Can you fit a desktop RTX 5060 Ti graphics card in a 2.65-liter mini PC? ZOTAC somehow managed to make it happen. The company’s new line of ZBOX MAGUS PCs feature an unusual mix of high-end hardware, small form factors, and generous Thunderbolt connectivity.
The company’s new RTX 5060 Ti mini PC, called theMAGNUS EN75060TC, isn’t the first mini PC to contain a beefy desktop GPU—Lenovo releasedsomething similarlast year. That said, the MAGNUS EN75060TC is the world’s smallest PC to feature a desktop GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics card, and its 2.65-liter form factor is far smaller than that of any comparably-spec’d devices. ZOTAC hasn’t shared exact measurements for the PC’s chassis, but it should be about the same size as anASUS ROG NUC.
Naturally, the MAGNUS EN75060TC’s GPU is accompanied by an Intel Core Ultra 7 mobile processor. It also packs a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports, four USB 3.2 Type-A ports, a trio of DisplayPort connectors, an HDMI port, a headphone jack, two Ethernet ports of unknown quality, and a pair of antenna hookups. It’s a very generous port selection for a mini PC.
There’s also an AMD version of this mini PC called the Zotac Magnus EAMAX390C. It doesn’t have a discreet GPU and instead relies on anAMD Ryzen AI Maxprocessor. The Ryzen AI Max’s integrated graphics are really solid, all things considered, so this looks to be a nice option for cost effectiveness and power efficiency. (ZOTAC announced a set of M-series mini PCs that rely entirely on Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors, too, but it hasn’t provided images or specs for them yet.)
But for those who need a bit of extra juice, there’s the MAGNUS ONE EU27507TC. It features a larger 8.48-liter chassis, but it’s loaded with a desktop-class GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPUanda desktop-class Core Ultra 7 CPU. It appears to have a robust port selection, too, though ZOTAC hasn’t revealed the full I/O. Despite the MAGNUS ONE EU27507TC’s large size, it is technically the smallest mini PC to feature a desktop RTX 5070 Ti.
Oh, and there’s a new collection of fanless C-series ZBOX mini PCs, but the details are kinda murky (there aren’t any photos, either). ZOTAC simply states that these C-series PCs use processors ranging from the Intel N150 to the Core Ultra Series 2. I’mconstantly impressedby the Core Ultra’s thermal performance, but it seems like a weird option for a fanless build, so I’m curious to see how it shakes out.
ZOTAC plans to demonstrate its new mini PCs' AI capabilities atComputex 2025. The company says it will run a localized LLM withRAG optimizationand image generation capabilities, effectively pitching the machine as a “privacy-conscious, reliable and compact daily driver for AI applications.”
While I’m sure that the new ZBOX mini PCs are great for AI development or deployment, I’m far more interested in how these machine might be used in a gaming, video editing, or homelab environment. The MAGNUS EN75060TC seems like it could be a particularly compelling alternative to the Mac Mini. Hopefully we learn more during Computex, which begins May 20th.
On that note, ZOTAC hasn’t revealed pricing or availability for the refreshed ZBOX Magnus-E lineup. Full specs and configurability options are also unknown at this time.
