Nvidia unveiled its new PC chip, RTX Spark, at Computex Taipei, positioning it as a "super chip" for AI agents. According to the company, Windows PCs powered by this chip will begin shipping this fall, with initial partners including Microsoft Surface, Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, and MSI.

Mainly running AI Agent locally

The focus of this announcement isn't just on launching a new CPU, but also on Nvidia's attempt to bring AI agents from the cloud and development environments to personal computers. The company states that these devices will be equipped with a secure sandbox co-developed with Microsoft for more secure local agent operation, while also having sufficient CPU, GPU, memory, and CUDA software support to run local versions of large language models.

Nvidia claims that RTX Spark can achieve a computing power of 1 petaflop, targeting AI agent applications such as OpenClaw and Hermes Agent. Jensen Huang stated that in the future, users will no longer need to frequently open applications or enter complex commands; instead, they can directly submit requests, allowing the computer to complete more tasks.

Software and hardware manufacturers follow up in tandem

From a product positioning perspective, these devices target both AI content creators and gamers. NVIDIA stated that RTX technology will deliver faster AI processing speeds, better graphics performance, and support AI features in over 1,000 games and applications.

Currently, over 100 Windows software vendors have pledged support for the new chip, including Adobe, Blender, ComfyUI, Riot Games, and Xbox. On the hardware front, Microsoft, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and other manufacturers have confirmed the release of related models, with Acer and Gigabyte expected to join later.

Targeting the $200 billion CPU market

This press conference also echoed Huang's recent pronouncements about even bigger goals. Last month, Nvidia stated in its earnings call that, in addition to GPUs, the company sees an opportunity in a roughly $200 billion AI CPU market. He mentioned at the time that Nvidia's high-end server CPU Vera, launched earlier this year, had already generated $20 billion in sales.

Nvidia has previously attempted to develop ARM-based Windows devices, but without success. Now, with the rise of local inference, agent applications, and high-performance AI PCs, the company is betting again in this direction. Microsoft has even named its related product the Surface Laptop Ultra, calling it the most powerful Surface laptop.

Additional information:Currently, manufacturers have not yet released detailed specifications and pricing for the RTX Spark models. TechCrunch notes that these new systems appear to be similar to a full Windows version of Nvidia's existing DGX Spark mini PC, which is priced at approximately $4,800 for developers.