{"slug": "nvidia-enters-the-laptop-market-with-new-rtx-spark-chip", "title": "Nvidia enters the laptop market with new RTX Spark chip", "summary": "Nvidia has entered the laptop processor market with the RTX Spark N1X, a 3-nanometer Arm-based GPU with 6,144 CUDA cores and an 80W power cap, tested inside an HP OmniBook Ultra 16. In hands-on testing, only Cyberpunk 2077 ran from the established game list, while F1 2024 lacked an Arm version and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III was blocked by anti-cheat support that Nvidia says will arrive in 2027. Nvidia is partnering with publishers including Capcom, EA, Sega and Ubisoft to bring future titles to the platform.", "body_md": "Nvidia enters the laptop processor market as the fifth major chipmaker with the RTX Spark N1X GPU.\n\nBased on Arm architecture, the 3-nanometer chip features 6,144 CUDA cores and an 80W power cap.\n\nTesting inside the HP OmniBook Ultra 16 reveals architectural performance alongside notable game compatibility and anti-cheat hurdles.\n\nThe tests were conducted with the RTX Spark N1X chip, which is inside an HP OmniBook Ultra 16 laptop. This particular device costs $4.999,99, while prices for the series start at $3.199,99.\n\nThe chip is manufactured at 3 nanometers and features 6.144 cores, a 256-bit memory system and a maximum switching speed of 300 gigabits per second. The chip's power consumption is limited to 80 watts.\n\nFor comparison purposes, two gaming laptops were used: an Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI with a GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card and an Alienware 16 Area-51 with a GeForce RTX 5080.\n\nREAD ALSO\n\nHuman DNA doesn't work like simple computer code, scientists say\n\nBecause the RTX Spark chips are based on Arm architecture, the games that can run on them are limited. From testing, only Cyberpunk 2077 was able to run from the established test list.\n\nOther games faced hurdles. F1 2024 displayed a message that there was no Arm version available, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III was hampered by a lack of support for its anti-cheat system, although Nvidia says support will come in 2027.\n\nThe tests included modern games with advanced lighting and graphics techniques, such as Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Black Myth: Wukong, Cyberpunk 2077, and Returnal. In addition, older games released around or before 2020 were tested, such as Borderlands 3, Far Cry 6, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Total War: Three Kingdoms.\n\nTo support future titles, Nvidia is forming partnerships with leading game publishers, including Capcom, EA, Sega, and Ubisoft.\n\nG\n\nHacks.gr on Google\n\nSet it as a preferred source for cybersecurity updates.\n\nPreferred source", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nvidia-enters-the-laptop-market-with-new-rtx-spark-chip", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/hacksgr/nvidia-enters-the-laptop-market-with-new-rtx-spark-chip-hha", "published_at": "2026-10-17 11:20:25+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-17 11:34:38.336062+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-chips"], "entities": ["Nvidia", "RTX Spark N1X", "HP OmniBook Ultra 16", "Arm", "Cyberpunk 2077", "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III", "Capcom", "Ubisoft"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nvidia-enters-the-laptop-market-with-new-rtx-spark-chip", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nvidia-enters-the-laptop-market-with-new-rtx-spark-chip.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nvidia-enters-the-laptop-market-with-new-rtx-spark-chip.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/nvidia-enters-the-laptop-market-with-new-rtx-spark-chip.jsonld"}}