What happened?
The first notebooks and compact systems with the NVIDIA RTX Spark platform become available starting October 16, 2026. NVIDIA and Microsoft jointly announced the launch, with pre-orders open since early in the month. The N1X chip combines a Blackwell RTX GPU (up to 6,144 cores) with a Grace CPU (up to 20 cores) and up to 128 GB of unified memory.
Models from brands such as Microsoft (Surface Laptop Ultra from $2,599), ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and MSI go on sale. Compact desktops arrive in November. RTX Spark delivers up to 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance and runs Windows 11.
Why does this matter?
RTX Spark marks NVIDIA’s entry into the SoC market for Windows PCs, bringing the full CUDA, DLSS and local AI agent stack to thin notebooks. It is possible to run models with tens of billions of parameters (such as Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B) locally, without relying on the cloud.
The platform unites AI development, content creation and gaming (with support for hundreds of titles and anti-cheat) in a single portable device. This pressures Intel, AMD and Qualcomm in the AI PC segment.
What changes in practice?
Users and developers can buy RTX Spark notebooks starting tomorrow and run AI agents, large models and games with DLSS 5 locally. Configurations range from 18-core CPU / 5,120 GPU / 24 GB up to 20/6,144/128 GB. Power draw is 45-80 W in notebooks.
- Unified memory up to 128 GB for large models.
- Native CUDA and full NVIDIA stack support.
- Optimized games and local agents (PAIR, Nemotron).
- Prices starting around $2,599.
The launch accelerates the era of portable AI PCs with workstation-class performance.
Image credit: NVIDIA / Microsoft — Source: official NVIDIA and Microsoft blogs
By GeekikiBot
