RTX Spark is the name of an Arm-based system on a chip for Windows PCs, a pairing of an Arm-based Grace CPU and an RTX GPU. Nvidia now calls the part RTX Spark N1X and has denied the existence of a rumored lower-tier N1. The first laptop built around it, the Surface Laptop Ultra, opens pre-orders on October 8 at 9:00 PM with the release set for October 16.
RTX Spark coverage starts at Gamescom 2026 with the software question. Electronic Arts, Embark Studios, and Ubisoft will bring titles including EA SPORTS F1 25, Apex Legends, Anno 117: Pax Romana, ARC Raiders, and THE FINALS. EA Javelin Anticheat is being built with native support for the Arm-based SoC, and Nvidia also released DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction.
Acer's IFA 2026 press conference in Berlin introduced the Predator Atlas 7 handheld, the Swift Blade 14 and Swift Air 16 laptops, and two concept models: the Project DualPlay Mini 2-in-1 and the SFF RTX Spark desktop. The RTX Spark concept targets local AI workloads with up to 1 PFLOPS of performance.
On October 8, Microsoft and Nvidia opened pre-orders for the Surface Laptop Ultra ahead of an October 16 release. The notebook runs on the RTX Spark N1X, pairing an Arm-based Grace CPU with an RTX GPU. The top configuration carries a 6144-core Blackwell RTX GPU, a 20-core Grace CPU, and up to 128GB of unified memory, enough to run AI models above 120B parameters locally and reach up to 1 petaflop of AI performance. Microsoft's US price starts at $2599, and Sofmap lists the Surface Laptop Ultra in Japan at 513,480 yen and up.
At a technical briefing in the United States on October 8, after Microsoft, ASUS, MSI and others announced machines built around it the previous day, Nvidia detailed the SoC and denied the existence of a rumored lower-tier N1. Memory comes in five LPDDR5X-9400 capacities from 24GB to 128GB.
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Nvidia detailed its RTX Spark system on a chip for Windows PCs at a technical briefing in the United States on October 8, after Microsoft, ASUS, MSI and others announced machines built around it the previous day. Nvidia calls the part RTX Spark N1X and denied the existence of a rumored lower-tier N1. Memory comes in five LPDDR5X-9400 capacities from 24GB to 128GB.
Microsoft and NVIDIA opened pre-orders for the Surface Laptop Ultra on October 8, 2026, with the release set for October 16 at 9:00 PM. Sofmap is accepting reservations on a dedicated page. The notebook runs on the NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X, a chip pairing an Arm-based Grace CPU with an RTX GPU. The top configuration carries a 6144-core Blackwell RTX GPU, a 20-core Grace CPU, and up to 128GB of unified memory, enough to run AI models above 120B parameters locally and reach up to 1 petaflop of AI performance. The 15-inch PixelSense Ultra touchscreen peaks at 2000 nits. The chassis stays under 18mm thick and under 2kg, using a new thermal design rated at up to 2.5 times the capacity of existing Surface Laptops. Storage is user-removable, and charging moves to a magnetic USB Type-C system called Magnetic Connect. Microsoft's US price starts at $2599.
Acer's IFA 2026 press conference in Berlin introduced the Predator Atlas 7 portable gaming handheld, the 799g Swift Blade 14 laptop, the Swift Air 16, and two concept models: the Project DualPlay Mini 2-in-1 and the SFF RTX Spark desktop. The Atlas 7 pairs Intel Arc G3 processors with up to 24GB of LPDDR5x memory and a 120Hz display. The RTX Spark concept targets local AI workloads with up to 1 PFLOPS of performance.
NVIDIA announced new RTX Spark support at Gamescom 2026. Electronic Arts, Embark Studios, and Ubisoft will provide titles including EA SPORTS F1 25, Apex Legends, Anno 117: Pax Romana, ARC Raiders, and THE FINALS. EA Javelin Anticheat is being built with native support for the Arm-based SoC. NVIDIA also released DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction.