GMKtec EVO-X2 vs EVO-X3: which AI mini PC should photographers and video editors buy?

With GMKtec’s new EVO-X3 sitting alongside the EVO-X2 in the same line-up, photographers and video editors eyeing one of these compact AI mini PCs face an obvious question: which one? The short answer is that they share almost all of their DNA, and the decision comes down to a single headline feature, some extra cooling, and a considerable price gap. You’ll find both on GMKtec’s store — the EVO-X2 and the EVO-X3. First, what’s identical. Both run AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (16 cores, 32 threads) with the Radeon 8060S integrated GPU, both carry 128GB of soldered LPDDR5X-8000 with up to 96GB assignable as GPU memory, both offer dual M.2 PCIe 4.0 storage up to 16TB, and both deliver the same 126 TOPS of AI performance with a 50 TOPS NPU. For core editing — Lightroom Classic’s AI Denoise, Photoshop’s heavy files, Premiere Pro timelines, and running large AI models...