{"id":166824,"date":"2024-03-01T09:47:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T09:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/?p=166824"},"modified":"2024-11-09T08:47:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T08:47:12","slug":"gpd-win-mini-2024-announced-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/gpd-win-mini-2024-announced-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"GPD WIN Mini 2024 announced &#8211; What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GPD have announced an update to their popular <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD WIN Mini<\/a> handheld gaming PC. Let&#8217;s find out what is new in the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini-2024\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD WIN Mini 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The CPU<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini-2024\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD Win Mini 2024<\/a> will now feature the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/processor-cpu-model\/amd-ryzen-7-8840u\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/processor-cpu-model\/amd-ryzen-7-8840u\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMD Ryzen 7 8840U<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/processor-cpu-model\/amd-ryzen-5-8640u\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/processor-cpu-model\/amd-ryzen-5-8640u\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMD Ryzen 5 8640U<\/a>. The 8840U features 8 cores and 16 threads running up to 5.1Ghz. The GPU remains an AMD Radeon 780M with 12 cores running up to 2700Mhz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GHksKfKbsAAbWqr-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"GPD WIN Mini 2024\" class=\"wp-image-166826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GHksKfKbsAAbWqr-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GHksKfKbsAAbWqr-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GHksKfKbsAAbWqr-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GHksKfKbsAAbWqr-450x329.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GHksKfKbsAAbWqr-780x571.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GHksKfKbsAAbWqr.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD WIN Mini 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is not a massive increase in performance compared to the original <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/processor-cpu-model\/ryzen-7-7840u\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product-attribute\/processor-cpu-model\/ryzen-7-7840u\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7840U<\/a>\/7640U processors but there are some extra features such as AI processing with AMD Ryzen AI. Whether or not that will be useful for us gamers is another story?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goodbye Oculink<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a surprising announcement, GPD have decided to remove the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini-2024\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oculink port from the GPD WIN Mini 2024<\/a>. The port will be replaced with a USB-A 3.2 port. Given that GPD were the first handhelds to feature Oculink support, even releasing their own GPU, we find it quite surprising they have removed OcuLink support.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-back-ports.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-back-ports-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GPD WIN Mini 2024 back ports\" class=\"wp-image-166847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-back-ports-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-back-ports-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-back-ports-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-back-ports-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-back-ports-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-back-ports-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-back-ports-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-back-ports.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD WIN Mini 2024 back ports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The display<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A big change announced for the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini-2024\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD WIN Mini 2024<\/a> is a new display. According to the information it is the same screen as the ROG Ally which supports <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Variable_refresh_rate\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Variable_refresh_rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Variable Refresh Rate<\/a> and AMD FreeSYNC. The display is 7&#8243; 120Hz native landscape and features Anti-Reflective and Ant-Fingerprint surface. We will definitely be putting those two to the test in our review!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-Display.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-Display-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"GPD WIN Mini 2024 Display\" class=\"wp-image-166865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-Display-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-Display-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-Display-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-Display-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-Display-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-Display-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-Display-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GPD-WIN-Mini-2024-Display.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD WIN Mini 2024 Display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your thoughts on the GPD WIN Mini 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think of the changes for the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/gpd-win-mini-2024\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD WIN Mini 2024<\/a>? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[azp_custom_product id=&#8221;42&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GPD have announced an update to their popular WIN Mini handheld gaming PC. 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