NVIDIA unveiled a grand vision this week, one where edge AI would be as ubiquitous as Microsoft's Windows OS, powered by the brand-new RTX Spark processor. Even so, this vision apparently comes at a substantial cost, which could hurt the proliferation of NVIDIA's grand vision, as per a new assessment by analysts over at Morgan Stanley.
Morgan Stanley analysts believe RTX Spark-led laptops can't be priced below ~$2,900 at the high-end and ~$1,800 at the low-end
As we detailed earlier this week, NVIDIA's all-new RTX Spark (N1x variant) platform leverages TSMC's 3nm node technology and sports:
- A 20-core Grace CPU.
- A Blackwell RTX 5070 GPU, with 6,144 CUDA cores, that delivers up to 1 PFLOP FP4 AI performance.
- Up to 128GB of LPDDR5X-based unified memory
- Around 600 GB/s NVLink-C2C bandwidth between CPU and GPU.
- Support for full NVIDIA software stack, including CUDA, TensorRT, DLSS, Reflex, G-SYNC, and RTX ray tracing.
What's more, the 20-core Grace CPU within the N1x variant is itself made up of 10x ARM Cortex-X925 cores and 10x ARM Cortex-A725 cores.
On the other hand, the N1 variant sports a 12-core CPU, made up of 8x ARM Cortex-X925 cores and 4x ARM Cortex-A725 cores. This variant also sports a GeForce RTX 5050 GPU, and up to 64GB of unified memory.
Well, the hefty core count of the N1x variant apparently comes at an equally hefty price. As per a tabulation by analysts over at Morgan Stanley, PCs sporting the N1x variant of NVIDIA's RTX Spark SoC won't be priced below $2,899, while the N1 variant-bearing PCs will likely sport a price tag of $1,799 or higher.
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