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21 hours agoA $319 mini PC with a Ryzen PRO chip is a sneaky-good way to upgrade a desk setup
GMKtec M8 mini PC: Ryzen PRO 6650H, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, USB4, dual 2.5GbE, Oculink; $319.99 limited-time price.
Mini PCs and handheld gaming devices are getting impressively powerful CPUs, but their graphics capabilities still lag behind desktop machines by a wide margin. Integrated graphics can handle everyday tasks and lighter games just fine, but demanding titles or creative work that needs GPU acceleration quickly expose the limitations. External GPU docks have become a popular solution for bridging that gap, letting you plug a desktop graphics card into a compact device whenever you need the extra horsepower.