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HP OmniBook X 14, Ultra 16 Refreshed With Nvidia RTX Spark 'Superchip'
* HP OmniBook Ultra 16 (2026) will go on sale later this year * HP OmniBook Ultra 16 (2026)is claimed to offer all-day battery life * Nvidia RTX Spark features a Grace CPU Nvidia hosted its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) on Monday. During the keynote event, the CEO of the US-based chipmaker unveiled the tech giant's new Nvidia RTX Spark chipset. Positioned as a "superchip", the SoC comprises the company's Grace series CPU, an NPU, a modem, and a GPU, providing an all-in-one solution for on-device AI personal agents. Separately, HP has unveiled its next-generation OmniBook Ultra 16 (2026) and OmniBook X 14 (2026), which are powered by Nvidia's new RTX Spark superchip. The company claims that the devices are the world's thinnest laptops to feature the Nvidia RTX Spark. The tech giant also plans to introduce its new compact desktops with the RTX Spark chip. HP OmniBook Ultra 16, OmniBook X 14 Availability, Features HP has yet to reveal the exact specifications, features, and pricing of the two new OmniBook series laptops. The company expects the HP OmniBook Ultra 16 (2026) and OmniBook X 14 (2026), with the Nvidia RTX Spark chip, to go on sale in select global markets later this year, and the pricing details will be revealed "closer to availability". The new Nvidia RTX Spark-powered OmniBook Ultra 16 (2026) and OmniBook X 14 (2026) models will be built for developers and other users who wish to run AI personal agents on their devices. HP's Senior Vice President, Samuel Chang, said, "Our expanded portfolio pairs compact, powerful hardware with pre-configured environments and open-source toolchains to eliminate setup friction and accelerate the path from idea to execution. Whether it is a device optimized for hybrid Windows workflows, creators, gamers, or AI practitioners, or powerful workstations for edge development." On top of this, the tech giant also claims that the OmniBook Ultra 16 (2026) and OmniBook X 14 (2026) will arrive as the world's thinnest laptops to be equipped with the Nvidia RTX Spark chip. The company also claims that the laptops will deliver "all-day battery life", along with the chipmaker's full-stack AI platform and the suite of RTX technologies. Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip comprises an Nvidia Blackwell RTX GPU, featuring 6,144 CUDA [Compute Unified Device Architecture] cores, along with fifth-generation Tensor cores, delivering up to 1 petaflops FP4 AI performance, up to 128GB of unified memory, NVLink-C2C (chip-to-chip) modem, and a custom 20-core Nvidia Grace CPU, which has been co-designed by Nvidia and MediaTek. The US-based chipmaker claims that the Nvidia RTX Spark is capable of rendering 3D scenes larger than 90GB, editing 12K resolution videos in 4:2:2 aspect ratio, generating 4K resolution AI videos, running 120 billion-parameter large language models with up to 1 million tokens context using agents locally, and running AAA-rated games at up to 1440p/100 fps.
