Nvidia launches PC chip to bring AI directly to personal computers

On Monday, Nvidia (NVDA.O) unveiled a new chip that brings AI capabilities directly to laptops and desktop computers, set for release this fall. Experts say it could completely change how users interact with AI.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, attending the Computex conference in Taiwan, said the RTX Spark PC chip is part of the company’s joint effort with Microsoft to “reinvent the PC” for the AI era, following three years of collaboration between the two companies.

The chip is built to run AI agents locally instead of relying entirely on cloud computing. Huang mentioned it was developed with Taiwan’s MediaTek (2454.TW) for the RTX Spark PC chip.

“The RTX Spark looks to transform the traditional app-centric PC to ​a real useful Agentic AI personal computer which will eventually be in every home in coming years as private edge ​AI agents become pivotal,” said Neil Shah, Counterpoint Research co-founder.

“This is going to be the ‘RTX Spark’ moment for the personal computing segment like how iPhone, ChatGPT or DeepSeek have been.”

The new chip and Nvidia’s Vera central processing unit, underscore the company’s increasing focus on PC ​and CPU products, with Huang spending much of his keynote address highlighting the RTX Spark PC chip and Vera ​CPU.

The Vera CPU is designed for AI agents and its early adopters include OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX, according to the $5 trillion chip ‌company’s boss.

Huang ⁠was speaking and presenting ahead of Computex where leaders of some of the world’s largest technology companies are gathering.

During an earnings call in May, Huang said Nvidia’s new Vera central processors give it access to a new $200 billion market.

“This (Vera CPU) is going to be our new major growth driver,” said Huang during a lengthy speech outlining Nvidia’s latest AI ​products and highlighting the island’s ​central role in the global ⁠technology industry.

Huang dismissed as “complete nonsense” concerns that AI would reduce demand for software engineers, arguing instead that the technology would drive hiring by making workers more productive.

“This is the ​promise of AI. The number of engineers, software engineers, is actually increasing. People talk about ​AI reducing ⁠jobs – complete nonsense. It’s causing more software engineers to be hired.”

Huang, born in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan, announced last week plans to invest about $150 billion annually in Taiwan, calling it the epicenter of the AI revolution.

The speech at ⁠the Taipei ​Music Hall comes around two weeks after he accompanied U.S. President ​Donald Trump on a visit to Beijing, part of a high-powered corporate delegation, to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The Computex trade show runs June 2 ​to 5.