Asus crammed an RTX 5080 into a 3-litre box. It costs $4,400 and the performance gain is 2.3%.

Asus has launched the 2026 ROG NUC 16 in China, pairing Intel’s Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 laptop GPU inside a 3-litre chassis that weighs 3.12 kilograms. The black version starts at CNY 29,999 (approximately $4,400). A Moonlight White edition costs CNY 31,999 (approximately $4,700).