ASUS has Intel Panther Lake and AMD Dragon Range systems at CES 2026
Intel’s Core Ultra series 3, also known as Panther Lake, is starting to appear in mini pcs at CES 2026. Vendors are using it for compact desktops that target office workloads, light creator use, and local AI features.
ASUS is bringing Panther Lake into the NUC lineup with the NUC 16 Pro. It is listed with up to a Core Ultra X9 388H and Intel Arc B390 graphics. ASUS is also quoting up to 180 platform TOPS and is pitching the system for local AI tasks and enterprise use.
NUC 16 Pro, Source: ASUS
ASUS ExpertCenter PN55
ExpertCenter PN55 shifts to AMD Ryzen AI 400 series with Radeon 800M graphics and an NPU rated up to 55 TOPS. ASUS positions it as a Copilot+ PC and says it includes a dedicated Copilot key, plus a fingerprint sensor, built-in microphone, and internal speaker. Connectivity highlights include dual 2.5G LAN, six USB ports, WiFi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4.
ExpertCenter PN55, Source: ASUS
ROG GR70
It looks like ASUS is also bringing its ROG GR70 gaming-focused mini PC to global market. It is based on AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D with 3D V-Cache. ASUS pairs it with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU, with some configurations also offering RTX 5060. ASUS also mentions a triple-fan cooling design, plus WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.
ROG GR70, Source: ASUS
ASUS did not share pricing or release dates for NUC 16 Pro, ExpertCenter PN55, or ROG GR70 in the text provided. The latter is already on sale in China for over $2000. You can find more info on this system in our previous article .
Source: ASUS
