GPD WIN MINI 2025 Review – The Pocket-Sized Powerhouse You’ve Been Waiting For

In the last of our GPD 2025 model refreshes we are checking out the new GPD WIN Mini 2025 with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor. In our GPD WIN MINI 2025 review we will be comparing with other HX 370 based devices to learn how well this handheld gaming PC performs.

GPD WIN MINI 2025 Review Video

GPD WIN MINI 2025 Overview

We start our GPD WIN MINI 2025 review with a closer look at the portable gaming PC itself. The GPD WIN Mini 2025 measures 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches (17.2 x 10.9 x 2.7 cm) and weighs 555g (1.2 lbs). The 2025 model is slightly larger than the previous 2023 and 2024 models by 4 mm width and 1 mm thick. 

The lid folds up to reveal a great looking 7” LTPS touchscreen display, supporting up to 1080P with 60Hz and 120Hz refresh rates, along with Variable Refresh Rate.and AMD FreeSync support. 

Moving on to the lower half we have dual analogue sticks, D-Pad and gaming buttons. There is a touchpad in the middle which is not clickable so you are limited to finger gestures, or switch to mouse mode and use the shoulder buttons for left and right mouse clicks.

Below is a compact keyboard which now comes with two levels of adjustable backlight or you can switch it fully off. The keys are quite small and not suitable for fast typing like you would on the GPD WIN MAX 2 series or a laptop. They are best suited for quick replies to emails, web browsing or in-game chat.

On the left side of the GPD WIN Mini 2025 is a switch that changes the controls between mouse and gamepad mode.

On the back are shoulder and trigger buttons on either. In between there is a USB 4 Type-C port for connecting to high speed peripherals including an eGPU. Next we have a standard Type-C for changing followed by a 3.5mm audio jack, a micro SD card reader and a USB-A port.

GPD WIN MINI 2025 Technical Specifications

As part of our GPD WIN Mini 2025 review, let’s take a look at past and present mobile gaming PC specifications, as well as run our own battery life, fan noise and temperature tests.

GPD WIN MINI Series CPU & GPU

	GPD WIN MINI 2023	GPD WIN MINI 2024/2025	GPD WIN MINI 2025
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, 8 cores, 16 threads up to 5.1 GHz	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, 8 cores, 16 threads up to 5.1GHz	AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 12 cores, 14 threads up to 5.1GHz
GPU	AMD Radeon 780M up to 2,700Mhz	AMD Radeon 780M up to 2,700Mhz	AMD Radeon 890M up to 2,900MHz
BUY	HERE	HERE	HERE

GPD WIN MINI 2025 Tech Specs

DISPLAY	7 inches, up to 1920×1080 resolution, LTPS, 120Hz, 16:9, 299 PPI (RGB)
RAM	32GB or 64GB LPDDR5X
STORAGE	1TB, 2TB, 4TB NVMe PCIE 4.0 2280
WI-FI	6E
BLUETOOTH	5.3
I/O	1x USB 4.0 Type-C 1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen2 1x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen2 1x Micro SD Card Slot
BATTERY	44.24Wh rechargeable battery

In our battery tests running Cinebench on a loop, at full display brightness at 28W TDP we got a battery life of 1 hour 8 minutes, slightly longer than GPD Win 4 and GPD Win Max 2 2025 portable gaming computers by around 8 minutes. Average battery life will be between 3 to 6 hours depending on demand.

In our fan noise and thermal tests also while running Cinebench, we got a highest fan noise of 64dB and highest temperature of 55 °C.

System Benchmarks

Next in our GPD WIN MINI 2025 review we will be comparing it with other HX based processor compact gaming PCs to see how it performs against them. 

PCMARK

PCMARK performs a series of tests on the CPU, GPU, RAM and storage to see their performance. The scores are all fairly similar, with the Win Mini in third place not far off the GPD Win 4 2025 and Max 2 2025 models.

Cinebench 2024

Cinebench tests the CPUs single and multi-core performance. For single core we get the expected similar results and for multicore we do see low scores, even as low as the ONEXPLAYER ONEXGPU F1 Pro HX 365 model.

Geekbench 6

On Geekbench 6 which also tests the CPU single and multi-core performance we see pretty much identical scores on single-core. On multicore the Mini gets second place, not far behind the ONEXFLY F1 Pro.

3DMARK

On 3DMARK we are running the Time Spy, Night Raid and Fire Strike benchmark tests.

We get scores of 3,879, 28,959, and 7,793 respectively. It’s a mix of results from second place, second from last and third place, but overall good results.

