Minisforum launches local AI hardware at IFA 2026 with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495

By NewSunSEO | September 18, 2026

Minisforum showed two new machines at IFA 2026 in Berlin, both built around AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 processor and designed to run AI models and agents on local hardware rather than in the cloud. The AI Agent NAS N5 Max-P495 is a network storage device with up to 200TB of capacity that can host agents like OpenClaw or Hermes Agent directly on the box, while the MS-S1 Max-P495 is a compact workstation aimed at professionals who need serious AI compute in a small enclosure.

What the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 brings to both machines

Both products share the same AMD platform, pairing the Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 with an integrated Radeon 8065S GPU and offering up to 192GB of unified memory, of which 160GB can be allocated as graphics memory. The processor delivers up to 131 TOPS of total AI performance, with 55 TOPS coming from a dedicated NPU. Minisforum positions the platform as a way to keep inference workloads, models, and personal data on the user’s own hardware.

AI Agent NAS N5 Max-P495: storage that runs its own agents

The N5 Max-P495 is an upgrade to Minisforum’s flagship NAS, which previously shipped with OpenClaw pre-installed. With up to 200TB of local storage and the new AMD processor inside, the unit can host AI agents such as OpenClaw or Hermes Agent directly on the storage device. Minisforum describes it as a centralized backend for data, models, knowledge, and long-running AI workloads, and frames local execution as a way to keep inference costs predictable, citing the heavier token consumption that agentic AI workloads are known to produce compared to standard AI calls.

Keeping everything on local hardware also limits how much data leaves the user’s network. For people running agents over sensitive personal files or proprietary datasets, that matters as much as raw throughput.

MS-S1 Max-P495: a mini-workstation built for AI compute

The MS-S1 Max-P495 updates the existing MS-S1 mini-PC, which previously used the Ryzen AI Max 395+ APU. It is positioned as a compact alternative to the Mac mini and Mac Studio, machines that have been hard to find because of the local AI boom. The new version supports models from labs including Gemma, OpenAI, and Qwen, and scales out easily: four units fit in a 2U rack.

Outside of AI workloads, the same 192GB unified memory ceiling is useful for 3D rendering, video editing, and computational fluid dynamics, so the machine is not strictly an AI appliance. The previous generation’s 8060S GPU was already capable for 1080p gaming, and the updated Radeon 8065S should perform at least as well for casual play.

Practical considerations before buying

Pricing and a release date for either device have not been announced. Both machines are on display at IFA in Berlin from September 4 to 8, 2026, where visitors can see them in person. Anyone deploying autonomous agents on local hardware should still set proper safeguards, since an agent with file-system access can do real damage if it goes off script.

FAQ

What did Minisforum announce at IFA 2026?

Minisforum announced the AI Agent NAS N5 Max-P495 and the MS-S1 Max-P495 mini-workstation, both based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 processor with an integrated Radeon 8065S GPU.

How much memory and storage do the new Minisforum machines support?

The MS-S1 Max-P495 supports up to 192GB of unified memory, with up to 160GB allocatable as graphics memory. The N5 Max-P495 supports the same memory ceiling and up to 200TB of local storage.

Can the Minisforum N5 Max-P495 run AI agents locally?

Yes. The N5 Max-P495 is designed to host agents such as OpenClaw and Hermes Agent directly on the NAS, keeping data, models, and inference workloads on local hardware rather than sending them to the cloud.