Nvidia RTX Spark N1X Launches in October for Laptops and Desktops

Summary

Nvidia has confirmed that its RTX Spark chip will launch publicly as the N1X in October, with versions for laptops and, in one configuration, mini PCs. The higher-end version combines a 20-core Grace CPU with a Blackwell GPU containing 6,144 CUDA cores and supports 24GB to 128GB of unified memory. A second version pairs an 18-core Grace CPU with a 5,120-CUDA-core Blackwell GPU and supports 24GB to 32GB; Nvidia says this configuration will be limited to laptops. Acer and Lenovo announced systems ahead of IFA in Berlin, including Lenovo's Yoga 9n 2-in-1 and Acer's small-form-factor RTX Spark desktop, although neither company disclosed pricing. Nvidia also says systems will come from Asus, Dell, MSI, HP, and Microsoft, including Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra. The devices are being positioned primarily for agentic AI workloads, while Nvidia has also shown gaming demonstrations, and the company claims all-day battery life; the article says both performance and battery claims still require testing. Nvidia has not yet detailed all specifications, prices, or which devices will ship in October versus later in the year. The public use of the N1X name may indicate a lower-end N1 chip, but that possibility remains unconfirmed. The platform's unified-memory design resembles approaches used by Apple's M-series and AMD's Strix Halo, and its arrival would end Qualcomm's exclusivity in Windows on Arm while potentially encouraging more application support for Nvidia's tools. The availability of Microsoft's Agent Framework in Windows by launch time is also unresolved.