- Colorful Smart 900 is the latest AMD Ryzen Ai Max+ 395 Mini PC
- 96 GB LPDDR5X can mean great things for AI and creative workloads
- Dell, Asus and MSI may be missing a golden option in compact AI -Desktops
Colorful is reportedly set to release the Smart 900, a new high-end mini PC powered by AMD’s top-tier Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 processor.
Until now, colorful AMD-based mini-PC offers have been limited to older processors, such as Ryzen 7 7735HS used in the Smart 500A.
Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 in the Smart 900 is AMD’s current flagship APU, which combines 16 ZEN 5 core with Radeon 8060S graphics, built on 40 RDNA 3.5 Calculation Units. This makes it one of the best integrated GPUs available for workload, creative tasks and games.
Memory and AI performance
The system reportedly includes 96 GB LPDDR5X memory lower than 128 GB maximum seen in some advanced PCs.
However, this number can refer to a dedicated memory allocation to AI -Infernic Tasks, sometimes described as “VRAM” in translation.
Whether this is a hard cap or part of a shared configuration remains unclear, but it highlights the system’s focus on AI and graphics -intensive use cases.
The colorful Smart 900 has not yet been officially announced by the company, nor has it appeared on any of its social media channels, so we do not have too much more information, such as pricing.
However, it seems that it will be placed as a mini work station for professionals working on major media projects.
From now on, only eleven brands have released products with Strix Halo. Remarkable models include HP Z2 Mini G1A, Lenovo LCFC AI PC and GMKTEC EVO-X2.
What remains amazing is the complete silence of larger brands such as Dell, ASUS and MSI that have not yet introduced any Mini PCs using the chip.
These companies are already offering high-performance premium products that far exceeds the price points of everything from colorful or GMKTEC, so pricing does not appear to be the limiting factor.
Their hesitation may instead come from longer internal validation cycles, stricter thermal and reliability standards or a delay in adapting to AMD’s release plan.
Another option is that these companies prioritize other AI-Hardware strategies, such as discreet GPUs or server quality accelerators, over advanced APUs in compact desktops.
Via Videocardz
