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It’s not a consumer desktop, but Nvidia’s foray into an AI developer-focused mini PC is finally ready to launch. After starting preorders earlier this year, Nvidia will begin selling the DGX Spark on Wednesday, Oct. 15, through Nvidia.com and select third-party retailers including Micro Center.
The 2.6-pound product looks an awful lot like a mini PC, but it’s more of an AI training workhorse than a general-purpose computer. Instead of Windows, the product runs Nvidia's DGX OS, the company’s custom version of Ubuntu Linux, which has been configured with AI software.
(Credit: Nvidia)At Computex, we saw other vendors, including Asus, Dell, Gigabyte, HP, Lenovo, and MSI, showing off their own takes on the DGX Spark. So, expect to see various implementations using Nvidia’s GB10 super chip, like Acer's Veriton GN100 AI Mini Workstation, which arrives in December.
(Credit: Acer)Nvidia created the DGX Spark so developers, research scientists, and even students can locally harness the computing power necessary to run cutting-edge AI models. Previously known as Project DIGITS, the product boasts a GB10 super chip, which combines a 20-core Arm-based Grace CPU with a Blackwell GPU that has the same number of CUDA cores as an RTX 5070 graphics card.
The Spark has also been outfitted with 128GB of LPDDR5x system memory, shared between the CPU and GPU, along with 4TB of NVMe storage. The product’s relatively small package is causing Nvidia to hype it up as “the world’s smallest AI supercomputer, delivering data-center-class performance in a compact desktop form factor.” Other specs include four USB-C ports, Wi-Fi 7, and an HDMI connector.
The mini PC can also be powered from a standard electrical outlet. However, the product isn’t cheap. “DGX Spark pricing is $3,999, not including any local taxes or tariffs,” Nvidia tells us.
(Credit: Nvidia)While not meant for consumers, the DGX Spark is notable since Nvidia has long been rumored to also be working on a Windows PC that’ll feature the company’s GPU tech, along with an Arm chip from MediaTek.
In addition to the DGX Spark, Nvidia is preparing the larger DGX Station, a full desktop tower that’ll boast a more powerful, GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra chip. Pricing hasn't been announced. But Nvidia plans on selling it later this year with the help of partners including Asus, Boxx, Dell, HP, and Supermicro.