- Nvidias dgx kick, once called Project digits, is a small AI Super Computer
- Built on GB10 delivers 1000 tops and 200B parameter support
- Dell, HPE and ASUS will offer GB10-based alternatives with similar performance
NVIDIA has announced DGX Spark, a Mac-mini-size AI super computer designed to bring advanced model development and inference directly to desktops.
The Mini machine was originally called project digits and expected to be priced at $ 3000, but the name change has caused the number to skyrocket as it is now priced at $ 3999, according to Nvidia’s reservation page.
The DGX Spark is built around the GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip and has a Blackwell GPU with fifth generation of Tenserkerne, FP4 support and NVLink-C2C, which enables memory divided on high bandwidth between GPU and Grace CPU.
OEM alternatives
The system offers up to 1,000 trillion operations per day. Second of AI Compute Power and supports models with up to 200 billion parameters. It is designed to deal with requiring AI workflows such as fine tuning, inference and prototype without relying on external infrastructure.
DGX SPARK includes 128 GB LPDDR5X -Collected Memory and up to 4 TB NVME SSD storage and provides performance previously limited to data centers. It is aimed at developers, researchers, data scientists and students working with increasingly complex AI models locally, so it’s not something most people need.
“AI has transformed each layer of the computer stack. It is one of a new class of computers would emerge up-designed for AI-native developers and to run AI-native applications,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia.
“With these new DGX -personal AI computers, AI can range from cloud services to desktop and edge applications.”
Some of Nvidia’s OEM partners debut Desktop AI systems based on the same GB10 architecture.
Dell’s Pro Max with GB10 fits into the company’s wider AI work station portfolio, which connects with the Dell AI factory with Nvidia to give developers an easy way from the development of desk to implementation.
HP’s ZGX Nano AI station is another post that offers comparable options for developers who want performance and scalability without full server infrastructure.
Asus has also introduced its GB10 AI Super Computer, The Ascent GX10. Price information has not yet been confirmed, but Nvidia shows it on its DGX SPARK pre-ordering page, where it says GX10 will cost $ 2999 and comes with 1 TB of storage space.
