System76 Launches AM5-Based Thelio Mira AI Workstation with Dual GPU Support
System76 has officially introduced the Thelio Mira AI workstation powered by AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors on the consumer AM5 platform. The system supports dual GPU configurations via x8+x8 PCIe lane bifurcation, allowing setups with up to dual NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell 6000 graphics cards. By leveraging a consumer-grade AM5 desktop platform rather than expensive workstation or server platforms, System76 significantly lowers system build costs for local AI development. This provides AI developers with an accessible, high-performance Linux environment optimized for multi-GPU workloads. The workstation offers up to 28TB of storage, dual 5GbE Ethernet ports, Wi-Fi 7, and ships with Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS or Ubuntu. Base configurations start at $3,299, which includes an AMD Ryzen 7 9700X processor, NVIDIA RTX A400 GPU, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB PCIe Gen5 SSD.
## BACKGROUND
PCIe lane bifurcation allows a single physical PCIe x16 slot on a motherboard to be electrically split into smaller links, such as two x8 lanes, enabling desktop platforms to support multiple high-bandwidth expansion cards. System76 systems typically run Pop!_OS, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution built for technical users that provides out-of-the-box support for Nvidia GPUs, CUDA, and machine learning frameworks.