Minisforum UM780 XTX review with video – Our fastest gaming mini PC reviewed so far (DROIX Blog)

Summary

DROIX blog review of the minisforum-um780-xtx. Published 2024-01-12 on droix.net.

On the integrated graphics we see great scores on 720P, 1080 and 1440P, all above 60 FPS. Compared to the other Minisforum models, which have a dedicated GPU, they are decent scores. And with the GPD G1 via Oculink we see excellent scores, all in first place.
We see good scores above 60 FPS for 720P and 1080P on the integrated graphics. We see mixed results with the GPD G1, at 720P it gets first place and the higher the resolution the lower it performs.
On the integrated graphics we get above 60 FPS on 720P and 1080P which is good, they are noticeably higher than the 7840U counterpart. And with the GPD G1 eGPU connected, we get a massive boot in performance with 60 frames per second at 4K.
At 4K we see very low performance, even on the GPD G1 eGPU. Things improve at 1080P but we are still below 60FPS without the GPD G1, the same for 720P. Do keep in mind this is on the highest graphics settings which is very demanding!

We know from the handheld gaming PCs that the 7840U is very impressive for emulation. As part of this Minisforum UM780 XTX review we will briefly cover how the emulators run. The Minisforum UM780 XTX can of course run all of the 8 and 16 bit systems just fine and this continues through to more modern consoles such as the PS1 and PS2. With this era you can upscale the rendering resolution for improved graphics.
PS3 emulation on Minisforum UM780 XTX
Moving on to newer systems we see excellent performance on the PS3 for example. And with the Yuzu and Ryujinx emulators there is very good performance. You will get some more performance out of this mini PC for emulation when compared with the 7840U handhelds. So for games where you are not quite hitting full speed emulation, you will likely get it with this.
Yuzu emulator on Minisforum UM780 XTX