Nvidia Launches RTX Spark Chip to Bring Artificial Intelligence Directly to Personal Computers
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Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang has unveiled a new chip that puts artificial intelligence capabilities directly into laptops and desktop computers. The RTX Spark personal computer chip pits the company against Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, and Apple.
Huang, who is in Taiwan for the Computex conference, said the processor is part of an effort with Microsoft to reinvent the personal computer for the artificial intelligence era. The announcement follows three years of collaboration between the two organisations.
The processor will debut this autumn in laptops and compact desktops from Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, Microsoft Surface, and MSI, with models from Acer and GIGABYTE to follow. Industry experts said the chip would overhaul engagement with artificial intelligence because it is designed to run autonomous agents locally.
The hardware runs these agents on local devices rather than relying solely on cloud computing. Nvidia is pushing to capture an expected surge in demand for inference processors after dominating chips that train artificial intelligence models.
Inference processors power artificial intelligence responses to user queries and the agents built to handle routine tasks. By targeting personal computers, Nvidia is betting on its scale and expertise to prise open a large new market.
Deepening competition in the sector has previously worried investors. Counterpoint Research co-founder Neil Shah said the chip looks to transform the traditional app-centric personal computer to a useful agentic artificial intelligence personal computer.
Shah stated these devices will eventually be in every home in coming years as private edge artificial intelligence agents become pivotal. Reception for artificial intelligence personal computers has been mixed so far.
HP reported the devices helped prop up quarterly sales, but Dell said earlier this year that demand had fallen short of initial expectations. Qualcomm has also been offering artificial intelligence personal computers with Microsoft to capitalise on demand.
Nvidia shares jumped 4% following the news, while Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, and Qualcomm were down between 4.9% and 8.5%. Apple dipped 0.8%, and Microsoft was up 2.7%.
HP and Dell were both up more than 7% each, while shares of Lenovo closed more than 5% higher in Hong Kong. Huang said early adopters of the new Vera central processor include OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX.
The executive spoke ahead of the Computex trade show, which runs June 2 to 5 and draws leaders from large technology companies. Qualcomm Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon also spoke ahead of the event and framed 2026 as the turning point for agentic artificial intelligence.
Amon said the industry is moving past artificial intelligence as a simple prompt-answering tool toward fully autonomous agents. He added that the shift makes local edge computing unavoidable because current device architectures were not built for always-on, autonomous operation.
During an earnings call in May, Huang said the new Vera central processors give Nvidia access to a new USD 200 billion market. Huang described the processor as a new major growth driver for the business.
The executive dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence would reduce demand for software engineers, calling the claims complete nonsense. He argued the technology would drive hiring by making workers more productive.
Huang announced plans to invest around USD 150 billion a year in Taiwan, describing the island as the epicentre of the artificial intelligence revolution. The speech at the Taipei Music Hall comes around two weeks after he accompanied U.S. President Donald Trump on a visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Nvidia introduced the RTX Spark chip to run autonomous artificial intelligence agents locally on laptops and desktops.
The processor was developed with MediaTek and will debut this autumn in devices from manufacturers including Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang stated the new Vera central processor gives the company access to a new USD 200 billion market.
Source: REUTERS
