News ROG NUC offers powerful performance in a smaller package than a PlayStation 5 — Asus pairs the RTX 5080 laptop GPU with a Core Ultra 9 mobile CPU

[Admin]

Asus has updated its ROG NUC design for 2025 featuring an updated chassis packing RTX 5080 laptop graphics and a Core Ultra 9 285HX CPU.

ROG NUC offers powerful performance in a smaller package than a PlayStation 5 — Asus pairs the RTX 5080 laptop GPU with a Core Ultra 9 mobile CPU : Read more

 

[heffeque]

It seems that the G7 Pt has a new contestant!
That ASUS has a slower CPU, but a faster GPU, which makes it better for gaming.

And now for the price:
Will it be double the price of the G7 Pt? Triple the price?

 

[bigdragon]

That looks like a nice little box in terms of specs and build. I'm glad to see vendors coming out with smaller options since not everyone wants a gigantic tower with a GPU that is both bigger and heavier than a brick. Only problem is that this ROG NUC will be 4+ times the price of a PS5. PC graphics have a huge pricing problem compared to the consoles.

 

[thestryker]

Asus has unfortunately largely carried over Intel's "that's really neat... wait what's the price?" NUC pricing after buying the division. I think things like this are definitely a great idea, but if it costs less than even an equivalent gaming laptop I'd be surprised. In general units like this don't get reasonably priced until they're near EOL.

According to what I've seen elsewhere it comes with the Ultra 7 or Ultra 9 CPU. I imagine the CPU SKU is likely linked directly to the graphics option so the less expensive CPU won't be available with the top SKU graphics.

 

[Notton]

At this point, I don't see why they stick to the laptop GPUs.
Is it really that difficult cramming a desktop GPU in there?

The desktop RTX 5090 FE is 304mm x 137mm x 48mm = 2L
The ROG Nuc 2025 is 282.4mm x 187,7mm x 56.5mm = 3L

The only downside is now you need an 800W power brick for a 5090.

 

[bit_user]

At this point, I don't see why they stick to the laptop GPUs.
Is it really that difficult cramming a desktop GPU in there?

I'm going to hazard a guess that laptop GPUs are cheaper, since they can probably use lower-binned parts that don't clock as high. In such a constrained form factor, you wouldn't be able to clock it as high as a desktop GPU no matter what, unless you want it sounding like a hairdryer.

The only downside is now you need an 800W power brick for a 5090.

People buying such small machines might be using them in small rooms where they don't wan an 800 W heater. I actually have a space heater with an 800W setting, so I know what that amount of heat feels like.

 

[das_stig]

At this point, I don't see why they stick to the laptop GPUs.
Is it really that difficult cramming a desktop GPU in there?

The desktop RTX 5090 FE is 304mm x 137mm x 48mm = 2L
The ROG Nuc 2025 is 282.4mm x 187,7mm x 56.5mm = 3L

The only downside is now you need an 800W power brick for a 5090.

You could easily say, why do we need desktop parts at all, if mobile cpu/gpu are capable of holding their own in gaming and lower pricing, desktops become the realm of number crunching/graphics etc?

 

[Notton]

You could easily say, why do we need desktop parts at all, if mobile cpu/gpu are capable of holding their own in gaming and lower pricing, desktops become the realm of number crunching/graphics etc?

Except it's not cheap?
The 2024 model with Ultra9 185H and 4070 mobile 8GB goes for $2200.
And the 4070 mobile is slower than the desktop 4060 non-Ti.

If it has an 80 class, it's likely to go into the $3000 to $3500 range.
And keep in mind, the desktop RTX5080 was priced at $1000.

 

[KyaraM]

You could easily say, why do we need desktop parts at all, if mobile cpu/gpu are capable of holding their own in gaming and lower pricing, desktops become the realm of number crunching/graphics etc?

My gaming rig cost cost me about 2300€, though it would be a bit cheaper nowadays. A comparable laptop would cost me north of 3500€ for the same performance level, since laptop parts are a lot less powerful than their desktop equivalents and a mobile 4090 roughly equates my desktops 4070Ti. The laptop "4070Ti" is a desktop 4060Ti at best, with less VRAM. A PS5 costs even less (for far less performance, making the comparison completely moot on that front). I'm not sure what you are talking about?

 

[das_stig]

Your not getting my drift, if they can produce laptop parts that run at lower voltages, temps, etc, but play all our games and run our business software, then surely that should be the future goal and fat GPUS, should be developed from them and not the way we have it now, take a fat GPU and cripple it. We all benefit, as companies will design and manufacture with efficiency/performance in mind.