AMD's Ryzen AI Halo AI mini PC launches in the US with 128GB memory and a $3,999 price tag

AMD's Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform has gone on sale in the US through Micro Center for $3,999. First unveiled at CES 2026, the compact AI mini PC is available in two variants that are identical in hardware but ship with different operating systems, one with Windows 11 Pro and one with Linux, both at the same price.

Micro Center is listing the system as in-store pickup only, with local availability expected by July 10, 2026. Online shipping is not currently available. A follow-up variant using the Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495, which supports up to 192GB of memory and 300-billion-parameter models, is expected in Q3 2026, with pricing not yet confirmed.

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The Ryzen AI Halo is built around the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, AMD's flagship Strix Halo SoC. That means 16 Zen 5 cores and 32 threads, a 3GHz base clock and 5.1GHz max boost, 16MB of L2 cache and 64MB of L3 cache, onboard Radeon 8060S integrated graphics with 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units, and a dedicated XDNA 2 NPU rated at 50 TOPS. It comes with 128GB LPDDR5X-8000 memory, 2TB PCIe 4 SSD, 10GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, four USB-C ports, HDMI 2.1b, and an aluminum chassis measuring 149 x 149 x 43mm.

AMD is positioning the Ryzen AI Halo directly against NVIDIA's DGX Spark, and the timing works in its favor. The DGX Spark launched at $3,999 but has since been pushed up to $4,679 due to ongoing LPDDR5X memory and NAND supply constraints. That gives the Ryzen AI Halo a roughly $680 price advantage over its closest competitor right now.

AMD also highlights that the Ryzen AI Halo supports both Windows and Linux, whereas the DGX Spark is Linux-only and includes a dedicated NPU. On the software side, the platform ships with full AMD ROCm support, including the newly released ROCm 7.2.2 suite, and comes preconfigured for tools such as LM Studio, ComfyUI, and VS Code.

AMD says the system can run local models up to 200 billion parameters, depending on model format and quantization, and claims an average 4x performance advantage over the Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro on AI workloads. Against the DGX Spark, AMD claims token throughput advantages of 4% to 14%, depending on the model tested.

For anyone considering the Ryzen AI Halo, third-party Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PCs with similar configurations are available at lower prices. The Corsair AI Workstation 300, for example, starts at $2,699 for the 1TB model and $3,399 for the 4TB model, using the same underlying SoC.