Nvidia Announces RTX Spark PC Chip, Launches Surface Ultra Laptop with Microsoft

Nvidia announced the RTX Spark chip on June 1, 2026, marking its entry as a complete PC chipmaker competing with Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm. The flagship Arm-based chip features 20 CPU cores, 6,144 GPU cores, and 128GB of LPDDR5X memory. Nvidia partnered with Microsoft to launch the Surface Ultra laptop, with RTX Spark devices available in fall 2026. The chip is based on the GB10 from Nvidia's 2025 DGX Spark personal AI supercomputer.

RTX Spark chip announcement

• ▪The first batch of RTX Spark computers in fall 2026 is targeting premium price points in the market
• ▪Nvidia RTX Spark chips will be available in laptops and mini-PCs in fall 2026
• ▪The RTX Spark is based on the GB10 chip that was in the DGX Spark personal AI supercomputer released by Nvidia in 2025
• ▪The RTX Spark is the first in a family of chips from Nvidia for consumer PCs
• ▪Nvidia announced the RTX Spark chip on June 1, 2026

Technical specifications

• ▪The flagship RTX Spark chip has 20 CPU cores, 6,144 GPU cores, and 128GB of LPDDR5X memory
• ▪The RTX Spark chips are made on the TSMC 3 process in partnership with MediaTek
• ▪Nvidia will release lesser versions of the RTX Spark chip with as little as 16GB of RAM targeting lower prices
• ▪The RTX Spark chip scales from low single-digit wattage to 80 watts
• ▪The RTX Spark chip has roughly the graphical power of an RTX 5070 mobile GPU depending on the application

AI agent capabilities

• ▪An RTX Spark laptop or desktop can host 120-billion-parameter AI agents with up to 128GB of unified memory
• ▪Nvidia RTX Spark can render a 90GB 3D scene in a 14mm thick laptop without a power cord plugged in
• ▪Microsoft will show new Windows security and containment primitives at Build conference in June 2026 that allow personal agents to run safely with Nvidia's OpenShell runtime

Gaming compatibility

• ▪Riot Games is bringing League of Legends to Windows on Arm
• ▪Nvidia RTX Spark can play Indiana Jones and the Great Circle at 100fps at 1440p resolution in a 14mm thick laptop without a power cord
• ▪Epic's Fortnite came to Windows on Arm in November 2025

Software developer support

• ▪Adobe Premiere has special optimizations for Nvidia's RTX Spark chip

Hardware partner ecosystem

• ▪Microsoft is releasing a laptop called the Surface Laptop Ultra with the Nvidia RTX Spark chip
• ▪Eight specific laptops with RTX Spark chips are confirmed for fall 2026
• ▪Nvidia partners are working on over 30 laptops with RTX Spark chips