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ASUS Adds RTX Spark to ProArt PCs for Local AI Work

The new creator systems center on memory capacity and local execution, while ASUS’s performance and workload figures remain company-supplied specifications.

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ASUS Adds RTX Spark to ProArt PCs for Local AI Work
ASUS Adds RTX Spark to ProArt PCs for Local AI Work
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ASUS is putting NVIDIA’s RTX Spark platform into three ProArt machines: the P16 and P14 laptops, plus the compact GR1X desktop. The goal is to move more creative and developer AI work onto the device, while still letting users hand tasks to cloud services when that makes more sense. The hardware pitch centers on memory. RTX Spark is specified with up to 128 gigabytes of unified memory, a Blackwell GPU with 6,144 cores, a Grace CPU with as many as 20 cores, fifth-generation Tensor Cores using FP4 precision, and NVIDIA’s NVLink-C2C connection. ASUS rates the platform at up to one petaflop of AI performance, and says it can handle language models with up to 120 billion parameters, 3D scenes larger than 90 gigabytes, and 4K AI video generation. Those are ASUS-supplied specifications and workload claims, not independent benchmarks. The mobile systems keep that capability portable: the P16 is 1.77 kilograms and 12.9 millimeters thick, while the P14 is 1.48 kilograms and 13.9 millimeters. The 150-by-150-by-51-millimeter GR1X adds 10-gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and support for four 4K displays. Software includes local MuseTree and ComfyUI workflows, alongside StoryCube and cloud creative tools. ASUS also calls the GR1X the first Windows PC built for personal agents, a claim awaiting outside validation. The next concrete test comes at IFA in Berlin, where invited media and partners will see these workflows demonstrated from September 2 through 5, 2026.

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ASUS is extending NVIDIA’s RTX Spark platform across the ProArt P16, P14, and GR1X, positioning them as local-AI machines that can still hand work to cloud services. The hardware combines a Blackwell GPU, Grace CPU, and up to 128GB unified memory, with ASUS claiming support for models up to 120 billion parameters and one petaflop of AI performance. Those figures are vendor claims, not independent benchmarks....

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    The GR1X measures 150 × 150 × 51mm and supports 10GbE, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and four 4K displays.

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    The P16 weighs 1.77kg at 12.9mm thick; the P14 weighs 1.48kg at 13.9mm thick.

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    ASUS’s workflow spans local MuseTree and ComfyUI use alongside cloud creative services, rather than promising fully offline operation.

ASUS has introduced two ProArt laptops and a compact desktop powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark, aiming to move more creator and developer AI work onto the device. The platform is specified with up to 128GB of unified memory, giving ASUS a hardware basis for its local and hybrid workflow pitch rather than a cloud-only AI setup.

The computing package behind the local-AI pitch

RTX Spark combines a Blackwell RTX GPU with 6,144 cores, a Grace CPU with up to 20 cores, fifth-generation Tensor Cores using FP4 precision, and NVIDIA’s NVLink-C2C chip-to-chip connection. ASUS rates the platform at up to one petaflop of AI performance.

ASUS says that capacity can support language models with up to 120 billion parameters, 3D scenes larger than 90GB, and 4K AI video generation. Those are company-supplied workload claims, not independent test results.

One platform across three machines

The ProArt P16 and P14 bring the platform to mobile systems. The P16 is 12.9mm thick and weighs 1.77kg; the P14 is 13.9mm thick and weighs 1.48kg.

The desktop option, the ProArt GR1X, measures 150 × 150 × 51mm and includes 10GbE networking, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and support for up to four 4K displays. ASUS positions it for always-on AI computing and describes it as the world’s first Windows PC built for personal agents.

Software keeps the cloud in the workflow

ASUS is not presenting ProArt as a strictly offline setup. Its pitch combines local RTX-accelerated work with cloud creative services, allowing creators to choose between them based on performance, privacy, and creative needs.

ASUS’s named workflow tools

  • MuseTree is positioned for local generative image creation.
  • StoryCube is positioned for AI-powered scene recognition, media organization, and asset management.
  • ComfyUI is the open-source workflow platform ASUS names for connecting generation, editing, and asset-management tasks.

ASUS announced the systems at its Berlin IFA showroom, running September 2 through September 5 for invited media and partners. The company is using the event for demonstrations of AI-powered creative and agentic workflows on ProArt PCs.

Sources

  1. press.asus.comASUS ProArt P16, P14 & GR1X RTX Spark at IFA 2026

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