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After months of rumors and leaked listings, Nvidia has finally unveiled its Spark superchip at Computex 2026. The SoC (codenamed N1X) is due to launch in laptops from Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and MSI in Fall of this year, touted to hit over 100fps in 1440p across Triple-A titles.
- Nvidia Spark laptops touted to run games at 100fps in QHD
- Huang suggests performance comparable to that of the RTX 5070 mobile
- Chip combines 6144-CUDA-core Blackwell GPU with 20-core MediaTek Grace CPU
- Shipping in Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and MSI laptops this Fall
Speculation has been rife that Nvidia's N1X machines could be coming for the best gaming laptops, ever since the chips most recently leaked in Lenovo Legion listings.
Now we know that the Arm-based chip has been developed alongside MediaTek, providing the 20-core Grace CPU that sits next to the Blackwell main event, a 6144 CUDA-core strong RTX GPU. Essentially, Nvidia's joining big guns like Intel and Qualcomm in the chiplet race, and it's confident in its Arm approach.
The project has a sturdy development force behind it, with Unreal, Xbox, Sega, Konami, Riot, and Remedy among listed developers working with Nvidia to sidestep the performance sacrifices previously inherent with gaming on Arm systems. Running Windows on Arm via the Microsoft Prism emulator has typically yielded framerate drops in the past - there's a whole extra layer of processing going on, after all. However, recent updates have yielded significant progress in this department over the last six months and now Nvidia is ready to dive in.
While the flagship chip (and likely the one Huang is referencing in that 100fps+ statement) will come stocked with 128GB LPDDR5X unified memory, the brand has been quick to point out that "RTX Spark is going to be a family products that are going to attack a lot of different price points." A 16GB option is also on the cards, a sigh of relief considering the current RAM crisis.
Six laptops were thrown up on stage in Taipei, representing the Fall cohort of new releases. These are all productivity powerhouses previously reserved for content creators and professionals - now they're taking aim at the mid-range gaming market as well.
Huang didn't share any concrete performance numbers, but stated that - depending on the game - Nvidia Spark laptops can pack the power of an RTX 5070 mobile equivalent. Salt needed, we all know Nvidia runs small with its sizes in these keynotes.
While pricing might not change between current RTX 5070 / RTX 5060 rates, form factors will. These are not cheaper gaming laptops for the entry level buyer - they're all-in-one (AI-focused) machines that can also run games just as well as a mid-range dedicated device. Nvidia's aiming for laptops running as little as 14mm thick, and as light as three pounds, offering "all-day battery life" and solid gaming performance without a power cable attached. This isn't a power upgrade, then, it's a quality of life upgrade. Just how many of those 100 frames will be generated, remains to be seen.
For now, we'll have to wait for further updates on actual performance (scheduled to come closer to that Fall launch). Huang made no comments about the Spark's viability for the gaming handheld market.
1. Best overall: HP Omen Max 16
2. Best budget: MSI Katana
3. Best value: Lenovo Legion 5 Gen 10
4. Best 14-inch: Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
5. Best 16-inch: Razer Blade 16
6. Best 18-inch: Asus ROG Strix Scar 18
Check out the best Asus gaming laptops and the best Alienware laptops for more options, or take a look at the best Razer laptops for more thin'n'light options.
