- Dell’s Pro Max GB10 remains unavailable, while Asus ships its own powerful GB10 system
- The Asus Ascent GX10 offers petaflop performance in a compact desktop package
- AI developers can buy Asus’ Grace Blackwell PC now for $4100
Dell’s upcoming Pro Max GB10 AI workstation looks like a stylish piece of kit, but unfortunately it’s not available to buy at the moment.
The system, built around Nvidia’s new Grace Blackwell GB10 Superchip, is listed with a “notify me when available” status on Dell’s website, with no indication of when that might be.
If you can’t wait for it to go on sale and you don’t mind looking elsewhere, Asus already offers its own AI-focused desktop, the Ascent GX10.
First out of the gate
Asus’ mini beast uses the same GB10 hardware and can be ordered right now from Viperatech for $4100. The dealer says it will ship within ten days.
Both systems, and others from e.g. Acer, is designed for researchers and developers who want data center-level power in a workstation-sized package.
The GB10 chip merges CPU and GPU resources into a single device, delivering up to a petaflop of FP4 computing performance.
It comes with 128 GB of LPDDR5x unified memory and supports models with up to 200 billion parameters, a scale that was once limited to large server clusters.
It has an ARM v9.2-A CPU paired with Nvidia’s integrated Blackwell GPU running on the Grace Blackwell architecture.
Storage options range from 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs up to 4 TB PCIe 5.0 drives, providing ample space for datasets and project files.
Connectivity comes in the form of Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5 and 10G Ethernet.
Ports include multiple USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C ports, one of which supports 180W power delivery along with HDMI 2.1 for external displays.
Measuring just 150mm square by 51mm tall and weighing 1.48kg, the GX10 is small but mighty and comes with advanced thermal management to keep things cool and running smoothly even under heavy load.
It also supports dual-system stacking through Nvidia’s ConnectX-7 network and NVLink-C2C interface, enabling local computing expansion.
For developers eager to experiment with large-scale AI models, Asus offers one of the few off-the-shelf systems based on Nvidia’s latest architecture.
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