Asus Unleashes Power: Meet the ROG Mini Gaming PC with Cutting-Edge Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080!

Asus has recently introduced a new ROG mini gaming PC that houses one of the newest Nvidia gaming GPUs, offering an impressive level of gaming capability given its dimensions. Inside the new Asus ROG NUC 2025, you will discover not only a fresh Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 gaming GPU but also an Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU.

We encountered the new Asus ROG mini gaming PC at CES, where we’re presently exploring the exhibition hall. Although it’s not as compact as some of the latest devices from brands like Geekom, it is indeed small for the specifications provided, measuring just 282.4 mm in height and 56.55 mm in width. This compact design for the specs available makes this device a serious candidate for the title of best mini gaming PC.

The system is designed to build vertically rather than horizontally, utilizing laptop components to minimize temperatures and power consumption. Therefore, while that’s not a desktop RTX 5080 GPU, it’s a laptop variant, which should still result in a powerful gaming device. The broader chassis compared to a typical laptop also allows Asus to effectively cool the unit, featuring three fans and a dual vapor chamber that reportedly enables “silent cooling.”

Asus claims that the toolless design, which features a single thumbscrew on the backside, simplifies upgrades, resembling a desktop configuration, with space for two SSDs, inclusive of PCIe 5.0 support, enabling the installation of one of the finest gaming SSD options. Additionally, you can install up to 96GB of DDR5 RAM operating at up to 6,400MHz, and Asus even states that it can be overclocked since the motherboard integrates Asus ROG BIOS.

Of course, there is a plethora of RGB lighting around the chassis, and it’s capable of connecting to as many as four 4K displays via the dual HDMI inputs and two DisplayPort 2.1 connectors. Furthermore, it supports Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 7 with speeds up to 46Gbps.

We had the opportunity to examine the new ROG NUC 2025 within the Asus suite at CES 2025, and it occupies a minimal footprint for the performance it delivers. You might essentially consider it a premium gaming laptop encapsulated in a mini desktop frame. Asus has yet to reveal pricing or a release date for the ROG NUC 2025, but it’s expected to be expensive for a top-tier model, particularly since existing RTX 4070 models exceed $2,000.

For further information on Nvidia’s upcoming GPUs, refer to our RTX 5090 guide and the insights regarding DLSS 4, which incorporates multi-frame generation to enhance frame rates even more.