Nvidia RTX Spark Laptops Are Out: Prices Start at $2,599

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Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops went on sale worldwide on Friday, October 16, 2026, with prices starting at $2,599 and climbing to about $7,000 for the most loaded machines. Nvidia announced the launch at 8:00 a.m. ET in a press release from Santa Clara, saying ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI are all selling RTX Spark systems from today through their own websites and major retailers. It is Nvidia's first full Windows laptop platform built around its own Arm-based "superchip," and it puts the company in direct competition with Apple, Intel, AMD and Qualcomm.

What happened

RTX Spark combines an Nvidia Grace CPU and a Blackwell RTX GPU on a single chip with up to 128GB of shared (unified) memory. Nvidia says it delivers up to 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance, enough, in the company's words, to run frontier AI models and AI agents locally. MediaTek worked with Nvidia on the custom CPU design. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the platform brings "the power of NVIDIA AI, RTX graphics and CUDA together with Microsoft Windows in one PC for creating, gaming and running personal AI agents."

The launch lineup named by Nvidia includes the ASUS ProArt P14 and P16, Dell XPS 16, HP OmniBook Ultra and OmniBook X 14, Lenovo Yoga Pro 9n, Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra, and the MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+ and Prestige N16. Nvidia says more systems will follow, and pricing and configurations vary by region. We covered the Surface model's price reveal earlier this month in our Surface Laptop Ultra report.

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Prices reported on launch day

According to Tom's Hardware, orders are live and devices are shipping now. Here are the US prices it listed:

  • $2,599: ASUS ProArt P14 with 24GB of memory at Best Buy, the cheapest way in.
  • $3,999: Surface Laptop Ultra with 48GB at Best Buy, the top of Best Buy's range, which stops at 64GB.
  • $4,499.99: ASUS ProArt P16 with 64GB from the ASUS store.
  • $5,109 and $5,309: HP OmniBook X and OmniBook Ultra with 1TB of storage from HP's store, in configurations Tom's Hardware described as much cheaper than the 128GB ProArt P16.
  • $6,999.99: ASUS ProArt P16 with 128GB of memory and 2TB of storage.

Nvidia also mentions a limited-time promotion for new Perplexity users, but the release doesn't say what it includes.

Two chips share the RTX Spark name

Tom's Hardware warns buyers that "RTX Spark" is really a family of two chips, both listed as "RTX Spark N1X." The full version has a 20-core Grace CPU and a 6,144-core Blackwell GPU. A cut-down version has 18 CPU cores and 5,120 GPU cores. In the listings it checked, the smaller chip showed up only in 24GB and 32GB models. So it's worth reading the spec sheet, not just the memory size, before you order. Memory options run from 24GB through 32GB, 48GB and 64GB up to 128GB.

AI agents, apps and games on day one

  • Local AI agents: Nvidia says guided installers let users set up agents including GitHub Copilot, Hermes, OpenClaw, Perplexity, Pi and WorkBuddy without a command line. Its Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B model is supported on some configurations. (We covered the Nemotron 3.5 family here.)
  • Creators: Nvidia claims RTX Spark can edit 8K 4:2:2 video and render 3D scenes up to 90GB. Adobe Photoshop and Premiere get native RTX Spark support through beta releases at launch, and Substance is "coming soon."
  • Developers: Nvidia and Microsoft list the first PyTorch-CUDA build for Windows on Arm and support for 97% of the top 15,000 Python packages.
  • Games: Launch titles include Cyberpunk 2077, Fortnite, Gears of War: E-Day, Marvel Rivals, World of Warcraft and NBA 2K27. Nvidia says a new DLSS 5 AI model can raise DLSS 5 frame rates by up to 1.4x.

Why it matters

The first hands-on verdicts are mixed. In a week-long test of four RTX Spark laptops, published Friday, three writers at The Verge called the chip an exciting new challenger, but one aimed squarely at the high end.

  • Gaming is real, with limits. Tom Warren reported about 60fps in most games at 1440p on medium settings with DLSS performance mode, including a 66fps average in Cyberpunk 2077. Antonio G. Di Benedetto put graphics performance somewhere between an RTX 5070 and an RTX 5060 laptop GPU, so a gaming laptop with a dedicated graphics card still gives you more for your money.
  • The CPU trails Apple. In The Verge's benchmarks, the RTX Spark matched a top M5 Max MacBook Pro in one Blender GPU render. Apple's chips were clearly ahead on CPU, though, and the reviewers noted that a 12-core M6 Mac Mini keeps up in multicore tests.
  • Battery life is so-so. Sean Hollister's best real-world run on an ASUS ProArt P16 was 5 hours and 40 minutes. Running local AI models drained the battery much faster.
  • Local AI still feels like a beta. Warren said the agent experience is aimed at developers for now. Hollister found a local news-briefing task took about twice as long as a cloud model did.

Even so, RTX Spark is the first time Windows on Arm laptops have shipped with serious Nvidia graphics and CUDA support. That could pull more developers and creators toward the platform.

What's next

Nvidia says more RTX Spark systems are on the way, and Tom's Hardware notes that small-form-factor desktops will arrive after launch. Full scored reviews of individual models are still coming in. The Verge says it plans more thorough battery tests and wants to try the cheaper 24GB models next. The big open question is price: none of the launch machines costs less than $2,599, and The Verge's reviewers said a lower-cost or gaming-focused version is what the lineup is missing.

FAQ

How much does an Nvidia RTX Spark laptop cost?

Nvidia says prices start at $2,599. Tom's Hardware lists that price for the 24GB ASUS ProArt P14, while a 128GB ASUS ProArt P16 with 2TB of storage costs $6,999.99. Prices vary by region and configuration.

When can you buy RTX Spark laptops?

Now. Nvidia says they went on sale globally on October 16, 2026, from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI, through those brands' websites and major retailers such as Best Buy.

Is RTX Spark good for gaming?

It can play many recent games. The Verge saw about 60fps at 1440p on medium settings with DLSS, but its reviewers said a laptop with a dedicated Nvidia graphics card gives gamers better value.

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