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NVIDIA DGX Spark

A small desktop AI computer from NVIDIA built on the GB10 Grace Blackwell superchip, with 128 GB of unified memory for running and fine-tuning large models and agents locally.

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For running, testing and fine-tuning large models and always-on agents locally. It has 128 GB of LPDDR5x unified memory at 273 GB/s, a 20-core Arm CPU and a Blackwell GPU, and NVIDIA says it supports models up to 200 billion parameters, or 405 billion with two units. A 64 GB configuration is sold only through participating OEM partners. It ships with NVIDIA DGX OS, which is based on Ubuntu, with CUDA, cuDNN, Docker and the NVIDIA Container Runtime preinstalled; use of the preinstalled CUDA Toolkit is subject to NVIDIA's CUDA Toolkit End User License Agreement. Power comes from the included 240 W external supply (the GB10 chip is rated at 140 W), and NVIDIA warns that a different or lower-rated supply can cause reduced performance, failure to boot or unexpected shutdowns. Networking is 10 GbE, two ConnectX-7 QSFP ports and Wi-Fi 7, and up to four units can be clustered. You can use it with a monitor and keyboard or over the local network with SSH, NVIDIA Sync or remote desktop tools. NVIDIA's US marketplace listed the 4 TB model at $6,950.00, marked out of stock, on 7 November 2026; NVIDIA also sells it through authorised channel and retail partners. Caveats: the processor is ARM64-based; GPU passthrough to virtual machines is not supported; major DGX OS updates come about twice a year for the first two years after initial release, with security patches between releases.

Who it is for

Developers who want a CUDA machine on their desk to run, test and fine-tune models of up to about 200 billion parameters and to host always-on agents.

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nvidia.com/en-us/products/workstations/dgx-spark
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nvidia-dgx-spark
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/tools/nvidia-dgx-spark.md

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Gearlist entry: https://gearlist.build/tools/nvidia-dgx-spark/
Official link: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/products/workstations/dgx-spark/

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