At CES 2026, ASUS unveiled the TUF Gaming TM500, a compact gaming desktop with a unique design choice: it uses mobile AMD Ryzen 200 series CPUs (Hawk Point) instead of standard desktop chips. This 'mobile on desktop' approach features Ryzen 5 220 or Ryzen 7 260 processors, SO-DIMM DDR5 memory, and a custom microATX motherboard with a specialized cooling system. While it offers discrete graphics like the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, the system's connectivity is notably limited, featuring only basic USB and video ports despite the CPUs supporting faster standards.

This move highlights a growing industry trend of repurposing laptop silicon for small form factor PCs, but the TM500's cost-cutting measures may leave enthusiasts wanting more compared to competing SFF builds.