Nvidia has unveiled a new chip designed to bring advanced artificial intelligence capabilities directly to laptops and desktop computers, marking a major push to move AI processing from cloud servers onto personal devices, according to Investing.com. The new RTX Spark superchip was introduced by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the Computex technology conference in Taiwan as part of the company’s effort with Microsoft to “reinvent the PC” for the AI era.
The RTX Spark chip is designed to run AI models and autonomous AI agents locally on a user’s computer rather than relying entirely on cloud-based data centres. Nvidia says the chip delivers up to one petaflop of AI performance and can support large language models with up to 120 billion parameters, enabling advanced AI applications, content creation, and productivity tools directly on personal devices.
Developed in partnership with Taiwan’s MediaTek, the chip combines Nvidia’s Blackwell RTX graphics architecture with a 20-core Grace CPU. Major manufacturers including Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, MSI, and Microsoft Surface are expected to launch RTX Spark-powered laptops and desktop PCs later this year.
CNBC Africa says the launch reflects a growing shift toward “personal AI computing,” where users can run powerful AI tools locally for greater speed, privacy, and control. The move also places Nvidia in more direct competition with rivals such as Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, and Apple as the race to define the next generation of AI-powered personal computers intensifies.
