The DGX Spark is a compact device, smaller than a laptop, that can be easily hidden on a desk or slipped into a backpack. (Image credit: NVIDIA)
Nvidia has announced a new series of artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputers that can deliver unprecedented computing power in a desktop-friendly form factor.
Previously known as Project Digits, these powerful systems, first unveiled at CES 2025 in January, are called DGX Spark and DGX Station. The computers run on Nvidia’s Blackwell Ultra platform and promise up to a petaflop of computing power — more than 1,000 times faster than the best laptops or high-end desktops.
Blackwell Ultra is designed for mass AI training and testing, and DGX systems promise to bring that power to data scientists, AI researchers, and students at a relatively affordable price. It’s like putting the computing power of a data center in a device small enough to fit on your desk.
The DGX Spark is a small box, smaller than a laptop, that can easily be hidden on the corner of a desk or in a bag. It is just under 2 inches (5 cm) tall and just under 6 inches (15 cm) wide, and is powered by the GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, which is capable of 1,000 AI TOPS (trillion operations per second).
The device also comes with 128 gigabytes of unified system memory and Nvidia’s full suite of AI software, including a variety of tools, libraries, and some pre-trained models. These include the CUDA Deep Neural Network (cuDNN) library for optimizing neural network layers during training and inference, as well as a pre-trained SegFormer model. Nvidia’s version of the DGX Spark is available online starting at $3,999, though the company said other models will be available soon from manufacturers like ASUS, Dell, and Lenovo.
Supercomputer power in a desktop PC case
The DGX Station is a larger, more powerful version of the Spark, similar in size to a professional workstation.
Based on the GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip, it includes an impressive 748GB of “large coherent” memory – memory that can be accessed by multiple processors simultaneously.
It also features an Nvidia ConnectX-8 SuperNIC, which provides network connectivity at blazing speeds of up to 800 gigabits per second—fast enough to download approximately five 4K movies per second.
It also uses NVLink-C2C Interconnect to connect internal components at 900 gigabytes per second. DGX Station is a powerful computer designed to run large-scale AI training and inference workloads right on your desk, without the need to access additional resources through the cloud.
The DGX Station is not currently available for pre-order, but Nvidia said it will be available later in 2025 from partners including Asus, Dell, HP, Lambda, and Supermicro.
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, noted that the new DGX machines are a logical step forward in the evolution of artificial intelligence.
“AI has changed every layer of the computing stack. It is clear that a new class of computers will emerge that are designed for AI developers and running AI applications,” he said in a commentary. “With these new DGX AI personal computers, AI can span from cloud services to desktop and edge applications.”
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