RTX Spark Laptop: 128GB of Memory, $7,000 Price

The machine that fits a 27-billion-parameter model in a backpack weighs 3.9 pounds.

ASUS released the ProArt P16 on October 23, 2026, the first laptop from the company built around NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip. The chip combines a 20-core Arm CPU, a Blackwell GPU and up to 128GB of unified memory in one system-on-a-chip, an arrangement similar to Apple's M-series designs. During testing, the laptop ran OpenClaw and the Qwen3.8 27B model, which uses 42GB of RAM on its own, with memory left over. The aluminum chassis holds a 16-inch OLED display rated at 1,600 nits, three USB-C ports, USB Type A, HDMI, a headphone jack and a full-size SD card reader. There is no Ethernet port. The machine weighs 3.9 pounds, compared with 4.7 pounds for Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro.

Memory capacity is the product's main selling point, and its price is the main objection. The ProArt P16 starts at $2,800. The configuration with 128GB of RAM, the amount needed to run large models locally, costs $7,000. Battery life measured 10 hours and 51 minutes in the PCMark 10 Applications test, below the 15-plus hours common among premium laptops. Performance did not change when the machine was unplugged. The black finish collects fingerprints. The review noted the fans run loud while playing games.

Benchmark results split along the line between traditional computing and AI work. In PCMark 10 Applications, the P16 scored about 3,000 points lower than ASUS's A16 with a Snapdragon X2 Elite chip, and it trailed slightly in Geekbench 6 single-threaded CPU testing. Graphics and AI results went the other way: the P16 beat a MacBook Pro with an M5 Max by 4,700 points in Geekbench 6 GPU, and posted 3,895 against 3,267 in Procyon's AI Computer Vision 2 test. In Procyon's AI Image Generation test, its score of 1,519 was 600 points higher than Apple's. NVIDIA has said the graphics hardware is roughly on par with the RTX 5070 mobile GPU while drawing less power. Testing reached 70 fps in Control: Resonant at 1440p with ultra settings, medium ray tracing and 4x frame generation, and 120 fps with settings lowered.

Software support remains uneven. Most games run through Microsoft's Prism emulator for the Arm CPU, which reduces performance. Native Arm64 builds exist for Fortnite, DOTA 2 and Marvel Rivals. Adobe has brought its best-known software to the platform. The reviewer reported that support from other multimedia applications is less certain. NVIDIA said it is working with anti-cheat companies, though some multiplayer games may still fail.

The review placed AI professionals as the clear buyers who could justify the cost. For gamers, the review pointed to an ASUS Zephyrus G16 with an RTX 5070 and 240Hz OLED screen at $2,124 at Best Buy, which offers better gaming performance and full compatibility. The reviewer said they would wait at least a year before recommending RTX Spark to general users or gamers.