If you enjoy playing games, but bulky PC cases or small laptop screens are not your your thing, then you should check out All-in-One gaming PCs. Having no separate tower on your desk will definitely clear up space on your desk, compared to a gaming tower with a similar size monitor. Having less cable clutter is also nice, especially when you also get wireless peripherals.
AiO computers have been around quite some time and they have changed a lot over the years. Nowadays even the best ones have mobile processors and midrange mobile graphics cards that are not upgradeable. Gone are the days when you could buy an AiO gaming PC with normal top of the line desktop components inside. These computers were upgradedable, it was good if you wanted something better or when one component didn’t work anymore. Now you can mostly upgrade RAM and storage. If the computer has a Thunderbolt port then you could buy a better external GPU. But then you have an ugly box on your desk and lose some performance because of the Thunderbolt connection.
The best All-in-One computer for gaming
HP Envy 34 takes the crown being the most capable All-in-One computer for gaming IF you take one with GeForce RTX 3080 graphics. It also packs up to Intel 12th gen Core i9 processor and can be had with mobile version of RTX 3080 with 8GB of VRAM, RTX 3060 with 6GB of RAM or GTX 1650 with 4GB of RAM. The resolution of the display is 5120 x 2160, so it needs a powerful GPU to run modern games at native resolution. It is overall a very good computer, but compared to full tower latest gaming PCs it is still slower. Like with all All-in-One computers, their mobile graphics cards are quite a bit weaker than desktop counterparts.
| Processor | Graphics | Screen | |
| HP Envy 34 | up to 12th gen Intel Core i9 | up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 8GB mobile | 34" 5120 x 2160 60Hz |
| Colorful iGame G-ONE | up to 12th gen Intel Core i9 mobile | up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB mobile | 31.5" 2560 x 1440 165Hz |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO 7 | up to AMD Ryzen 7 5800H | up to AMD Radeon RX 6600M 8GB | 27.0" 3840 x 2160 60Hz |
| Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ | up to 11th gen Intel Core i7 mobile | up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB mobile | 28” 4500 x 3000 60Hz |
Gaming All-in-One computers with RTX 3060/RX 6600M
There are couple of different All-in-One computers equipped with midrange graphics cards (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600M) that are still great for gaming. These are usually priced much lower than HP Envy 34 with RTX 3080 but can still run all current games with reasonable settings.
Colorful iGame G-ONE
Colorful iGame G-ONE is an interesting gaming oriented AiO from a lesser known brand Colorful. The most interesting features are the high refresh rate and G-Sync compatible 165Hz 31.5 inch screen and full-powered mobile GeForce RTX 3060. It means that it should be faster in games than other All-in-Ones with same graphics card.
Lenovo Yoga AIO 7
If you are an AMD fan, then you should check out Lenovo Yoga AIO 7. This All-in-One computer can be equipped with an AMD Ryzen processor and 8GB AMD RX 6600M graphics card. It also features a 4K 27 inch screen that you can use in landscape or portrait mode.
Microsoft Surface Studio 2+
Surface Studio 2+ is an updated version of Surface Studio 2 with more modern components. It has 11th gen Intel processors instead of 7th generation and RTX 3060 graphics instead of GTX 1070 or GTX 1060 in the older model. This 28 inch AiO is meant for professional creators and it has a quite high price.
HP Envy 34 All-in-One
HP Envy 34 can be also had with mobile NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics. This is much more common than the RTX 3080 equipped version. HP.com official store currently doesn’t even offer the Envy 34 with RTX 3080 for some reason.
Gaming All-in-One computers with RTX 3050(Ti)/RX 6500M
If the previous AiO computers are too expensive for you, then check out All-in-Ones with RTX 3050(Ti)/RX 6500M graphics cards. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti are NVIDIA’s entry-level graphics cards that still support RTX and DLSS. These are probably the lowest options if you’re purchasing an All-in-One PC for gaming, getting something weaker will also get you less features and worse performance. AMD Radeon RX 6500M is slightly weaker than the NVIDIA cards and it doesn’t support hardware encoding or DLSS. Also its raytracing performance is much worse than on NVIDIA graphics cards. Downside of all of these models are that these only have 4GB of VRAM which is not ideal for future games.
HP Pavilion 32 All-in-One
HP Pavilion 32 is one of couple HP All-in-Ones that can be equipped with mobile NVIDIA RTX 3050 4GB. It has a 4K display and can be had with latest 13th gen Intel processor.
HP Pavilion 27 All-in-One
HP Pavilion 27 is a medium sized AiO that can be configured with a 27 inch FullHD touch display.
HP Pavilion 24 All-in-One
HP Pavilion 24 is a compact All-in-One that can easily play games if it’s equipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 mobile graphics. But there are also cheap variants of this AiO with low-end parts that should be avoided if playing newer games is important.
Dell OptiPlex 7400 All-in-One
Dell OptiPlex 7400 is currently the fastest AiO for gaming from Dell. It can be equipped with up to Intel Core i9 processor and AMD Radeon RX 6500M.
Top All-in-One gaming PCs from the past
There used to be multiple AiO gaming computers that could be had with desktop high end gaming components. In North American you were able to choose from 3 main barebones and multiple companies that could build your dream All-in-One gaming PC. Maybe you can find one from the used market.
CUK Bionic G32 was the fastest gaming AiO in the world at some point. The top model had the highest end consumer gaming components like Intel i9 processor, desktop NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics card and plenty of DDR4 RAM. The design of the chassis was simple, not as “gamery” as some others. The 31.5 inch screen was flat, it had 2560×1440 resolution and 144Hz refresh rate.
Another gaming All-in-One with a 32 inch curved screen was available as “AVADirect Curved 32″ Gaming AiO” and “Velocity Micro PC Raptor One”. It also offered high end desktop components. This AiO gaming PC was equipped with a 31.5-inch 2560×1440 resolution 144Hz curved display. Its 600W power supply was sufficient for higher end parts from that time. Prices ranged from around $2000 to $6000 with configurations that had a workstation video card.
There used to be many companies that offered All-in-One gaming computers based on the 34-inch curved screen barebone. It was available as CyberPowerPC Arcus 34, Origin PC OMNI, Maingear Alpha 34 and Eluktronics 34″ All-in-One Gaming PC. The chassis of this barebone could fit an ITX motherboard and a full size graphics card. It had a curved ultrawide display with 3440 x 1440 resolution, but the refresh rate was only 60Hz. The configurations for this gaming All-in-One were very different, from Intel Core i3 with GeForce GT 1030 to Intel Core i9 with top of the line desktop graphics cards.