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GPD Win Mini
The GPD Win Mini is a Windows-based palmtop computer that is the successor to the GPD Win series. It is manufactured by Chinese company GamePad Digital and was crowdfunded. Announced in first-quarter 2023, the crowdfunding campaign officially kicked off on 2023, and it was released in July 2023.
GamePad Digital released the GPD Win in October 2016. This was meant to be an answer to the lack of x86 Windows-based mobile gaming devices. The Win met with success, surpassing its target funding. Building upon this success, they announced the GPD Win 2 in 2017. By December 2017, tech media outlets such as TechRadar, The Verge, Slash Gear, ExtremeTech, and more were providing write ups and technical specs of pre-production units. Continuing on this success, GPD experimented with PSP format in Win 3 and Win 4 before returning to the clamshell with Win Mini.
The Indiegogo campaign for the Win Mini was a success, and surpassed its stated $100,000 goal by roughly 1800% at ~$1 million with over 1,000 pre-order backers. By the end of the campaign, the project received nearly $1.3 million of backing.
Like its predecessors, the GPD Win Mini runs 64-bit Windows Home. The system is also capable of running Linux operating systems. It has Vulkan, DirectX 12, and OpenGL 4.4 support.
The Win Mini frame is made of magnesium alloy. The main shell is made of ABS to reduce weight. It has an 80-key QWERTY keyboard that extends across the body of the device.
The game controller has the same dual analog sticks, D-pad, and ABXY buttons flanking the face of the device, moved outward from their position on the GPD Win 2 to allow room for a trackpad in the center. The shoulders have the standard L1/R1 buttons, however the L2/R2 buttons from Win 2 have been replaced with analog triggers protruding down the bottom. The L3/R3 buttons have been moved from the back shoulders into the joysticks. Dual linear motors are included, one on each side. L4/R4 buttons have been added above the keyboard. The back top of the device has various I/O ports: USB4, USB-C (3.2), OCuLink or USB-A (3.0), MicroSD card slot, and 3.5 mm audio, along with cooling fan exhaust grates. An NVMe 2230 M.2 SSD slot is present inside, underneath the bottom cover. The GPD Win Mini has dual speakers on either side the face just outward under each analog stick. The screen has been increased from 6" to 7", and is an H-IPS capacitive 10-point touch screen that is reinforced with Gorilla Glass 4.
To facilitate the desired improved performance over the Win 2, Win 4, and Win Max 2, GamePad Digital upgraded the original model's Intel Core M CPU to an AMD Ryzen 7640U APU, with a base clock speed of 3.5 GHz, and a max of 4.9 GHz with Boost. This gives a single and multi-core performance with four and two times the benchmark points respectively, as the Intel Core M3-7Y30/8100Y CPU found in the Win 2. The third generation AMD RDNA integrated GPU has 512:32:16:8 core config, up from the HD Graphics 615 192:24:3 config in the Win 2, and has a max dynamic frequency of 2.6 GHz, up from 900 MHz on the Win 2.
The cooling system for the Win Mini was overhauled to meet the needs of the upgraded APU, the Ryzen's thermal design point having nearly doubled, up to 22 Watts. It contains an auto controlled fan and a heat sink. GamePad Digital has changed the motherboard design to accommodate the upgrades.
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GPD Win Mini
The GPD Win Mini is a Windows-based palmtop computer that is the successor to the GPD Win series. It is manufactured by Chinese company GamePad Digital and was crowdfunded. Announced in first-quarter 2023, the crowdfunding campaign officially kicked off on 2023, and it was released in July 2023.
GamePad Digital released the GPD Win in October 2016. This was meant to be an answer to the lack of x86 Windows-based mobile gaming devices. The Win met with success, surpassing its target funding. Building upon this success, they announced the GPD Win 2 in 2017. By December 2017, tech media outlets such as TechRadar, The Verge, Slash Gear, ExtremeTech, and more were providing write ups and technical specs of pre-production units. Continuing on this success, GPD experimented with PSP format in Win 3 and Win 4 before returning to the clamshell with Win Mini.
The Indiegogo campaign for the Win Mini was a success, and surpassed its stated $100,000 goal by roughly 1800% at ~$1 million with over 1,000 pre-order backers. By the end of the campaign, the project received nearly $1.3 million of backing.
Like its predecessors, the GPD Win Mini runs 64-bit Windows Home. The system is also capable of running Linux operating systems. It has Vulkan, DirectX 12, and OpenGL 4.4 support.
The Win Mini frame is made of magnesium alloy. The main shell is made of ABS to reduce weight. It has an 80-key QWERTY keyboard that extends across the body of the device.
The game controller has the same dual analog sticks, D-pad, and ABXY buttons flanking the face of the device, moved outward from their position on the GPD Win 2 to allow room for a trackpad in the center. The shoulders have the standard L1/R1 buttons, however the L2/R2 buttons from Win 2 have been replaced with analog triggers protruding down the bottom. The L3/R3 buttons have been moved from the back shoulders into the joysticks. Dual linear motors are included, one on each side. L4/R4 buttons have been added above the keyboard. The back top of the device has various I/O ports: USB4, USB-C (3.2), OCuLink or USB-A (3.0), MicroSD card slot, and 3.5 mm audio, along with cooling fan exhaust grates. An NVMe 2230 M.2 SSD slot is present inside, underneath the bottom cover. The GPD Win Mini has dual speakers on either side the face just outward under each analog stick. The screen has been increased from 6" to 7", and is an H-IPS capacitive 10-point touch screen that is reinforced with Gorilla Glass 4.
To facilitate the desired improved performance over the Win 2, Win 4, and Win Max 2, GamePad Digital upgraded the original model's Intel Core M CPU to an AMD Ryzen 7640U APU, with a base clock speed of 3.5 GHz, and a max of 4.9 GHz with Boost. This gives a single and multi-core performance with four and two times the benchmark points respectively, as the Intel Core M3-7Y30/8100Y CPU found in the Win 2. The third generation AMD RDNA integrated GPU has 512:32:16:8 core config, up from the HD Graphics 615 192:24:3 config in the Win 2, and has a max dynamic frequency of 2.6 GHz, up from 900 MHz on the Win 2.
The cooling system for the Win Mini was overhauled to meet the needs of the upgraded APU, the Ryzen's thermal design point having nearly doubled, up to 22 Watts. It contains an auto controlled fan and a heat sink. GamePad Digital has changed the motherboard design to accommodate the upgrades.
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