[News] NVIDIA Enters PC Market with RTX Spark Featuring MediaTek-Co-Designed N1X CPU on TSMC 3nm

As traditional CPU leaders such as Intel push further into the AI accelerator market, NVIDIA is moving in the opposite direction—leveraging its dominance in AI computing to expand into the PC processor arena. At GTC Taipei on June 1, CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the NVIDIA RTX Spark, developed in partnership with Microsoft and powered by the new Arm-based N1X processor co-designed with MediaTek, according to NVIDIA and CNBC.

According to CNBC, the initial rollout will include more than 30 notebook models and 10 desktop systems. RTX Spark-powered devices from Microsoft, Dell, HP, ASUS, Lenovo, and MSI are expected to debut this fall, marking NVIDIA’s first large-scale push into the Windows PC CPU market.

CNBC adds that the platform combines NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPU architecture with the N1X CPU and 128GB of unified memory, bringing data center-class AI capabilities to personal computers. Notably, the new PC processor will be manufactured using TSMC’s 3nm process, which is currently produced exclusively in Taiwan, according to CNBC.

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Interestingly, as noted by The Verge, the flagship RTX Spark mirrors the DGX Spark almost exactly — 20 CPU cores, 6,144 GPU cores, 128GB of LPDDR5X memory — though NVIDIA plans to release leaner, more affordable variants, with some configurations dropping to just 16GB of RAM.

Meanwhile, NVIDIA has provided additional details on the platform’s performance. According to The Verge, with up to 128GB of unified memory—on par with AMD’s previous-generation Strix Halo—RTX Spark laptops and desktops are also capable of hosting AI agents with up to 120 billion parameters, a capability Microsoft appears eager to integrate into Windows.

Powered by RTX Spark, NVIDIA claims the system can render a 90GB 3D scene, edit 12K video, or run graphically intensive titles like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at a smooth 100fps in 1440p—all within a 14mm-thin laptop operating without being plugged into power, the report adds.

CNBC, citing an NVIDIA spokesperson, reports that RTX Spark is described as being “roughly equivalent” to the company’s flagship RTX 5070 laptop GPU.

NVIDIA is certainly not the only player eyeing to expand its CPU footprint. As noted by CNBC, Apple now designs its own Arm-based processors for Mac computers, having rolled out a higher-end MacBook lineup powered by its latest M5 chips in March. In the same month, Arm unveiled its first in-house CPU, with Meta reportedly serving as the launch customer for the Arm AGI CPU, according to TechCrunch.

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