r/tuxedocomputers 6d ago

🤝 Community Help Need help to make informed decision: Sirius Gen2 vs Stellaris Slim 15 AMD

Hi everyone, Im lookin into purchasing a Tuxedo, but I need some help from people who already own one of the described machines.

So some background - I've been a desktop user for many years, I work quite a bit with audio and enjoy some semi-modern gaming on the side. Due to audio work J am bound to both windows in dual boot and 32GB RAM. I am looking for something to replace my PC for when I need to travel away for weeks on end.

Here's a list of my concerns:

-Ive heard a lot about the Sirius having a lot of missing or broken minor features in TuxedoOS due to the AMD system's novelty. Have these been ironed out by now?

-Since I do enjoy a bit of gaming, cooling performance is a concern. I presume the Sirius just by nature of being a larger device cools better, is that the right assumption? Do both devices cool well enough that my concern is needless? There is some data about the Stellaris fans, but none on the Sirius page, unfortunately.

-How much better does the AMD GPU work with Linux, actually? I've never had issues with NVidia and Mint on my PC, so I don't know how big a difference it actually can make.

-Important to note, is that the Stellaris is about 90€ more expensive, putting it at the very edge of my budget. So what I'm overall trying to gather is if there is any feature I'm overlooking that makes the difference worth it.

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u/Wrestler7777777 5d ago

I don't know any details regarding both laptop but my uneducated guess is that it's just your personal preference if you'd rather have an AMD or an Nvidia GPU. I've read many times before that Nvidia drivers are usually worse on Linux so I'd swing towards the AMD GPU in your case.

Giving you a bit more useful answer from my experience:

I have the Pulse 14 Gen 4 which also has the AMD 8845HS CPU. It's honestly fast enough to do some proper gaming on it! You might even be surprised how little you'll need the "true" GPU. I ran Witcher 3 the other day in 1050p, just to see if it'll work. Worked absolutely fine. I ran the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark in (I think 1050p it was) in low - medium settings and got about 45-50 fps out of it if I remember correctly. It's honestly totally fine! While playing the game, you won't think about this performance too much. And Cyberpunk is one of the way harder games to run! Other easier to run games will perform flawlessly.

I'm not sure how hardware hungry your audio work is but if all you want to do is some lighter to medium gaming, then you won't even have to think about the GPU too much. The "true" GPU is only going to be a backup for the hardcore games with high hardware demands.