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Nvidia launched the RTX Spark, a Blackwell-class chip with a 20-core ARM CPU and up to 128GB of unified memory, aiming to bring agentic AI to consumer PCs.
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Who
Nvidia, Microsoft, Satya Nadella, AMD
What
Nvidia launched the RTX Spark, a Blackwell-class chip with a 20-core ARM CPU and up to 128GB of unified memory, aiming to bring agentic AI to consumer PCs.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:00:22 GMT · 4h 30m ago
Where
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Why
Nvidia, with Microsoft, aims to introduce "unmetered intelligence to every home and every desk with Windows" using the new platform.
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The launch of the RTX Spark at an estimated price of $3,000 comes as DRAM prices surged by up to 300% globally in March 2026, driven partly by demand for AI accelerators, raising concerns about consumer affordability and Nvidia's shift towards data center business.
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- Economics4h 30m agoNvidia launched RTX Spark, a Blackwell-class chip with over 6,000 CUDA cores and a 20-core ARM CPU, at a projected price of $3,000, while Microsoft plans to use the platform to bring "unmetered intelligence to every home and every desk with Windows."Open article
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- Economics4h 30m agoNvidia unveiled RTX Spark, a new 'Blackwell-class chip with over 6,000 CUDA cores with a 20-core ARM CPU capable of packing up to 128GB of unified memory in a laptop', aiming to bring 'unmetered intelligence to every home and every desk with Windows'.Open article
- Economics4h 30m agoDRAM prices hit an all-time high and surged by up to 300% globally in March 2026, as manufacturers shifted capacity towards High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) production for data center hardware, impacting consumer hardware affordability.Open article
- Economics4h 30m agoNvidia introduced RTX Spark, a Blackwell-class chip with over 6,000 CUDA cores and 128GB of unified memory for consumer PCs, which is expected to cost around $3,000.Open article
- Economics4h 30m agoNvidia has introduced RTX Spark, a Blackwell-class chip with a 20-core ARM CPU and up to 128GB of unified memory, designed to bring more agentic AI to consumer PCs.Open article