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TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen8 (Intel)
TUXEDO's 16-inch Linux laptop for gaming and workstation work pairs the Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, the only CPU offered, with an RTX 5070 Ti in the base build; RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 versions are also available. It has a 99 Wh battery and weighs 2.65 kg with the LED panel. The German base price is 2,795 EUR including VAT, and shipping is planned from 2 November 2026.
Pros
- Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with 8 performance and 16 efficiency cores, in a three-fan cooling system TUXEDO rates for up to 240 W of sustained combined CPU and GPU power
- Graphics options up to the RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24 GB of GDDR7, plus an optional external TUXEDO Aquaris liquid-cooling unit
- Three 16-inch 2560x1600 panel choices: a 300 Hz LED (RTX 5070 Ti builds only), a 300 Hz Mini-LED with G-SYNC (up to 1,000 nits in HDR) or a 240 Hz OLED
- Upgradeable inside: two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots for up to 128 GB, two M.2 SSD slots (one PCIe 5.0, one PCIe 4.0) and a screwed-in, replaceable battery
- Wide port selection: Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, Mini DisplayPort 2.1, three USB-A, a UHS-II SD card reader and 2.5 Gbit LAN, with USB-C charging up to 140 W
Cons
- Heavy and thick for a 16-inch laptop: 2.65 kg and 28 mm with the LED panel, and 2.8 kg with the Mini-LED panel
- TUXEDO itself quotes only up to about 4 hours of online video streaming from the 99 Wh battery
- HDR is fully supported only under Windows 11, and the keyboard backlight is single-color under Linux (per-key RGB only under Windows)
- The 2,795 EUR base model has 16 GB of RAM, a 500 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD and the Wi-Fi 6E card; the Wi-Fi 7 card is a configuration option
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen8 (Intel)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- IPS-type LED, matte (Mini-LED and OLED options)
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 300 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (12 GB GDDR7)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM
- Storage
- 500 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
Benchmarks
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (GPU)
- 17,434Top 21%
Battery
- Capacity
- 99 Wh
- Charging
- 330 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.65 kg
- Thickness
- 28 mm
- Material
- Aluminum lid, base and bottom case; plastic display frame
Connectivity
- Ports
- Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 (DisplayPort 2.1, 140W Power Delivery in), USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps, DisplayPort 1.4a, 100W Power Delivery in), 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen1, HDMI 2.1, Mini DisplayPort 2.1, SD UHS-II card reader, 2.5Gbit LAN, 3.5mm 2-in-1 audio jack, Kensington lock
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (Intel AX211); Wi-Fi 7 (Intel BE200) optional
- Bluetooth
- 5.3 (5.4 with the optional Wi-Fi 7 card)
- Webcam
- 1080p FHD webcam with microphone and privacy shutter
- Biometrics
- Face recognition (Windows Hello compatible camera)
Software
- Operating system
- TUXEDO OS or Ubuntu LTS preinstalled; Windows 11 Home or Pro optional
Quick answers
Is the TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen8 (Intel) good in 2026?
The TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen8 (Intel) earns an Inno Score of 67.9/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. TUXEDO's 16-inch Linux laptop for gaming and workstation work pairs the Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, the only CPU offered, with an RTX 5070 Ti in the base build; RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 versions are also available. It has a 99 Wh battery and weighs 2.65 kg with the LED panel. The German base price is 2,795 EUR including VAT, and shipping is planned from 2 November 2026.
What are the key specs of the TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen8 (Intel)?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.65 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen8 (Intel)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Alienware 18 Area-51, ASUS Zenbook DUO (2026) UX8407AA, ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2025) GU605 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
