Big-memory desktop opens pre-orders at nearly double the prior model's price
A 192GB unified-memory desktop lists at $6799; memory cost now dominates local LLM hardware pricing, with November shipping still to be honored.
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Framework opened pre-orders today for its updated Desktop: the DIY edition with 192GB of memory starts at $6799, while the current 128GB model sells for $3449.
The new machine uses AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495, a 16-core Zen 5 chip with 192GB of LPDDR5x-8533 unified memory and Radeon 8065S graphics; the pre-built version with a 2TB NVMe drive is $7449. This unified-memory configuration is mainly aimed at running large models locally.
The first batch is expected to ship in November, so these are pre-orders, not deliveries. Memory cost is the main driver of the jump: adding 64GB nearly doubles the price, a direct cost signal for readers planning local inference hardware.