Minisforum introduces UM890 Pro mini PC with OCuLink port for external GPU

Minisforum introduces a new UM890 Pro mini PC. This barebones has an AMD CPU with eight Zen 4 cores. The device also gets an OCuLink port, which allows users to connect an external video card. The recommended retail price is 689 euros.

Minisforum equips the UM890 Pro with an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor with eight Zen 4 cores and a TDP of 45W. The device also has two SO-DIMM slots with support for up to 96GB of DDR5 memory and two M.2-2280 slots with PCIe 4.0 interface. Minisforum supplies the mini PC as barebones without memory and SSD, but can also supply a maximum of 64GB of memory and a 1TB SSD from the factory.

The UM890 Pro uses the integrated Radeon 780M GPU in the AMD processor as standard. There is also an OCuLink port on the back of the device. This is specifically intended for connecting external video cards and offers a bandwidth of 64Gbit/s, which equates to four PCIe 4.0 lanes. To use this port, users must have a separate video card, OCuLink dock and a separate power supply. Minisforum sells a separate dock for 109 euros.

The mini PC also has two USB4 connections, four USB-A ports with 10Gbit/s bandwidth, an HDMI port and a DisplayPort connection , two 2.5Gbit/s Ethernet ports and a 3.5mm jack. The device is powered by a 19V DC power supply. Minisforum says it will deliver the PC from the end of July. The barebone variant has an official recommended retail price of 689 euros.