Semiconductor giant Nvidia (NVDA) will begin shipping its highly anticipated DGX Spark tomorrow, October 15. The DGX Spark claims to be the world’s smallest artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer and is designed to handle advanced tasks such as model training and inferencing, all from a desktop form factor.
Elevate Your Investing Strategy:
- Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence.
According to Nvidia, the DGX Spark delivers data center–grade performance, powered by its GB10 Grace Blackwell superchip and enhanced with ConnectX-7 networking features and a comprehensive software stack. Moreover, the Spark can be equipped with up to 128GB of memory, enabling it to handle large-scale AI models more efficiently.
Nvidia Brings Data Center Power to the Desktop
Nvidia developed the DGX Spark to give smaller businesses, researchers, and developers access to high-performance AI computing without the expense of renting data center resources or purchasing large-scale servers.
The system can deliver up to one petaflop of AI performance, meaning it can do about a million billion calculations every second. Plus, it can handle very large AI models with up to 200 billion settings, and it is compact enough to fit on a desk, and it runs from a regular power outlet.
DGX Spark Availability and Partnerships
Nvidia’s DGX Spark will be sold directly by Nvidia and through partners such as Dell (DELL) and Asus. Moreover, Nvidia has licensed the design to manufacturers including Acer, Asus, Dell, Gigabyte, HP (HPQ), Lenovo (LNVGY), and MSI, all of which plan to release customized Spark models.
Notably, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hand-delivered a DGX Spark to Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas. Huang recalled hand-delivering the original DGX-1 to Musk nine years ago when he was involved in founding OpenAI. That earlier DGX-1 system played an important role in developing ChatGPT, helping fuel the current AI boom.
Is NVDA Stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell?
Analysts remain highly optimistic about Nvidia’s long-term outlook. On TipRanks, NVDA stock has a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 36 Buys, two Holds, and one Sell rating. The average Nvidia price target of $219.26 implies 16.4% upside potential from current levels. Year-to-date, NVDA stock has surged more than 40%.
