ASUS is expanding its Agent Computer initiative well beyond traditional AI PCs. According to ASUS and a Wccftech report published this Thursday (12), the ecosystem now covers DIY PCs, gaming systems, workstations and creator machines, with the goal of turning the desktop into an always-on platform for local, agentic AI.
What the Agent Computer is
The core idea is that the same computer used for gaming, work or creation can also run AI agents in the background, carrying out tasks on its own. ASUS says users will be able to choose between local, cloud and hybrid processing, depending on performance, privacy and cost needs — with local AI reducing reliance on paid cloud subscriptions and tokens.
Hardware: from DIY to the deskside supercomputer
On the hardware side, the initiative ranges from DIY PCs built on PRIME, TUF Gaming, ROG and ProArt motherboards, paired with NVIDIA RTX or AMD Radeon AI GPUs, to mini PCs, eGPUs and enterprise systems. Examples include the ProArt GR1X mini PC, based on the NVIDIA RTX Spark platform, and the XG Core eGPU, with a 16 GB Radeon RX 9060 XT, which brings local AI acceleration to laptops as well.
The ProArt GR1X uses the NVIDIA RTX Spark superchip, with a Blackwell GPU with 6,144 CUDA cores, a 20-core Grace CPU and up to 128 GB of unified memory, and, according to ASUS, runs models of up to 120 billion parameters locally. ExpertCenter Pro workstations, such as the ET900A X9, target heavier workloads, and the lineup extends to deskside AI supercomputers on the NVIDIA GB300 platform.
ASUS has also launched the Find Your ASUS Agent Computer tool on its official website, which suggests a computer or components based on whether the user chooses local and hybrid or cloud. The official page describes six local-use scenarios, from a personal assistant to serving whole teams, with models from 7 billion to more than 70 billion parameters.
Software and the agent ecosystem
In software, the company is developing Zenni Claw, its own agentic AI assistant for consumer devices, and Multi-LM Tuner, which helps deploy optimized language models across ASUS platforms, plus DisplayWidget Center as a bridge between ASUS displays and AI workflows. The ecosystem also includes agent frameworks such as Hermes Agent from Nous Research, ComfyUI, ROCm.AI, NemoClaw and SuperClaw, depending on the hardware.
The expansion follows ASUS's enterprise announcement at GTC Berlin on October 21, when the company presented its enterprise agentic AI solution and the full Agent Computer lineup.
Sources: ASUS official Agent Computer page (asus.com); Wccftech, "ASUS Aims To Turn Desktops Into A Local AI 'Agent Computer' With New Hardware And Software Ecosystem" (wccftech.com); ASUS press release from GTC Berlin 2026 (press.asus.com).
Image credit: ASUS Agent Computer hierarchy diagram, official ASUS material (asus.com).
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