NVIDIA Enters Windows PC Market with RTX Spark PCs
NVIDIA is making its move into the Windows PC market with RTX Spark PCs. The company confirmed that two configurations of the N1X system-on-chip will be available in October, with up to 128GB of memory and a range of performance options.
The higher-end configuration pairs a 20-core Grace CPU with a 6,144-core Blackwell RTX GPU, while the lower-end model steps down to an 18-core CPU and a 5,120-core GPU. The unified memory range varies between 24GB and 128GB depending on the OEM's configuration.
NVIDIA is positioning the N1X as a three-in-one chip for gaming, content creation, and on-device AI, with a broad roster of eight OEM partners including Acer, ASUS, Dell, Gigabyte, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and MSI. However, pricing has not been disclosed, and availability will differ by manufacturer.
The RTX Spark launch marks a significant shift for NVIDIA, which has spent three decades selling graphics chips to other people's computers. By entering the Windows PC market directly, NVIDIA becomes a rival to Apple's Mac lineup and AMD's Ryzen AI laptops rather than just their component supplier.