Nvidia makes RTX Spark Windows laptops available today
Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops, which pair RTX graphics with its AI platform, are now on sale from six PC makers. Early reviews praised their on-device AI speed but flagged a high price.
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What happened
Nvidia announced that its RTX Spark laptops are now on sale, combining RTX graphics and its AI platform in Windows PCs from six makers. Early hands-on reviews said the machines could help Windows PCs in general, while a benchmark found strong on-device AI performance but a high price. Nvidia claims the laptops will run all apps and games on Arm.
Why it matters
Nvidia says the laptops will run all apps and games on Arm, which it presents as a new beginning for Windows PCs.
Timeline
- Oct 15, 8:00 PM ET: Nvidia announced the availability of RTX Spark laptops from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI.
- Oct 16, 11:00 AM ET: A reviewer published a week-long test of the laptops after using them, calling Nvidia's chip a pricey superchip.
- Oct 16, 4:31 PM ET: A benchmark of the HP OmniBook Ultra 16 found strong on-device AI performance but a high price.
Coverage
- Benchmarked: Nvidia's RTX Spark notebook delivers serious local AI compute, at a price (theregister.com)
- A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops (Antonio G. Di Benedetto)
- NVIDIA RTX Spark PCs Available Today — A New Beginning for Windows PCs (nvidianews.nvidia.com)
- The best reason to care about Nvidia’s RTX Spark: ‘everything’ will run on Arm (theverge.com)
- How Windows is being optimized for Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops (theverge.com)
- NVIDIA's RTX Spark Is Good For Windows, Even If You Don't Need Local AI (engadget.com)
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