GoKawiilNvidia names RTX Spark chip 'N1X', confirms October launch with two configs
Nvidia has officially detailed its RTX Spark chip, branding it the N1X and confirming it will ship in laptops and mini PCs starting in October. The lineup includes a top config pairing a 20-core Grace CPU with a 6,144-core Blackwell GPU and up to 128GB of unified memory, plus a lower-tier laptop-only version with 18 CPU cores, 5,120 CUDA cores, and up to 32GB of memory. Lenovo and Acer have already unveiled devices using the chip ahead of IFA Berlin, with more OEMs expected to follow.
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This marks Nvidia's first public confirmation of the N1X name, hinting at a broader family of chips including a possible lower-end N1 variant still to come. The launch signals Nvidia's push into AI-focused laptops and mini PCs, competing directly with Apple and Qualcomm in the unified-memory compute space while also targeting gaming performance.
- N1X chip ships in laptops and mini PCs starting October
- Two configurations differ in CPU/GPU core counts and memory, up to 128GB
- Lenovo and Acer are first OEMs to reveal devices, with Asus, Dell, MSI, HP and Microsoft to follow
NVIDIA DGX Spark AI Supercomputer — If the N1X news has you itching to run big models locally, NVIDIA's DGX Spark is the desktop-sized Grace Blackwell machine built for exactly that. It's the same family of unified-memory silicon headed to Lenovo and Acer laptops, but in a mini form factor you can put on your desk today.
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