Comparison
UM890 Pro (Mini PC) vs Shadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti)
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A side-by-side look at how the Minisforum UM890 Pro (Mini PC) and Skytech Shadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti) compare on specs, accuracy, room requirements, and price. No hype — just the parts of the decision a buyer actually weighs.
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Specifications
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Hardware
| Spec | UM890 Pro (Mini PC) | Shadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS (8C/16T, up to 5.2GHz) | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X (Zen 5, 8C/16T) |
| GPU | Integrated Radeon 780M (RDNA 3, 12 CU) | NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
| RAM | 32GB DDR5-4800 | 16GB DDR5-6000 |
| Storage | 1TB NVMe | 1TB NVMe |
| Form Factor | Mini PC | Mid Tower |
| Pre-Built | Yes | Yes — Skytech |
| Cooling | — | 360mm AIO liquid cooler |
| PSU | — | 750W 80+ Gold |
- CPUUM890 Pro (Mini PC)AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS (8C/16T, up to 5.2GHz)Shadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti)AMD Ryzen 7 9700X (Zen 5, 8C/16T)
- GPUUM890 Pro (Mini PC)Integrated Radeon 780M (RDNA 3, 12 CU)Shadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti)NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAMUM890 Pro (Mini PC)32GB DDR5-4800Shadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti)16GB DDR5-6000
- StorageUM890 Pro (Mini PC)1TB NVMeShadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti)1TB NVMe
- Form FactorUM890 Pro (Mini PC)Mini PCShadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti)Mid Tower
- Pre-BuiltUM890 Pro (Mini PC)YesShadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti)Yes — Skytech
- CoolingUM890 Pro (Mini PC)—Shadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti)360mm AIO liquid cooler
- PSUUM890 Pro (Mini PC)—Shadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti)750W 80+ Gold
Persona fitWho each one is better for
Who each one is better for
Honest persona fit, side by side.
Better for UM890 Pro (Mini PC)
- Space-Constrained
Mini PC footprint with a strong iGPU. Tucks behind a monitor or projector; no tower commitment.
- Family Setup
Quiet and low-power, fine for Awesome Golf and for SkyTrak's app with settings turned down. Foresight Premier needs a discrete RTX 4060. Shared rooms appreciate the silent operation.
Better for Shadow 5 Gaming PC (RTX 5060 Ti)
- Performance Seeker
A faster card than the RTX 5060 for GSPro at 1440p. It is still short of what the performance stacks ask for: the RTX 5070 Foresight Premier lists for Medium, Uneekor's RTX 4070 Ti and 32GB, and GSPro's RTX 3080 and 32GB for 4K. For those, the Skytech King 95.
- Cost-Effective Buyer
About $1,900, about $700 more than the Skytech Ryzen 7 5700 (RTX 5060, 32GB). The extra buys a faster graphics card and CPU, not memory: it has half the RAM. The cost-effective case depends on catching it discounted.
Both fit
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