Nvidia announces RTX Spark laptop superchip and Vera Rubin NVL72 rack system
Nvidia announced two new AI hardware products. Nvidia says the chip can run models with up to 120 B parameters and a 1 M token context window, and it will ship from October 16, 2026 through partners such as ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI with prices starting at $2,599.
Key points
- RTX Spark integrates a Blackwell RTX GPU and Grace CPU, up to 6,144 GPU cores, up to 20 CPU cores, up to 1 petaflop FP4 AI performance.
- Vera Rubin NVL72 connects 72 Rubin GPUs and 36 Vera CPUs, delivering approximately 5.7 times higher throughput per watt than GB300.
The Vera Rubin NVL72 rack system links 72 Rubin GPUs and 36 Vera CPUs via 6th‑generation NVLink, is 100 % liquid‑cooled and builds on the 3rd‑generation MGX NVL72 design.
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