Nvidia’s RTX Spark PCs Aren’t a Revolution, but They May Change Laptops Forever

Starting this Friday, you’ll have multiple laptop makers banging on your door, haranguing you about buying what they’ll call a “new class of PC” as your next laptop. They’re promising to revolutionize local AI work, push rendering to peak levels, and still have the performance you want as a gaming device. The reality is more complicated, but Nvidia’s new laptop chip built for pricey devices may finally move PCs in the right direction—pushing for local compute above any AI subscription.