Nitrux Hardware Testing Setups

[UriHerrera]

This page documents real hardware systems on which I tested Nitrux.

These systems inform the distribution's minimum and recommended hardware requirements and help identify supported, degraded, and explicitly non-target hardware classes.

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Compatibility Score

• ★★★★★ — Works out of the box
• ★★★★☆ — Works with minor issues or tuning
• ★★★☆☆— Works with significant limitations
• ★★☆☆☆ — Technically functional but impractical
• ★☆☆☆☆ — Unsupported or fails baseline requirements
• → — Indicates improvement across Nitrux releases

[UriHerrera]

Old PC — Legacy BIOS Workstation

Target class: Legacy BIOS reference system
HW Probe: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=9b3886ffb5
Test status: Unsupported as of Nitrux 5.1.0.

Component	Model / Configuration	Score	Remarks
Motherboard	ASUS P7P55 WS SuperComputer	★☆☆☆☆	—
CPU	Intel Xeon X3460	★☆☆☆☆	—
Memory	14 GB DDR3 @ 800 MT/s	★★★★★	—
GPU	Dell Radeon R9 370 (4 GB)	★★★☆☆	—
Network (Ethernet)	Realtek RTL8112	★★★★★	—
Network (Wireless / BT)	Ralink RT5572 / TP-Link USB BT	★★★☆☆	See Note N-01
Audio	Realtek ALC1200	★★★★★	—
Storage	Patriot Burst SATA SSD	★★★★★	—

Note N-01 — Bluetooth instability

• Bluetooth disconnections occurred with the Bluez default configuration.

[UriHerrera]

My PC — Enthusiast Desktop

Target class: Enthusiast
HW Probe: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=35b4c8c344
Test status: Fully functional.

Component	Model / Configuration	Score	Remarks
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX	★★★★★	—
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D	★★★★★	—
Memory	32 GB DDR5 @ 6000 MT/s	★★★★★	—
GPU	Radeon RX 7900 XTX	★★★★★	—
Network (Ethernet)	Realtek RTL8125	★★★★★	—
Network (Wireless / BT)	RTL8852CE	★★★★☆	See Note N-01
Audio	Realtek ALC897	★★★★★	—
Storage	XPG SPECTRIX S40G	★★★★★	—

Note N-01 — Bluetooth instability
Bluetooth disconnections occurred with the upstream firmware for the RTL8852CE. The last working firmware is 0.27.56.14; any newer firmware does not work correctly. With any newer firmware, if both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are on, Bluetooth audio will stutter. Also required is disabling the power-saving features of the wireless chipset to mitigate Bluetooth audio stuttering further.

[UriHerrera]

Laptop no. 1 — Mobile Workstation

Target class: Mobile
HW Probe: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=cb5b0f9a9f
Test status: Fully functional.

Component	Model / Configuration	Score	Remarks
Motherboard	Razer CH530	★★★★★	—
CPU	Intel Core i7-9750H	★★★★★	—
Memory	64 GB DDR4 @ 2667 MT/s	★★★★★	—
GPU	UHD Graphics 630 / GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q	★★★★★	Supports NVIDIA Open Modules
Network (Wireless / BT)	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	★★★★☆	See Note N-01
Network (Ethernet)	—	—	—
Audio	Realtek ALC298	★★★★★	—
Storage	Acer FA100 NVMe	★★★★★	—

Note N-01 — Bluetooth instability
Bluetooth disconnections occurred with the upstream default configuration. It required disabling the power-saving features of the audio chipset.

[UriHerrera]

Laptop no. 2 — Modern Mobile Workstation

Target class: Mobile
HW Probe: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=528bf811ac
Test status: Fully functional.

Component	Model / Configuration	Score	Remarks
Motherboard	MS-15F2 REV 1.0	★★★★★	—
CPU	Intel Core i7-13620H	★★★★★	—
Memory	32 GB DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s	★★★★★	—
GPU	UHD Graphics (64 EUs) / GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile	★★★★★	Supports NVIDIA Open Modules
Network (Ethernet)	Killer E3000 2.5 GbE	★★★★★	—
Network (Wireless / BT)	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX211	★★★★★	—
Audio	Realtek ALC274	★★★★☆	See Note A-01
Storage	Micron 3400 NVMe (MTFDKBA1T0TFH)	★★★★★	—

Note A-01 — Microphone support
Microphone required firmware-sof-signed and patched alsa-ucm-conf.

[UriHerrera]

Laptop no. 3 — Non-Target Reference System

I document this system to illustrate lower bounds and failure modes. It is explicitly outside Nitrux's supported hardware scope.

HW Probe: —
Target class: Non-target legacy hardware.

Component	Model / Configuration	Score	Remarks
Motherboard	1015BXO	★☆☆☆☆	Lacks usable DMI data; no UEFI/EFI support
CPU	AMD C-50	★☆☆☆☆	Does not support AVX2; Kernel cannot execute
Memory	1 GB DDR3 @ 1066 MT/s	★☆☆☆☆	Insufficient for initramfs + desktop
GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6250	★★★☆☆	AMDGPU works; Wayland limitations expected
Network (Wireless)	Qualcomm Atheros AR9285	★★★★★	—
Network (Ethernet)	Qualcomm Atheros AR8152	★★★★★	—
Audio	SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)	★★★★★	—
Storage	—	—	—