Nvidia's N1X chip ships in two configurations starting in October
Nvidia will start selling RTX Spark systems based on its N1X chip in October. This will bring a compact AI PC to Windows users and the hardware makers that build for them.
The launch takes Nvidia’s desktop AI expansion to consumer laptops, with Acer and Lenovo already lining up machines.
Nvidia pairs up to 6,144 CUDA cores with 20 CPU cores
The N1X will be available in two versions. The higher-end version pairs a 20-core CPU with 6,144 CUDA cores and 24GB to 128GB of unified memory, while the other pairs an 18-core CPU with 5,120 CUDA cores and 24GB to 32GB of unified memory.
Unified memory means the pool is shared by the CPU and GPU. This is valuable when a machine has to load large AI models locally.
Nvidia’s own product page describes the lineup as “the fusion of NVIDIA AI and RTX graphics in slim laptops and small desktops” for “creators, developers, and gamers.” The company is targeting notebooks and small desktops.
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