, frequency, and sustainability—
- AI Accelerators—
- 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
- BluetoothBluetooth 5.4
- Bus Type—
- Chassis Designslide-out chassis
- Connectivity—
- Coolingaerospace-grade aluminum chassis, pure copper baseplate, six heat pipes, dual centrifugal fans, phase-change cooling material
- DEG2 OCuLink eGPU DockBlack
- Deploymentrack-mountable, supports multi-system clusters
- EliteMini UM780 XTXGold / 32GB RAM+1TB SSD / US
- ExpansionPCIe x16
- Features—
- Game Frequency—
- GPU Memory—
- GraphicsAMD Radeon 8060S
- Max Memory Size—
- Memoryup to 128 GB LPDDR5x-8000 MT/s with 256 GB/s bandwidth
- Memory ArchitectureUMA unified memory architecture
- Memory Bandwidth—
- Memory Interface—
- 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
- 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—
- Power Supply320W high-efficiency internal power supply certified by CCC, FCC, UL, CE, and UKCA
- Ray Accelerators—
- ROPs—
- Stream Processors—
- Supported Rendering Format—
- TDP130W sustained
- TPP—
- TPP Density—
- Transistor Count—
- Typical Board Power (Desktop)—
- UM880 Plus32GB RAM+1TB SSD
- USBUSB4 v2 (80 Gbps)
- Wi-FiWi-Fi 7
Radeon RX 9070 GRE
High-performance Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card with 12 GB GDDR6 memory
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- High peak performance with up to 274 TFLOPs in 8-bit precision
- Support for advanced video formats and AI accelerators
- Wide range of connectivity options including DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b
Cons
- High power consumption of 220W typical board power
- Minimum PSU recommendation of 650W
- Limited upgradeability due to soldered memory
Specifications
- achievability, frequency, and sustainabilitywill vary based on several factors, including but not limited to: thermal conditions and variation in applications and workloads.
- AI Accelerators96
- AI computing power—
- APU—
- AtomMan G1 PRO—
- AtomMan G7 Pro—
- AtomMan G7 Pt—
- AtomMan G7 TI/G7 TI SE—
- Bluetooth—
- Bus TypePCIe® 5.0 x16
- Chassis Design—
- ConnectivityDisplayPort™ 2.1a, HDMI™ 2.1b
- Cooling—
- DEG2 OCuLink eGPU Dock—
- Deployment—
- EliteMini UM780 XTX—
- Expansion—
- FeaturesAMD Software Adrenalin Edition, AMD FSR™ Redstone, AMD Fluid Motion Frames, AMD Radeon™ Super Resolution, AMD Smart Access Memory, AMD Smart Access Video, AMD Radeon™ Boost, AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2, AMD Radeon™ Image Sharpening 2, AMD Enhanced Sync Technology, AMD FreeSync™ Technology, AMD Radeon™ Chill, AMD Virtual Super Resolution
- Game FrequencyUp to 2790 MHz
- GPU Memory48 MB
- Graphics—
- Max Memory Size12 GB
- Memory—
- Memory Architecture—
- Memory BandwidthUp to 432 GB/s
- Memory Interface192-bit
- Memory SpeedUp to 18 Gbps
- Memory TypeGDDR6
- Minimum PSU Recommendation650W
- 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—
- Peak 4-bit Precision (INT4 Matrix) Performance549 TOPs
- Peak 8-bit Precision (FP8 Matrix) Performance (E5M2, E4M3)274 TFLOPs
- Peak 8-bit Precision (INT8 Matrix) Performance274 TOPs
- Peak Half Precision (FP16 Matrix) Performance137 TFLOPs
- Peak Half Precision (FP16 Vector) Performance34.3 TFLOPs
- Peak Pixel Fill-RateUp to 267.8 GP/s
- Peak Single Precision (FP32 Vector) Performance34.3 TFLOPs
- Power Supply—
- Ray Accelerators48
- ROPs96
- Stream Processors3072
- Supported Rendering FormatHDMI™ 4K Support: Yes, 4K H264 Decode: Yes, 4K H264 Encode: Yes, H265/HEVC Decode: Yes, H265/HEVC Encode: Yes, AV1 Decode: Yes, AV1 Encode: Yes
- TDP—
- TPP2194
- TPP Density6.38
- Transistor Count53.9 B
- Typical Board Power (Desktop)220W
- UM880 Plus—
- USB—
- Wi-Fi—