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Framework Desktop

2025 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 (8-core) or Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (16-core), Zen 5, soldered to the mainboard
Gpu: AMD Radeon 8050S or 8060S integrated graphics (RDNA 3.5), unified memory shared with CPU
Ram: max: 128 GB LPDDR5X (soldered, unified with GPU), only on Ryzen AI Max+ 395 configs · base: 32 GB LPDDR5X (soldered, unified with GPU)
Ports: 2x USB4 (40Gbps, DisplayPort Alt Mode) · 2x USB-A 3.2 · 1x HDMI 2.1 · 1x DisplayPort 2.1 · 1x 2.5GbE Ethernet · 1x 3.5mm headphone/mic combo jack · Front-panel USB-C and USB-A · 5x PCIe-based expansion card slots (same standard as Framework Laptop)
Display: No integrated display; outputs via USB4/DisplayPort and HDMI
Storage: base: No storage included on mainboard-only orders · options: Up to 2x M.2 2280 NVMe SSD slots (PCIe 4.0), user supplied or Framework-sourced
Os Support: latest: Fedora Linux and Windows 11 · shipped: Fedora Linux and Windows 11 both supported at launch
Release Price: $1,099 (mainboard only, Ryzen AI Max 385) up to $1,999 (prebuilt, Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB)

Variants

Models

Ryzen AI Max 3858-core entry SoC option, 32 GB LPDDR5X.

Ryzen AI Max+ 39516-core flagship SoC, available with 64 GB or 128 GB unified LPDDR5X.

Mainboard-onlyBare Framework Desktop Mainboard sold separately for Mini-ITX cases or the Cooler Master Mini Silhouette FX, no case/PSU included.

Upgrade paths

RAM

Locked at time of purchase, no field upgrade · RAM is soldered LPDDR5X for bandwidth reasons (unified memory feeding the integrated GPU); capacity must be chosen at order time and cannot be changed after.

n/a

LOCKED

storage

2x M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs, any capacity supported by the slot · Both M.2 slots are user accessible behind a tool-less side panel, standard NVMe drives work fine.

~$60-200 depending on SSD size

EASY

ports

Swap any of the 5 expansion bays for Framework's USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, DisplayPort, or Ethernet cards · Reuses the same Expansion Card system as the Framework Laptop line, a rare bit of modularity carried over to a desktop chassis.

~$9-20 per expansion card

EASY

CPU

Locked, mainboard and SoC are one soldered unit · The whole mainboard can be swapped as a unit (Framework sells it standalone), but the CPU itself is not socketed or replaceable in isolation.

n/a

LOCKED