Retail Launch of the NVIDIA DGX Spark AI Super-Computers on October 15
NVIDIA is all set to sell the compact DGX Spark AI supercomputer, with retail availability expected on October 15. The device was designed to make immense AI computational power available to a broader range of users. It caught considerable press after NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivered a unit personally to Elon Musk.
Delivering to Musk-A Bigger Deal
Due to Musk's lineage, the delivery is somewhat conspicuous because Huang had made a similar delivery of one of the first DGX-1 systems to Musk when he was at OpenAI. The gesture shows NVIDIA's big expectations for DGX Spark. As per NVIDIA, Huang and Musk met and Huang "recounted the story of delivering the first DGX system to OpenAI and explaining how Spark takes that mission further."
DGX Spark-Core Specifications
The DGX Spark is designed to push boundless performance in a compact form. Its main technical highlights include:
- NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip: Up to 1 petaflop of AI performance at FP4 precision.
- Unified Memory: 128GB of pooled CPU-GPU memory for local AI model development and execution.
- High-Speed Connectivity: Incorporates NVIDIA ConnectX networking and NVLink-C2C for 5x the PCIe bandwidth.
- Storage and Display: NVMe storage for fast operations and HDMI output for display options.
Pricing, Launches, and Availability
The DGX Spark is expected to cost around $3,999. The retail launch, which had earlier been expected for July, was postponed to October due to issues surrounding its custom NVIDIA and MediaTek GB10 SoC.
On October 15, orders for the mini-supercomputer will be available via the NVIDIA website. Vendor partners for the supercomputer will include Acer, ASUS, Dell Technologies, GIGABYTE, HP, Lenovo, and MSI.
