Just to make my wants clearer, I would love to have a Ryzen-based APU in a NUC like form factor. I have a 6th gen Intel i5 NUC, but would happily scrap it for a graphics system that plays nicer with linux.
Interesting -- Intel integrated graphics have always been the gold standard for graphics systems that play nicely with Linux (and other open source systems). As far as I know, they're still the only vendor with complete documentation.
AMD has been going through this cycle of down-and-turnaround for decades now. They tend to be like Microsoft OSes in that every other CPU architecture is the one that does really well, giving Intel some trouble... until Intel decides to crush AMD with lower prices and existing OEM/supplier relationships.
Give it a couple years, AMD stock will be back down pushing new lows, at which point you can scoop up some shares and ride it out a few years for the next big win. AMD sticks around moreso because Intel needs them to exist, otherwise Intel would be a straight monopoly.
The ram capacity is the only reason I don't have 2 or 3 NUC's right now for playing with.