Rtx Spark

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Announced: Nvidia calls the part RTX Spark N1X (technical briefing in the United States on October 8) · 2026-10-16
Announced: Memory comes in five LPDDR5X-9400 capacities from 24GB to 128GB · 2026-10-16
Announced: SFF RTX Spark desktop concept (IFA 2026) · 2026-09-02
Announced: new support at Gamescom 2026 (Gamescom 2026) · 2026-08-29
Noted: Nvidia denied the existence of a rumored lower-tier N1. · 2026-10-16
Noted: Nvidia is positioning local AI, not gaming, as the reason to buy this class of PC. · 2026-10-16
Noted: Nvidia recommends 48GB or more for running models on the machine and says smaller configurations will lean on cloud processing. · 2026-10-16
Noted: targets local AI workloads with up to 1 PFLOPS of performance · 2026-09-02

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1h ago

Nvidia Confirms N1X Name For RTX Spark Windows PC SoC

Nvidia detailed its RTX Spark system on a chip for Windows PCs at a technical briefing in the United States on October 8, after Microsoft, ASUS, MSI and others announced machines built around it the previous day. Nvidia calls the part RTX Spark N1X and denied the existence of a rumored lower-tier N1. Memory comes in five LPDDR5X-9400 capacities from 24GB to 128GB.

Oct 8

Surface Laptop Ultra Pre-Orders Open With 1 Petaflop AI Performance

Microsoft and NVIDIA opened pre-orders for the Surface Laptop Ultra on October 8, 2026, with the release set for October 16 at 9:00 PM. Sofmap is accepting reservations on a dedicated page. The notebook runs on the NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X, a chip pairing an Arm-based Grace CPU with an RTX GPU. The top configuration carries a 6144-core Blackwell RTX GPU, a 20-core Grace CPU, and up to 128GB of unified memory, enough to run AI models above 120B parameters locally and reach up to 1 petaflop of AI performance. The 15-inch PixelSense Ultra touchscreen peaks at 2000 nits. The chassis stays under 18mm thick and under 2kg, using a new thermal design rated at up to 2.5 times the capacity of existing Surface Laptops. Storage is user-removable, and charging moves to a magnetic USB Type-C system called Magnetic Connect. Microsoft's US price starts at $2599.

Sep 2

Acer Brings Predator Atlas 7 Handheld and SFF RTX Spark Desktop to IFA 2026

Acer's IFA 2026 press conference in Berlin introduced the Predator Atlas 7 portable gaming handheld, the 799g Swift Blade 14 laptop, the Swift Air 16, and two concept models: the Project DualPlay Mini 2-in-1 and the SFF RTX Spark desktop. The Atlas 7 pairs Intel Arc G3 processors with up to 24GB of LPDDR5x memory and a 120Hz display. The RTX Spark concept targets local AI workloads with up to 1 PFLOPS of performance.

Aug 29

RTX Spark Gains EA, Ubisoft, and Embark Titles Plus Native EA Javelin Support

NVIDIA announced new RTX Spark support at Gamescom 2026. Electronic Arts, Embark Studios, and Ubisoft will provide titles including EA SPORTS F1 25, Apex Legends, Anno 117: Pax Romana, ARC Raiders, and THE FINALS. EA Javelin Anticheat is being built with native support for the Arm-based SoC. NVIDIA also released DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction.