This autumn, Nvidia will officially become a manufacturer of full-fledged processors for consumer PCs, alongside Intel, AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm. The company introduced the RTX Spark chip – the first model in a new family that combines a CPU, a powerful GPU, and a large amount of unified memory on a single die. The new product is designed for thin and light laptops, as well as mini-PCs.
RTX Spark is based on the same GB10 chip used in the DGX Spark AI supercomputer, released earlier. The flagship version will feature 20 CPU cores, 6144 GPU cores, and up to 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory. More affordable variants with less memory (starting from 16 GB) will be available later.
The chip is built on the Arm architecture. This means that traditional Windows applications written for x86 (Intel and AMD) will run through Microsoft's Prism emulation layer. However, Nvidia assures that its own graphics and AI capabilities will allow the new product to stand out in the market.
According to the company, a laptop with RTX Spark, just 14 mm thick, without being plugged in, will be able to:
- render 90-gigabyte 3D scenes
- edit 12K video
- run demanding games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at 100 fps and 1440p resolution
Nvidia places a special emphasis on local AI. A large memory pool will allow the laptop to run AI agents with 120 billion parameters. The company speaks of a "new paradigm for personal computers, where AI becomes the user interface". Instead of a mouse and keyboard, users will be able to simply talk to their PC.
Many professional applications already run natively on Arm: Blender, DaVinci Resolve, Cinema 4D, Photoshop, Premiere, and others. Gaming support is also expanding – League of Legends, Valorant, PUBG, and Fortnite are already running or will soon be available on Windows on Arm. Nvidia promises that "all top games" will have good performance.
The first devices will be released at premium prices. The company promises to reveal exact specifications, prices, and independent tests closer to the launch.