Gaming Benchmarks

We will be testing the following games at both 1080P and 720P resolution across a range of TDPs to compare the performance with other HX based devices as part of our GPD WIN MINI 2025 review.

Forza Horizon 5

At 1080P we see frames per second not far off the other two GPD devices which is good to see. At 720P across the TDPs we see excellent frames per second at higher TDPs  compared to the other devices, but as we lower the TDP the results do fall below other devices.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider we see joint top frames per second at 1080P. Across the TDP range at 720P we see first place scores until we get down to 10W. Overall excellent scores!

Cyberpunk

For Cyberpunk at 1080P we essentially get joint 1st place with the other two GPD handheld gaming computers. At 720P, we again see first place results until 10W TDP where it starts to level out in line with the other devices. Again, great results here.

Benchmark Summary

Overall the benchmark results are very positive for the GPD WIN MINI 2025. We often see it in first place or amongst the top 3 for most results. Interestingly we see very strong performance at 28W TDP, and around the 10W TDP it seems to lose that advantage when compared to other devices.

Gaming Performance

We continue our GPD WIN MINI 2025 review with some real world gaming performance, including some good settings to play games with on these portable gaming PCs.

Palworld

Palworld runs well at 1080P low settings for 60+ FPS at 28W TDP, or you could go 720P higher settings if you wanted.

No Man’s Sky

For No Man’s Sky we went with 720P High graphics locked to 60 FPS, or you  could go with 1080P Standard graphics settings.

Hades II

Hades II runs great at 1080P High graphics settings and you can take advantage of the 120Hz refresh rate.

Lonely Mountain

For Lonely Mountain you can choose either 720P Low graphics if you want 120FPS, or you can go higher resolution and/or graphics settings for 60.

Overgrown

Overgrown runs great at 1080P with AMD FSR Balanced enabled for 60+ frames per second. You could change the FSR to improve the quality, but I think it looks fine as it is.

Emulator Performance

Next in our GPD WIN MINI 2025 review we check out some retro gaming and emulation. If you saw our recent GPD WIN 4 2025 review or GPD WIN MAX 2 2025 reviews then you will be up to speed on emulation performance, it’s much the same with the GPD WIN Mini 2025.

All of your favourite consoles, computers and handhelds up to the PS3 era should essentially run great. With all of these you can increase the internal rendering resolutions, add graphics tweaks and hacks without any slowdowns.

The PS1 emulator DuckStation looks great when upscaled to 1080P along with other enhancements. It really improves the visual quality. The same can be said for the PS2 emulator PCSX2, the vast majority of games are compatible and can also be improved visually.

The PS3 emulator RPCS3 can run most compatible games just fine. You may get shader caching notifications while playing but they should not cause any slowdowns.

And the Vita emulator Vita3K works great on compatible games which is improving each day. With lesser demanding games you can double the screen resolution for improved visuals.

eGPU Support

While the GPD WIN Mini 2025 does not have an OCuLink port, you can still connect an eGPU such as the GPD G1, ONEXGPU or the new ONEXGPU 2 eGPU docking stations for even higher graphics performance. In our benchmark tests on Cyberpunk we saw FPS increases to 90+ with the G1 and over 120 with the ONEXGPU 2. 

Final Thoughts

The GPD WIN Mini 2025 was the final of the trilogy of 2025 portable gaming computer refreshes for us to review. After spending time with each one after another I can see the benefits of each device a lot clearer.

The GPD WIN Mini 2025 has the portability just right. With it being a flip device you get a 7” 120Hz high refresh rate display that looks great and still remains portable enough to fit in a jacket pocket for example. Compare this to say the ONEXPLAYER ONEXFLY with 7” display but controls on either side, it makes it less portable. Even to an extent the WIN 4 with 6” display.

The keyboard makes it handy for brief typing of messages, web browsing etc. but you wouldn’t want to write any lengthy documents with the GPD WIN Mini 2025. The inclusion of a touchpad is also useful for some tasks, which you would otherwise have to do on the touchscreen which is not always practical.

In terms of performance we overall saw very good results, often top or near the top. Though we did see some differences at lower TDPs. It’s a minor issue, but something to keep in mind if lowering the TDP to save battery. Though you should be able to tweak this by altering the CPU & GPU power balance.

Overall the GPD WIN Mini 2025 is a great option if you are looking for a highly portable handheld gaming PC. You can learn more about and order your GPD WIN Mini 2025 here. We have a two year warranty on GPD devices instead of the usual one year!

That wraps up our GPD WIN Mini 2025 review. If you have any questions about the GPD WIN Mini 2025, please feel free to ask in the comments and we will reply back as soon as possible. Thanks.