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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
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 64.1/100 (“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 ASUS TUF Gaming F16 (2025), REDMI Book Pro 16 (2026), Lenovo Yoga Pro 7a 15-inch Gen 11 (15ASH11) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
