Nvidia DGX Spark gets $700 price hike as memory shortages bite — Founders Edition price jumps 18% to $4,699, up from $3,999

Source: Tom’s Hardware

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Price Increase

Nvidia has announced a price increase for its DGX Spark AI mini‑PC powered by the GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip. According to Nvidia’s official developer forums, the MSRP has been revised from $3,999 to $4,699, a $700 (≈18%) hike. The new pricing is already reflected on Nvidia.com, though other sales channels may update later. Existing orders will be honored at the price in effect at the time of ordering, and no hardware changes accompany the price increase.

Technical Specifications

• Processor: GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip (collaboration with MediaTek)
  • 10 × Arm Cortex‑X925 cores
  • 10 × Arm Cortex‑A725 cores
• GPU: Blackwell GPU, up to 1 petaFLOP AI inferencing performance
• Memory: 128 GB LPDDR5X coherent unified memory (CPU ↔ GPU)
• Storage: 4 TB NVMe SSD (base model)
• Networking:
  • 10 Gb Ethernet port
  • Two QSFP ports for the onboard ConnectX 7 NIC (up to 200 Gbps)
• I/O:
  • USB‑C power input
  • Three USB‑C 20 Gbps ports with DisplayPort Alt Mode
  • HDMI 2.1a port

The system can support up to 200‑billion‑parameter models locally (assuming FP4 quantization). Two DGX Spark units can be linked via the ConnectX 7 NIC for doubled performance.

Software Ecosystem

DGX Spark runs on Nvidia’s DGX OS, a Ubuntu‑based distribution that includes the CUDA software stack. Nvidia has partnered with a range of software providers to ensure compatibility, including:

• Anaconda
• Cadence
• ComfyUI
• Docker
• Google
• Hugging Face
• JetBrains
• LM Studio
• Meta
• Microsoft
• Ollama
• Roboflow

Alternative Systems

Several OEMs offer comparable mini‑PCs built around similar hardware:

• Dell
• Asus – e.g., the Asus Ascent GX10 (priced at $3,266.53, with a 1 TB SSD)
• MSI
• HP

These alternatives provide similar performance levels at varying price points.