At Taipei’s Computex on Sunday, NVIDIA unveiled the RTX Spark, a new PC CPU it calls a “superchip” aimed at running local AI agents and large language models on Windows laptops and desktops. NVIDIA says the chip delivers roughly one petaflop of performance and will be paired with sufficient CPU, GPU, RAM and NVIDIA CUDA software in upcoming Windows machines; the company highlighted secure sandboxes for running agents developed jointly with Microsoft as a key feature. OEM partners told NVIDIA they will ship RTX Spark systems this fall, signalling a push to bring agent — capable Windows devices to consumers and businesses.
NVIDIA positioned RTX Spark specifically for agent workloads, naming examples such as OpenClaw and Hermes Agent as target applications. The company claimed the RTX features will accelerate AI workloads and image quality and said more than 1,000 games and applications will support AI features on the new platform. Over 100 Windows software makers have reportedly signed on to support the chip, including Adobe, Blender, ComfyUI, Riot Games and Xbox.
Several major PC makers committed to fall availability: ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft Surface and MSI, with Acer and Gigabyte listed to follow. Microsoft has already branded its RTX Spark system the Surface Laptop Ultra and called it “the most powerful Surface Laptop ever built.” OEMs have not yet published full configurations or pricing for their RTX Spark systems. NVIDIA framed the launch as part of a broader move into CPUs for AI. CEO Jensen Huang has described the opportunity as a potential $200 billion market, and NVIDIA cited sales of its earlier high‑end server CPU, Vera, — about $20 billion worth — as evidence of demand for its CPU efforts. like OpenClaw.
The announcement revives a difficult precedent: NVIDIA‑based ARM Windows devices were attempted and largely failed in the past, most notably Microsoft’s 2013 Surface RT, which resulted in a roughly $900 million write‑off. NVIDIA’s long‑term success with RTX Spark will hinge on real‑world performance tiers, pricing and the effectiveness of sandboxed security. NVIDIA has suggested the upside could be vast — Huang has spoken of “billions of agents” — but whether RTX Spark drives widespread adoption and a dramatic increase in CPU demand remains to be seen.
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