ASUS announced the global launch of the ProArt GR1X, a compact mini PC powered by the NVIDIA RTX Spark platform, designed for creators, developers and teams that need local AI capacity available 24 hours a day.
What happened?
According to the November 2, 2026 announcement, the GR1X measures 150 x 150 x 51 mm and combines a Blackwell RTX GPU with up to 6,144 cores and a Grace CPU with up to 20 cores. It offers up to 128 GB of high-bandwidth unified LPDDR5X memory, up to 1 petaflop of FP4 performance and support for models of up to 120 billion parameters locally.
The system includes dual-fan cooling for sustained operation, 10GbE networking, Wi-Fi 7, support for up to four 4K displays and dual M.2 slots. It comes with tools such as ASUS MuseTree (local image generation), StoryCube and integration with open-source agents.
Why it matters
The GR1X represents the expansion of the RTX Spark platform to compact desktop formats, enabling agentic local AI without cloud dependency. This connects to the growing interest in personal AI hardware and gaming support on such machines, expanding options beyond laptops.
Exact price and availability were not detailed in the global announcement, but the positioning is for studios, developers and creative workflows.
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