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Nvidia 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.
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Who
Nvidia, Microsoft, Satya Nadella, AMD
What
Nvidia 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.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:00:22 GMT · 4h 26m ago
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Why
Nvidia and Microsoft aim to bring "unmetered intelligence to every home and every desk with Windows" using the RTX Spark platform.
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How this affects you
The introduction of RTX Spark at a high price point coincides with a period of severe consumer hardware affordability issues, including a 300% surge in DRAM prices globally by March 2026, partly driven by the increased demand for AI accelerators for data centers, which Nvidia contributes to.
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