ASUS ProArt RTX Spark laptops to launch this year, initial stock fully pre-ordered
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ASUS will begin shipping its first ProArt laptops with NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform later this year, the company said on its earnings call, after initial quantities were fully pre-ordered by channel partners. The Taiwanese firm said demand exceeded expectations and it is placing additional orders for 2027, though exact pre-order volumes were not disclosed.
RTX Spark Launch
ASUS said its ProArt notebook family will be among the first to ship with NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform later this year. During a Q&A session on the company's earnings call, ASUS confirmed initial quantities were fully pre-ordered by channel partners and it is placing additional orders for 2027. The Taiwanese firm did not disclose exact pre-order figures, but analyst Bryan Ma highlighted the comments on social media.
Unified Memory Architecture
RTX Spark supports up to 128GB of LPDDR5X unified memory, which NVIDIA says is enough to run 120B parameter models with a context window of up to one million. The platform's Blackwell GPU is claimed to deliver 100 FPS at 1440p resolution in games. ASUS compared the setup to NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090, which has 32GB of VRAM and remains constrained for larger local AI workloads. Creative professionals can use the extra memory for detailed scenes, according to NVIDIA.
CPU Benchmark Results
The RTX Spark uses a 20-core CPU developed in collaboration with MediaTek. In Geekbench 7, both the 18-core and 20-core configurations scored below Apple's M4 Max, according to Wccftech testing. Wccftech said it will revisit performance numbers once the first commercial wave of laptops reaches multiple markets. ASUS has not disclosed launch pricing or exact shipment volumes.
What's Next
ASUS has not disclosed a specific launch date, but first RTX Spark laptops are expected to reach retailers before the end of 2026. It remains unclear how Qualcomm, Apple, and AMD will respond to NVIDIA's entry into unified-memory laptops.
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ASUS ProArt RTX Spark laptops to launch this year, initial stock fully pre-ordered
