VZMORE and GMKtec Preview AI Mini PCs Ahead of IFA 2026

Ahead of IFA Berlin 2026, VZMORE has previewed four mini PCs spanning AMD and Intel platforms, while GMKtec has announced the EVO-X5 Pro around AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 processor. The announcements point toward a more demanding class of compact desktop—but most pricing, configuration and sustained-performance details are still missing.

VZMORE’s four-model lineup

VZMORE will present the AX9 Max, AX9 Ultra, iX9 Max and iX9 Ultra at the ShowStoppers @ IFA media event in Berlin. The company says the four systems are scheduled for global release in mid-October 2026; final configurations, prices and regional availability are expected closer to launch. 1213

AMD models

• AX9 Max: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, Radeon 890M integrated graphics and a dedicated Ryzen AI NPU rated at up to 55 TOPS. VZMORE also cites two 2.5GbE network ports. 25
• AX9 Ultra: AMD Ryzen AI Max 388 with Radeon 8060S integrated graphics. Reports also attribute VZMORE’s V-Boost Max tuning mode to a power envelope of up to 120 watts, although this is a vendor-reported capability rather than an independent performance measurement. 58

The AX9 Ultra is positioned as the more powerful AMD option for local AI, content creation and demanding graphics workloads. However, VZMORE has not yet published a complete retail specification sheet covering memory, storage, ports, sustained power limits or final pricing.

Intel models

• iX9 Max: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H with Intel Arc graphics, aimed at content creation and multi-display workflows. 13
• iX9 Ultra: Intel Core Ultra X9 378H with Intel Arc B390 graphics and an NPU rated at up to 50 TOPS. 34

The Intel models give buyers an alternative to VZMORE’s AMD systems, but the company has not disclosed enough configuration detail to make a meaningful price or performance comparison between the four machines.

V-Cooling is the main shared technology

VZMORE says all four systems use its V-Cooling architecture, which the company claims increases heat-spreading area by 40% and improves heat-transfer efficiency by 50%. 9 Reporting also identifies vapor-chamber cooling in the AX9 Max and AX9 Ultra. 1015

Those figures should be treated as manufacturer claims, not as evidence of sustained performance. Independent testing will need to establish whether the systems can maintain high CPU and GPU clocks under extended AI inference, rendering or gaming loads—and at what noise and temperature levels.

GMKtec’s EVO-X5 Pro remains mostly undisclosed

GMKtec has announced the EVO-X5 Pro, which it describes as the first mini PC based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 processor. Its formal Global Launch Event is scheduled for September 5, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. CEST, at GMKtec’s booth in Hall 5.2, Booth 455, during IFA Berlin. 20

Unlike VZMORE, GMKtec has not yet published a complete system specification. The company has not confirmed the EVO-X5 Pro’s graphics allocation, NPU performance, memory configuration, power limits, ports, cooling system, tuning modes, retail configurations, price or shipping date. 2035

Some reporting connects the Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 platform with support for up to 192GB of unified memory, but that should not be confused with a confirmed EVO-X5 Pro retail configuration. 3340 The same caution applies to graphics and performance claims until GMKtec releases system-level details.

What is known about price and availability?

For VZMORE, the official position is that final prices and regional availability will be announced closer to the mid-October launch. 13 Notebookcheck separately reported a price just below $1,500 for an AX9 Max configuration with 32GB of memory and 1TB of storage, but that report should be treated as an early retail listing rather than a confirmed price for the complete lineup. 15

GMKtec has not announced a price or availability date for the EVO-X5 Pro. Its September 5 event is therefore a product unveiling, not confirmation that buyers can order the system immediately. 2035

GEEKOM and Minisforum broaden the IFA picture

VZMORE and GMKtec are not the only companies linking compact desktops with local AI at IFA 2026.

GEEKOM plans to demonstrate AGENT 4N, a distributed local-AI setup built from four A9 Mega mini PCs. Each system uses AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, Radeon 8060S graphics and 128GB of memory; connected together, the four machines provide a reported aggregate memory pool of 512GB for local model workloads. 1718

Minisforum’s IFA 2026 page lists several systems and AI-workstation products, including the MS-03 AI Edge Workstation, M2 Pro Ultra X7, UM750 Neo and T5 Max. The page provides selected processor, memory and storage information, but it does not establish final pricing or independent performance results for these systems. 27

The bigger shift: mini PCs as local-AI workstations

These announcements show how the high end of the mini-PC market is moving beyond low-power office computing. Vendors are now emphasizing:

• NPUs for on-device AI acceleration;
• powerful integrated GPUs that share system memory with the CPU;
• larger unified-memory capacities for models that do not fit comfortably within conventional discrete-GPU memory limits;
• thermal designs and tuning modes intended to support heavier, longer workloads; and
• modular clusters, as demonstrated by GEEKOM’s four-node AGENT 4N concept. 1718

The important qualification is that announcements and TOPS figures do not establish real-world local-AI performance. Buyers will need independent measurements of sustained clock speeds, thermals, fan noise, memory bandwidth, model throughput, software compatibility and total system price.

For now, VZMORE has supplied the clearest hardware outline and a mid-October 2026 launch target. GMKtec has revealed the most interesting processor headline but left the EVO-X5 Pro’s practical specifications for its September 5 IFA presentation.