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This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton

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By: Antonio G. Di Benedetto
1 June 2026 at 21:02
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang holds up two RTX Spark laptops at Computex 2026

Nvidia's announcement that it's getting into the consumer laptop chip space with RTX Spark is huge. Apple has proved for years that Arm-based chips can perform incredibly well while also delivering great battery life - at least on the Mac. In the Windows world, performance hasn't fully matched up under Qualcomm chips, mostly in the graphics department. There's clearly still untapped potential, and Nvidia seems to be promising to deliver it.

This could be Windows' moment to blow us away with a new generation of supremely capable chips, much like Apple's back in 2020, with the introduction of the M1. But why does this launch feel simultaneous …

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These are the first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops

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By: Jess Weatherbed
1 June 2026 at 12:29
Six up the upcoming Nvidia Spark laptops from Microsoft, Dell, MSI, and more, expected to launch in fall 2026.
A lot of details are still under wraps, but at least we know what the new Nvidia Spark laptops look like. | Image: Nvidia

Nvidia has officially entered the world of consumer laptop chips with the RTX Spark, and several device makers already have hardware lined up for it. Microsoft, Asus, HP, MSI, Lenovo, and Dell are expected to launch RTX Spark laptops sometime this fall, and some of those partner companies have shared details about what we can expect.

The common feature shared by all of the upcoming launches is that Arm-based Nvidia RTX Spark superchip, though several variations are in the pipeline. The flagship version unveiled by Nvidia at Computex includes 20 CPU cores, 6,144 GPU cores, and 128GB of LPDDR5X memory - making it near identical to the GB10 ch …

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