Nvidia RTX Spark devices are now shipping through retailers
Buyers can now order RTX Spark laptops, with Best Buy units due on October 16 and some direct models reaching 128GB of unified memory.
Nvidia’s RTX Spark systems are now shipping through retailers and first-party stores, putting the new Grace-Blackwell platform on sale in laptops from Asus, Microsoft, HP, Lenovo, Dell, and others. The rollout matters because buyers now have to choose between two chip variants: a full configuration with a 20-core Grace CPU and 6,144-core Blackwell GPU, and a lower-end version with an 18-core CPU and 5,120-core GPU. Best Buy is selling a limited set of models that top out at 64GB of unified memory and are expected to ship on October 16, while direct sales from Asus, HP, and Microsoft go up to 128GB. Pricing starts at $2,599 for an Asus ProArt P14 at Best Buy and reaches $6,999.99 for Asus’s 128GB ProArt P16, with Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra also offered up to 128GB.
Why it matters
The launch gives buyers a real choice between RTX Spark configurations with different CPU and GPU counts, rather than a spec sheet waiting to ship. It also splits the market by memory ceiling: Best Buy listings stop at 64GB, while direct sales from Asus go to 128GB, including a ProArt P16 at $6,999.99.
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Sources
- Tom's Hardware