AtomMan G1 Pro may be too expensive
MINISFORUM AtomMan G1 Pro packs desktop RTX 5060 into a screenless “laptop-style” mini tower.
MINISFORUM has introduced the AtomMan G1 Pro, a compact 3.8-liter gaming PC that looks more like a closed laptop standing on its edge than a traditional desktop. The white vertical chassis with wave-textured side panel and RGB strip is meant to sit next to a monitor or TV without taking much more space than a console, while still housing a full desktop graphics card and internal power supply.
Each time I write about these MINISFORUM gaming PCs with a standing design (similar to a PlayStation), I wonder who the target for this system is. I still can’t answer that, because it is a bit of a mini PC but also a bit larger, so it is not very compact for moving around. College students? AI researchers with no room? I think a traditional mini PC or a laptop is a much better choice here anyway.
Source: Minisforum
Inside G1 Pro there’s AMD’s Dragon Range Ryzen 9 8945HX with 16 Zen 4 cores and 32 threads with a desktop GeForce RTX 5060 rated at up to 145 W. MINISFORUM quotes a combined 245 W CPU+GPU load and up to 300 W of cooling capacity, aiming for sustained clocks closer to a tower PC than to most gaming laptops. The RTX 5060 configuration also ties into NVIDIA Studio support, with hardware acceleration for a wide range of creative workloads.
Source: Minisforum
The G1 Pro integrates a 350W power supply inside the chassis, so there is no external power brick, and exposes a full set of desktop-style ports, including PCIe 4.0 x16, dual HDMI 2.1, three DisplayPort outputs, 5 GbE, Wi-Fi 7, and multiple USB Type-A and Type-C connectors. Users can switch between three power profiles—Beast, Gaming, and Office modes—through MINISFORUM’s control center, adjusting performance, fan behavior, and lighting for desk use or living-room gaming
The MINISFORUM AtomMan G1 Pro is listed on the company’s US store from $1,039.90 for a barebone configuration with the Ryzen 9 8945HX and RTX 5060, or $1,439.90 with 32 GB of DDR5 memory and a 1 TB SSD. Pre-orders are open now, with shipping currently estimated for early January 2026.
Pricing is definately an issue, you can easily find nearly similar spec’ed laptop for less. For instance, this MSI CrossHair A16 with a bit slower Dragon Range CPU and RTX 5060 mobile GPU at $1399.
Therefore, the G1 Pro arrives nearly a year after being introduced (CES 2026) and with rather dissapoiting pricing (let’s see if they even keep 32GB memory at this price until January).
| Specification | |
|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | MINISFORUM AtomMan G1 Pro |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen™ 9 8945HX (16 Cores / 32 Threads, up to 5.4 GHz, 80 MB L2+L3 cache, TSMC 5 nm) |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (desktop-class, up to 145 W) |
| Memory | DDR5 up to 5200 MHz, dual-channel, supports up to 96 GB |
| Storage | 2 × M.2 2230/2280 NVMe SSD slots (PCIe 4.0 x4, up to 4 TB each) |
| Power Modes | Beast, Gaming, Office (switchable via control center) |
| Power Supply | 350 W internal PSU |
| Dimensions | 215 × 57 × 315 mm |
| Weight | 3.81 kg |
| Estimated Shipping | Early January 2026 |
| Price (32 GB RAM + 1 TB SSD) | $1,439.90 (launch offer) |
Source: Minisforum
