Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495, 192GB)

Overview

The Framework Desktop is Framework's first non-laptop product: a 4.5-litre Mini-ITX workstation built around AMD's Gorgon Halo APUs. This 2026 configuration pairs the Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 (16 Zen 5 cores up to 5.2 GHz, 55 TOPS XDNA 2 NPU, 131 TOPS total AI) with 192GB of soldered LPDDR5X-8533 on a 256-bit bus, giving 273 GB/s of unified memory bandwidth and the Radeon 8065S up to 160GB of VRAM — enough to run 300B-class open-weight models locally at 4-bit. Unlike closed mini PCs, almost everything is standards-based and replaceable: the mainboard is Mini-ITX, the PSU is a 400W Flex ATX unit from FSP, the cooling is a standard 120mm fan and heatsink, and the two M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 slots plus an open-ended PCIe x4 slot are reachable through tool-less side panels. It is available pre-built with Fedora 44 KDE Plasma at $7,449 (192GB / 2TB), or as a DIY Edition starting at $6,799 where you supply storage and the OS.

✨ Key Highlights

• First 192GB LPDDR5X-8533 unified-memory mini workstation — 256-bit bus at 273 GB/s, letting the Radeon 8065S allocate up to 160GB as VRAM and run 300B-class models at 4-bit quantisation
• Built on a standard Mini-ITX mainboard with a 400W Flex ATX PSU and standard 120mm fan — the mainboard can be pulled out and dropped into any DIY case, or replaced with a third-party ITX board in the same 4.5L chassis
• Genuinely user-serviceable: dual M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 slots behind tool-less side panels, open-ended PCIe x4 slot for 50Gbps RoCE NICs, swappable Wi-Fi module, and customisable front tiles and Expansion Cards
• AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 (Zen 5, 16C/32T up to 5.2 GHz) with 55 TOPS XDNA 2 NPU and 131 TOPS total AI performance, running at 120W sustained in a 4.5-litre chassis
• Ships pre-built with Fedora 44 KDE Plasma or as a DIY Edition, with a 5GbE port, Wi-Fi 7, USB4, and four simultaneous display outputs for local AI clustering and rack-mount rigs