Asus has launched its compact mini gaming PC, the ROG NUC 2025 Edition. The world of gaming is revolutionising day by day; the number of people playing games on PC is more than those playing games on consoles like PlayStation and Xbox.
You cannot do other work on a gaming console, but you can do everything on a console-sized gaming PC, like heavy 4K gaming, heavy video editing, streaming and much more because you get a powerful, full-size gaming PC in a very small size that too with customisation, i.e., you can upgrade the RAM-ROM. This mini gaming PC is so portable that you can carry it in a laptop bag. Asus’s lineup is already famous; gamers prefer it over gaming consoles. Let’s know in detail about this Asus ROG NUC 2025 mini gaming PC.
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Design :
If we talk about the design, then Asus ROG NUC 2025 Mini gaming PC is the most compact mini gaming till date, its look is very easy, it is designed in such a way that despite being small, it works efficiently, the case of this small gaming PC is made of high quality material, this case is only 3 liters, its weight is only 3.12 KG, the air vents are designed in “ROG” shape in such a way that along with looking good, cooling is also taken care of, and on the other side you have been given ROG’s RGB Logo which you will be able to customize, this ROG NUC has passed multiple tests of US Military Grade Durability (MIL-STD 810H Multiple Tests Passed), the special thing is that you can open this mini gaming PC by turning a thumb screw, to power this powerful machine, the company has used 80+ Gold rated Power Supply, you can use this Asus ROG NUC 2025 Mini Gaming PC horizontally and vertically. You can also keep it; you get a stand with it.
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Performance :
If we talk about the processor, then you get the powerful Intel Ultra Series Ultra 9 275HX CPU in the ROG NUC 2025 variant. This chip is very powerful; you get a total of 24 cores, with which 8 performance cores and 16 efficient cores are given. The base frequency of the efficient core is 2.1 GHz, and the base clock of the performance core is 2.7 GHz. The max turbo frequency of the efficient core goes up to 4.6 GHz, and the max turbo frequency of the performance core goes up to 5.5 GHz, which is commendable. The base power consumption of this processor is 55 W, and the maximum power consumption is 160 W. To cool this powerful CPU, a dedicated silent fan has been provided whose cooling performance is 135 W. The special thing is that you get Asus’s famous ROG BIOS interface, due to which you will be able to overclock this system easily. This chip is brand new; it has just been launched in Q1 2025 and is the most powerful laptop chip since you also get Intel’s new integrated graphics in it. The GPU base clock is 300 MHz, and the max turbo frequency is 1.9 GHz. In this you get 4 Xe Cores with ray tracing support.
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You get an advanced NPU for AI, but we have nothing to do with this integrated GPU because we get Nvidia’s RTX 50 series dedicated powerful graphics card in this mini gaming PC, which we will see. If we talk about RAM, then you get super-fast 16GB DDR5 CSO-DIMM x 2 memory in this Asus ROG NUC 2025 Mini Gaming PC, which is clocked at 6400 MHz, in which you get a 51.2 GB/s data rate, due to which you get extremely fast load times; frame drops are negligible. If we talk about upgradeability, then you can increase its RAM up to 96GB
Graphics :
The Asus ROG NUC 2025 Mini gaming PC comes with the powerful Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU, which is the most powerful graphics card ever in a high-end laptop, meaning slightly less than the RTX 5090, as it scores 190,325 in OpenCL, meaning the RTX 4090 mobile version is more powerful than the RX 7900XTX desktop GPU. You get 16 GB of GDDR7 VRAM, a max 175 TGP, DLSS 4, and 1334 Ai Tops. Because of such a powerful GPU, a dual vapour chamber along with a triple fan has been used in this ROG NUC 2025; the fan is absolutely silent, which dissipates heat very efficiently, and you will be able to connect a total of four 4K displays in it.
Storage :
If we talk about storage, then you get a 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0 SSD heatsink installed in this mini gaming PC, which you can also upgrade. And you get a Gen 5.0 M.2 NVMe slot.
Connectivity:
If we talk about connectivity, the Asus ROG NUC 2025 has Intel’s super-fast Wi-Fi 7, in which you are going to get a speed of 46 Gbps, due to which you get negligible latency, due to which you will be able to stream comfortably, and along with this, you get the latest Bluetooth 5.4.
When it comes to data transfer, the name of Thunderbolt comes first. In this mini gaming PC you get Thunderbolt 4.0, due to which you get a high speed of 40 Gbps. With this port you will be able to connect multiple 4K displays, an external GPU, a capture card, and storage devices.
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Ports:
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- Front Ports:
- Power Button
- 3.5 mm Headphones Jack
- 1x Gen 3.2 Type-C
- 2x Gen 3.2 Type-A
- Rear Ports:
- 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 1x 2.5 GbE Lan Port
- 1x Thunderbolt 4.0
- 2x Dp 2.1
- 2x HDMI 2.1
- Kingston Lock
- DC Power Input
Price :
If we talk about the price, Asus has not revealed it yet, but it could be around 3500 USD; it remains to be seen at what price it will be launched in India.
Opinion:
This is the best full-fledged mini gaming PC ever, which looks attractive, is portable, comes with RGB and is really powerful too. In which you get the powerful Intel Ultra 9 275HX CPU; despite having an I-GPU, this is a gaming PC. That is why you get the powerful and second topmost Nvidia RTX 5080 (laptop) graphics card, that too with 16 GB GDDR7 VRAM, along with blazing fast 16GB DDR5 dual-channel RAM, which is clocked at 6400 MHz, and 2 TB NVMe is available. This Asus mini gaming PC is a future-proof machine which you can buy.