- Nvidia unveiled RTX Spark, a chip for Windows laptops and compact desktops, with a Blackwell RTX GPU (6,144 CUDA cores) and a 20-core Grace CPU.
- It can drive over 100 fps gaming at 1440p, or run a 120-billion-parameter AI model on-device with up to a million tokens of context — one job at a time.
- Microsoft, Dell, HP, Asus, Lenovo, and MSI will ship RTX Spark machines this fall; Philippine arrival likely trails into 2027.
Nvidia took its laptop ambitions to Computex. It announced RTX Spark, a system-on-chip pairing a Blackwell RTX GPU carrying 6,144 CUDA cores with a 20-core Grace CPU that Nvidia designed with MediaTek. According to Nvidia, the same chip lands in both laptops and compact desktops this fall.
Nvidia says RTX Spark can push past 100 fps at 1440p in games, or — instead — run a 120-billion-parameter AI model locally with up to a million tokens of context, no cloud involved. Not at the same time; the chip does one or the other. Local inference at that scale has required a desktop workstation until now.
| Spec | Nvidia RTX Spark |
|---|---|
| Type | SoC for Windows laptops + compact desktops |
| GPU | Blackwell RTX, 6,144 CUDA cores |
| CPU | 20-core Nvidia Grace (designed with MediaTek) |
| AI | ~1 petaflop; runs 120B-parameter models locally (up to 1M tokens) |
| Devices | Microsoft, Dell, HP, Asus, Lenovo, MSI |
| Availability | Fall 2026 (global); Philippines TBA |
Microsoft is building its Surface Laptop Ultra on RTX Spark, and Dell, HP, Asus, Lenovo, and MSI are launching machines on the same fall timeline. Several of those brands have established distribution in the Philippines.
These are fall-2026 global devices; Philippine pricing and stock typically trail the global release, which points to 2027 locally. The first RTX Spark machines to reach the country will most likely come through Asus and MSI, both of which have local distribution.
