Nvidia has confirmed the first wave of laptops built around its new RTX Spark platform, and the specs look more like a small supercomputer than a typical notebook.
A different kind of chip pairing
RTX Spark combines a 20-core Nvidia Grace CPU with a Blackwell RTX GPU on the same platform. Instead of splitting memory between the processor and the graphics card like most laptops do, RTX Spark uses up to 128GB of unified memory that both chips can access directly. Nvidia says the platform can deliver up to 1 petaflop of AI performance, a number usually reserved for data center hardware.
Gaming is still part of the pitch
Despite the AI focus, Nvidia says RTX Spark laptops will hold their own in games too, targeting at least 100 frames per second at 1440p resolution in modern AAA titles. The idea is a single machine that can train or run AI models and still handle a demanding game library without swapping hardware.
Who is building these laptops
Asus and MSI will be the first manufacturers to ship RTX Spark laptops, with Acer and Gigabyte following in a second wave. HP and Microsoft are expected to release their own versions later in 2026. Nvidia also confirmed a partnership with MediaTek, which marks MediaTek’s first entry into Nvidia’s AI hardware ecosystem.
Price and availability
Early pricing points to a range of roughly $2,500 to $3,000, with flagship configurations expected to start closer to $2,899. Nvidia has set a general fall 2026 launch window, though exact dates for each manufacturer have not been announced yet.
RTX Spark is Nvidia’s clearest move yet toward treating laptops as AI workstations rather than just gaming machines. For creators and developers who need to run large models locally, that unified memory pool could matter more than the extra frames per second.
Source: TweakTown