The Geekom A6 is a tiny, ambitious mini gaming PC that feels far more than its $499 price tag. It's a solid budget alternative to a traditional PC or laptop, with performance that competes well against handhelds, and with just enough power to handle 1080p gaming, at least for the time being.
Pros
build quality for the price
Lots of connections
Really small and light
Cons
Aging gaming hardware
Difficult to open up
The last couple of years have shown that owning a genuinely compact mini gaming PC is no longer just a pipe dream. The Geekom A6 is the perfect example, hiding a decent set of specs inside its tiny aluminum chassis, all for a surprisingly affordable price.
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It's important to recognize what you're getting with a device such as this one. These are reasonable laptop-grade specs in a mini PC that costs just $499 – as my earlier Geekom AX8 Pro review shows, a top spec can cost you hundreds of dollars more. Is this mini PC really capable of handling the demands of modern gaming? To find that out, I put the Geekom AX8 Pro to the test over several days to see how it performed as a work and gaming PC.
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1 x USB 4.0 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.2 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2
Warranty
Three years parts and labor return to base (repair or replacement)
Dimensions
4.42 x 4.42 x 1.45 inches
Weight
0.95lbs
Price
$499
For $499, the Geekom A6 is a surprisingly capable machine and, unlike the AX8 Pro I reviewed, there's just a single model available to buy. It ships with an eight-core, 16-thread AMD Ryzen 7 6800H U, a Zen 3+ U that was first released in 2022. It comes with a 3.2GHz clock speed that can boost up to 4.7GHz, along with a 45W thermal design power (TDP) rating.
Meanwhile, the integrated AMD Radeon 680M GPU uses the tried-and-tested AMD RDNA 2 architecture. RDNA 2 GPUs can still be popularly found in recent laptops and handhelds for 1080p gameplay, most noticeably the Legion Go S handheld using the Z2 Go APU also equipped with the same integrated 680M GPU as the A6 here.
A nice surprise, especially considering the price, is that Geekom didn't cheapen out on RAM or storage. The A6 comes with 32GB (2 x 16GB) of Crucial DDR5 RAM running at 5,600MT/s, with for upgrades up to 64GB. There's also a 1TB Kingston NVMe SSD, leaving a respectable amount of storage for your games and apps.
However, upgrading your RAM or SSD further could prove to be more awkward than expected for most, as I'll explain later.
Features
You aren't short of connections on this Geekom A6 mini PC. Like the AX8 Pro, the A6 includes Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth , along with a 2.5G Ethernet port. That's more than enough to handle day-to-day demands, whether it's working, streaming, or high-end gaming, as long as your home network can handle it.
Incredibly, the I/O on the back shows four separate ports for external displays. There are two HDMI 2.0 ports for standard monitor output, along with a Type-C USB 4 gen 3 port and a USB 3.2 gen 2 port, both ing DisplayPort over USB, with the USB 4 port ing resolutions of up to 8K at 30Hz and the USB 3.2 port ing 4K at 60Hz. You'll need to use a USB-C to DisplayPort adapter cable to hook them up to your monitor unless it directly s USB-C, however.
The rear I/O also includes two additional Type-A USB ports, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 and another USB 2.0. There's also the 2.5G Ethernet port and the DC power jack available on the back, while on the side, you'll find a built-in SD card reader.
Switch to the front and you'll also find two more USB Type-A ports, both USB 3.2 gen 2, along with a 3.5mm headphone jack. The Geekom A6 also ships with a helpful VESA mount for attaching the tiny PC to the back of your PC or monitor, hiding it out of the way completely – a nice touch that we've seen Geekom offer with its more mini PCs, too.
The warranty is the standard Geekom affair, too, with a 30-day return period and a three-year warranty that covers both parts and labor. There isn't much information on what this might (or might not) cover outside of the usual, although the policy does include a disclaimer about "unauthorized" changes and intentional misuse.
Design
The metal casing on the Geekom A6 is the real star of the show, as far as its design goes. The silver aluminum design is almost reminiscent of an Apple Mac Mini, with rounded edges and mirrored inset Geekom branding on the top. The chassis itself is ridiculously small, taking up just 4.42 x 4.42 x 1.45 inches (11.24 x 11.24 x 3.7cm) of space, making it one of the smaller mini PCs out there.
The silver aluminum is a classic look, as far as I'm concerned, and it looks and feels high quality, much more so than its price tag would suggest. At the back, the aluminum is switched out for black plastic, with the I/O recessed neatly and, despite the switch to plastic, the ports feel solid enough to use.
Unlike the large, honeycomb-esque grill design on the AX8 Pro, the A6 keeps its venting minimal, with smaller, rounded fan holes on either side for air circulation. There's also a larger set of grills above the external I/O at the back.
One of my biggest gripes with the AX8 Pro was its jet-like fan noise under load, but I've been delighted to discover that this problem isn't as serious on the Geekom A6. Yes, the fans are still noticeably loud during periods of heavy system strain, especially during gameplay, but the noise wasn't nearly as distracting on the A6 as I was fearing. The supplied VESA mount could be a good workaround for the issue, too, hiding the rig behind a monitor to reduce some of the immediate noise impact.
