GMKtec EVO-X3
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The EVO-X3 is GMKtec's second-generation Strix Halo mini-PC, launched globally on July 6, 2026 around the same Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (16 Zen 5 cores, Radeon 8060S, up to 126 platform TOPS) that powered the EVO-X2. Its 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8000 is soldered and non-upgradeable, with up to 96 GB allocatable as VRAM; GMKtec claims support for models up to Qwen3-235B. The PS4-sized chassis adds what the EVO-X2 lacked — a PCIe Gen4 x4 OCuLink port for eGPU expansion — alongside USB4 (40 Gbps, 100 W PD), dual M.2 Gen4 slots for up to 16 TB of storage, 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 7, a 140 W peak performance mode, and GMKtec's pre-installed Claw local-AI launcher. Launch pricing is $3,600 for 128 GB/2 TB and $3,849 for 4 TB — roughly double the EVO-X2's launch price for the same memory and storage.
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Sub-scores sum to 151 / 1000. Headline = 151 × 0.70 (Estimated-confidence discount) = 106. This is an algorithmic performance-tier score — distinct from, and often lower than, the editorial “Our verdict” below, which weighs value and real-world fit (especially for hardware we haven’t measured yet). How scoring works →
Extrapolated from 256 GB/s bandwidth — 20.5 tok/s estimated. No measured benchmarks yet.
Plain-English: Doesn't fit modern chat models usefully — vision models won't fit.
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Positioning
Judge the EVO-X3 on what the extra money buys, because the silicon has not changed: this is the same Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8000 as the EVO-X2, now at $3,600 — double that machine's launch price for the identical memory/storage configuration. That delta is the memory supply crunch showing up on a price tag, not added performance. What is genuinely new is the OCuLink Gen4 x4 port, and it matters: it is the cleanest path in this class to bolt on a discrete GPU for prefill-heavy work, the exact scenario where StorageReview measured this silicon trailing the DGX Spark by up to 8.8x. Against AMD's own Ryzen AI Halo at $3,999, the EVO-X3 is $400 cheaper and adds OCuLink, but gives up 10GbE (2.5GbE here), the first-party dual-OS developer images, and Micro Center-backed support — for most US buyers the Halo is the safer spend. A used M2 Ultra Mac Studio remains the bandwidth play at 800 GB/s versus 256 GB/s; decode speed on large dense models will favor it decisively, though you lose x86, ROCm, and the eGPU option. Buy the EVO-X3 if you specifically want OCuLink expansion or cannot reach a Micro Center. Skip it if you can still find EVO-X2 stock near its original price — it is the same computer — or if $3,600 feels like Spark-adjacent money, since base Spark-class systems sell near $4,000.
Overview
The EVO-X3 is GMKtec's second-generation Strix Halo mini-PC, launched globally on July 6, 2026 around the same Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (16 Zen 5 cores, Radeon 8060S, up to 126 platform TOPS) that powered the EVO-X2. Its 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8000 is soldered and non-upgradeable, with up to 96 GB allocatable as VRAM; GMKtec claims support for models up to Qwen3-235B. The PS4-sized chassis adds what the EVO-X2 lacked — a PCIe Gen4 x4 OCuLink port for eGPU expansion — alongside USB4 (40 Gbps, 100 W PD), dual M.2 Gen4 slots for up to 16 TB of storage, 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 7, a 140 W peak performance mode, and GMKtec's pre-installed Claw local-AI launcher. Launch pricing is $3,600 for 128 GB/2 TB and $3,849 for 4 TB — roughly double the EVO-X2's launch price for the same memory and storage.
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Specs
| System RAM (typical) | 128 GB |
| Power draw (peak) | 140 W |
| Released | 2026 |
| MSRP | $3600 |
| Backends | ROCm Vulkan |
Models that fit
Open-weight models small enough to run on GMKtec EVO-X3 with usable context.
Frequently asked
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