Nvidia has launched a new 'superchip' designed to bring artificial intelligence capabilities to laptops and desktop computers, potentially replacing traditional mouse and keyboard interactions. The RTX Spark chip, announced by CEO Jensen Huang at the Computex conference in Taiwan, will be available this year and used by computer makers including Dell, Lenovo, Asus and HP, paired with Microsoft's Windows software.
The chip, developed with help from Taiwan's MediaTek, combines a microprocessor and a graphics chip to run AI agents locally rather than relying on cloud computing. According to Huang, this will 'reinvent the PC' for the AI era after three years of collaboration between Nvidia and Microsoft. The company claims that despite the chip's power, computers will remain thin and light.
Analysts see the move as a significant but long-term growth opportunity. Neil Shah of Counterpoint Research compared the 'RTX Spark moment' to the advent of the iPhone, ChatGPT and DeepSeek, predicting it will transform PCs into 'agentic AI personal computers' in every home. Susannah Streeter of Wealth Club noted that while strategically important, Nvidia's fortunes still depend on demand for AI infrastructure and datacentre computing power.
The launch intensifies competition in the AI chip market, with rivals Intel, Apple, Qualcomm and AMD also vying for dominance. Intel plans to ship its own AI chip later this year, while Huang dismissed fears that AI would reduce demand for software engineers, calling it 'complete nonsense' and arguing it would increase hiring by boosting productivity.
