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Nvidia RTX Spark laptop chip variants surface on Geekbench

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Two variants of Nvidia's upcoming RTX Spark laptop superchip have appeared on Geekbench, with one featuring a reduced 18-core configuration and the other a full 20-core setup. Preliminary results show both chips achieving impressive multi-core scores that rival or surpass many x86 mobile processors, though their single-core performance is less competitive, particularly against Apple's latest offerings. These early benchmarks suggest the RTX Spark is poised to be a strong contender in the laptop CPU market, with potential for further improvement as drivers are optimized. AI

IMPACT Potential to offer competitive performance in AI-accelerated tasks on laptops, depending on driver optimization and final product specs.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on benchmark results for unreleased hardware, which is a product-related event but not a formal release or significant industry shift.

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Nvidia RTX Spark laptop chip variants surface on Geekbench

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    Two variants of Nvidia's RTX Spark show up on Geekbench, revealing a cut-down 18-core model — Full 20-core beats most x86 mobile chips across multi-core and single-core tests

    The 20-core SKU of the RTX Spark that we've known to exist for a long time scored 2,570 points in the single-core test and 23,126 points in the multi-core test. The second, 18-core cut-down SKU scored 2,541 points in the single-core test while its multi-core was 21,776 points.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Two variants of Nvidia's RTX Spark show up on Geekbench, revealing a cut-down 18-core model — Full 20-cor… The 20-core SKU of the RTX Spark that we've known to

    Two variants of Nvidia's RTX Spark show up on Geekbench, revealing a cut-down 18-core model — Full 20-cor… The 20-core SKU of the RTX Spark that we've known to exist for a long time scored 2,570 points in the single-core test and 23,126 points in the multi-core test. The second, …

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