AMD's previous-gen Vega GPU reborn: Chinese company uses Intel CPU with Vega GPU for NAS mobo

A new NAS motherboard has appeared on AliExpress, powered by an Intel Kaby Lake-G processor and integrated AMD Vega graphics. Yeah, Vega is back, baby.

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The new Topton N9 NAS motherboard features an Intel Core i7-8705G "Kaby Lake-G" processor, with 4 cores and 8 cores at up to 4.1GHz. The CPU is designed on the 14nm node process, with a 65W TGP. Topton's new N9 NAS motherboard features an AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL GPU as a separate tile, with 20 Compute Units and 4GB of HBM2 memory.

Topton's new N9 NAS motherboard also features an integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 GPU with 24 Execution Units that uses shared memory. But the bigger deal here is not one or two, but 8 x 2.5GbE ethernet ports (this is a NAS motherboard, remember), so plenty of storage + networking options are required.

The company has designed its new Topton N9 NAS motherboard for NAS use, with a 17 x 17mm ITX form factor, ready for NAS, home firewalls, routers, and more. On the storage side of things, we've got 2 x M.2 2280 slots and 1 x SATA 6Gbps interface that can be loaded up with SSDs and pumped through the 8 x 2.5GbE ethernet ports.

Topton's new N9 NAS motherboard features 8 x Intel i226V controllers that when combined, offer 20GbE of networking performance in total. There's HDMI 2.0 for some 4K 60Hz display output, while pricing falls down to $289 as a barebone system without the fan. If you want that fan, it'll cost you an additional $20.

Topton N9 NAS motherboard features:

• RAM: 2 x SO-DIMM DDR4, supports max 64GB DDR4-2400
• Storage: 1 x M.2 2280 NVMe M.2 and 1 x SATA 6Gbps
• I/O: 8 x 2.5GbE RJ45 Intel i226-V, 3 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB Type-C (data + display), 2 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x audio, 1 x mic, 1 x DC-in
• Pins: 2 x USB 3.0 header, 2 x DP9 (RS232/422/485), 1 x front panel, 1 x audio header, 1 x M.2 2280 slot, 1 x 7-pin SATA 6Gbps, 1 x M.2 2230 Wi-Fi slot
• Radiator: 115 x 75 x 75mm (optional)
• PSU: 1 x DC-in, 12-19V input, >150W recommended (not included), 1 x ATX CPU 4-pin, 12-19V input)
• Function: Supports Auto Power on, Wake-On LAN, RTC, PXE, etc