RTX Spark

RTX Spark is a chip made by NVIDIA that packs the CPU, GPU, and memory all into one single chip, instead of having them as separate parts. Most laptops have a separate chip that acts as the "brain" and another chip that handles graphics, but RTX Spark merges them together, giving it a structure similar to Apple's own chips used in Macs.

The reason for combining everything into one chip is to let laptops and mini PCs run AI on their own, without connecting to internet servers. The goal is to run AI programs that can search, create files, and even handle scheduling directly on the device, without relying on the cloud.

Companies like Lenovo, Dell, ASUS, Microsoft, and Acer are rolling out laptops and mini PCs equipped with this chip one after another, mostly aimed at creators who make images and videos, as well as people who use AI frequently.

Articles describe it like this: "Lenovo's first RTX Spark laptop is the Yoga 9n, a 16-inch 2-in-1 model." Here, RTX Spark doesn't refer to a laptop model name but to the chip built inside it. Since companies like Lenovo, Dell, ASUS, and Acer each put this same chip into their own different laptops and mini PCs, it's accurate to think of RTX Spark not as one specific product, but as the name of a component shared across multiple devices.