As I mentioned earlier, the Geekom A6 is upgradable, but it's a little more involved than you might expect. If you flip over the mini PC, you'll see you need to remove the sticky rubber feet covering the screws on the bottom. Once you've removed those screws and carefully taken off the backplate, taking care not to pull out the attached Wi-Fi antenna wire, you'll see a metal covering the SSD and RAM, which you'll also need to remove.
This is where the process starts to get more involved. I was able to remove the , but, in the process of removing the backplate, I pulled out the antenna cable. The WiFi chip itself is attached underneath the SSD, so I had to remove that, then remove a small plastic cover keeping the two parts separate, before spending at least 20 minutes reattaching the (very tiny, very awkward) cable connector to the Wi-Fi chip. Considering how simple and accessible the Geekom AX8 Pro proved to be, this is a bit disappointing, but it's not a major issue.
That said, there's still plenty of upgradable opportunities here, as long as you take care of that antenna wire. The two 16GB Crucial DDR5 RAM SODIMM modules can be swapped out for two 32GB modules of the best SSD that suits your needs as well.
There's also a second and unused M.2 2242 slot that, according to Geekom, only s SATA III SSDs up to 1TB, meaning you can't use an NVMe SSD in these slots. While there is also a 16-pin FPC SATA port to connect a 2.5-inch SATA drive, using a flexible flat cable similar to what you might find in some laptops, there isn't any space in the chassis to installing such a drive.
Benchmarks
While the Geekom A6 reportedly s a 4K (and even 8K!) resolution, let's hit the brakes on that, at least as far as gaming is concerned. This isn't a 4K powerhouse, so don't expect to hit 4K or even 1440p during your favorite games. This is a 1080p gaming rig, or more comfortably a 720p one, but as our benchmark data shows, you'll need to choose your games carefully if you want to max out its potential.
Cyberpunk 2077, a game that is notoriously punishing on even the AMD FSR switched on, but FSR at 1080p isn't a great option for gamers, due to the blurrier graphics caused by the upscaling.
F1 2024 ran much better, however. Running the game with low graphics presets, the Geekom A6 was able to manage 70fps on average, with 1% lows of 65fps. F1 2024 is a far less graphically demanding game than Cyberpunk, making it an easier ride for the Radeon 680M GPU.
Finally, Total War: Warhammer 3 scored 50fps on average using the low graphics preset, with 1% lows of 46fps. With slightly more to render than F1 2024, this Total War game would certainly be playable, but you might see the odd stutter during periods of heavy activity.
During a synthetic benchmark test of the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H U using Cinebench R24, the Geekom A6 scored 701 in the multi-threaded test, and 87 in the single core test, scores which is about right for a mid-tier U of its generation. You'll get faster performance from practically any of the latest Us with more than six cores, from both Intel and AMD, but this U still covers the basics.
Price
Thanks to that $499 MSRP, you're getting a real bargain with the Geekom A6. That price buys you a tiny PC that can serve as both a capable office machine PC and a casual gaming rig, capable of the same gaming performance at 1080p as you might find in a similarly-priced budget handheld.
It also manages to beat many of the best gaming laptops, too, and you'll struggle to find a sub-$500 laptop that offers 1080p gaming performance on quite the same level as the A6.
Right now, Geekom is offering PCGamesN readers an extra 5% off this mini PC with a discount code, which you can use on Amazon or via Geekom's own store on top of any existing sale price, until June 30. That means that, right now, you can score the Geekom A6 for just $427, excluding shipping costs.
To take advantage of this deal, make sure you use code PCGNGKA6 during the checkout process between now and June 30. You can grab the Geekom A6 from the Geekom site using this link here. If you're based in the UK, the Geekom A6 is available directly from the Geekom UK website using this link instead.
Amazon customers can also grab the Geekom A6 by using this link for US customers or by using this link for Amazon UK.
Verdict
For only $499, and right now priced at a discounted $449 on both Geekom's website and Amazon, the Geekom A6 is a surprisingly affordable mini PC with a lot of RAM and storage to spare. It's a more-than-capable machine for your day-to-day work, with enough power to reasonably handle 1080p gaming in 2025, as long as you adjust your expectations.
There are no RAM or storage compromises here, and the build quality is typically excellent. It's cool, and given the size, quieter than I expected as well. In short, the Geekom A6 is exactly what I would want from a mini PC at this price point.
Is it fair to call it a mini gaming PC, however? Arguably, yes. It isn't the best or most powerful, but the integrated AMD Radeon 680M continues to provide enough performance power to hit above or at 30fps at 1080p in demanding modern games, and it will handle less demanding games as well.
You get what you pay for, but you're getting a lot for $499 (or $449). Yes, there are better PCs and laptops out there, but if you aren't interested in owning a handheld, then the Geekom A6 is one of the best ways to play PC games at this low price point without resorting to a console, and it takes up hardly any room either. It's a decent choice for casual gamers, with specs that avoid the uncomfortable compromises that budget rigs sometimes force upon us. However, if you're looking for serious gaming power, or you're worried about this machine's gaming longevity, you're going to want to look elsewhere.
Make sure to check out our best mini gaming PC guide next, where you can review some of our favorite small form factor PCs that you can buy right now across a range of different prices.
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