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HP Inc. Debuts Pcs Built for the Next Wave of Windows Pc Experiences Powered by Nvidia Rtx Spark
HP Inc. announced its latest devices and solutions, designed to enable developers of all types to create new experiences using AI. HP is previewing PCs powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark, bringing a reinvention of personal computing, combining personal agents, advanced content creation, and high-performance gaming in a new platform engineered from the ground up for the next wave of Windows PC experiences. New solutions include: The latest notebooks and desktops powered by NVIDIA?s RTX Spark platform. RTX Spark is designed for creators, gamers, and AI developers, bringing NVIDIA?s full-stack AI platform and suite of RTX technologies to slim laptops with all-day battery life. Beginning later this year, HP will bring RTX Spark to its HP OmniBook Ultra 16 and HP OmniBook X 14 laptops, and will be the world?s thinnest RTX Spark, built for powerful performance. The company is also planning to expand its RTX Spark offerings with a compact desktop, bringing new choice to creators, AI enthusiasts, and developers. Ultimate deskside AI supercomputer with NVIDIA GB300. HP deskside and rackable high-performance compute powered by the NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip will be coming to Windows later this year, empowering enterprise teams to build, run, and connect always-on, frontier AI agents to Windows applications and workflows. ZGX Nano for regulated environments, for secure, local AI processing. A new HP ZGX Nano configuration combines tightly integrated hardware and software to minimize attack surfaces by physically restricting wireless access and external interfaces. Built on Zero Trust principles, the HP ZGX Nano enables the deployment of secure and reliable AI in classified and remote environments, setting a new benchmark for AI development in the most demanding real-world conditions. HP is also unveiling a new class of developer PCs for the agentic AI era: systems designed not just to use AI, but to help developers build it. The company?s portfolio now ranges from IT-managed, high-performance workstations to self-managed, off-the-shelf devices available at retail. These PCs are designed to support practical AI development and creation across Windows and Linux, with systems tuned for local agents, hybrid AI workflows, open-source tooling, and fast setup. By pairing compact, powerful hardware with pre-packaged developer environments, command-line workflows, OpenClaw-based starter kits, and support for agent frameworks such as Hermes, HP will make it easier for developers to move from idea to working agent without stitching the stack together from scratch. Full-sized PC performance in a compact design. The new HP OmniDesk Mini Desktop PC is the world?s first Mini AI PC with Thunderbolt Share. Powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors and built-in AI capabilities, it replaces bulky towers with a sleek footprint and enables seamless workflows with support for controlling two PCs with a single keyboard and mouse, plus fast file transfers between projects. Build the ideal desk setup that allows you to do your best work with versatile ports, including two Thunderbolt 4 connections, and support up to four 4K displays. Workstation capabilities, off-the-shelf and ready to perform out of the box. HP is also expanding its advanced compute offering by bringing the latest AMD Ryzen AI PRO 400 series processors to the HP Z2 Mini G1a and integrating the validated AMD Ryzen AI Halo developer software stack, featuring the Ryzen AI Developer Center, AMD ROCm, pre-installed AI frameworks, models and guided playbooks, so developers can start building and running advanced AI workloads instantly. Expected to be available in select retail channels later this year, this powerful workstation will provide everyday developers with powerful, accessible tools. The HP OmniBook Ultra 16 and HP OmniBook X 14 powered by RTX Spark are expected to be available later this year. Additional device details and pricing will be shared closer to availability. The HP OmniDesk Mini Desktop PC with Intel Core Ultra is expected to be available in August 2026. Pricing will be shared closer to availability.
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HP Inc. announced its latest lineup of PCs powered by Nvidia RTX Spark, designed for the next wave of Windows PC experiences. The HP OmniBook Ultra 16 and OmniBook X 14, launching later this year, will be the world's thinnest laptops featuring the RTX Spark superchip with 1 petaflops AI performance. The devices target developers, creators, and gamers who want to run AI personal agents locally with all-day battery life.
HP Inc. has unveiled a new generation of HP PCs built to support AI development and on-device AI capabilities, powered by Nvidia RTX Spark. The announcement came during Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference (GTC), where the chipmaker introduced its RTX Spark platform as a "superchip" designed to enable AI personal agents and advanced computing tasks. HP will integrate this technology into its HP OmniBook Ultra 16 (2026) and HP OmniBook X 14 (2026) models, expected to launch in select global markets later this year
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. The company claims these will be the world's thinnest laptops equipped with the Nvidia RTX Spark chip, delivering all-day battery life while supporting demanding AI workloads2
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The Nvidia RTX Spark represents a comprehensive SoC solution combining multiple processing components into a unified platform. At its core sits a custom 20-core Grace CPU co-designed by Nvidia and MediaTek, paired with an Nvidia Blackwell RTX GPU featuring 6,144 CUDA cores and fifth-generation Tensor cores. The chip delivers up to 1 petaflops FP4 AI performance with up to 128GB of unified memory, connected via NVLink-C2C chip-to-chip modem
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. This architecture enables the system to handle rendering 3D scenes larger than 90GB, editing 12K resolution videos, generating 4K AI videos, and running large language models with up to 120 billion parameters locally with 1 million token context windows. For gamers, the platform supports AAA-rated titles at up to 1440p resolution at 100 frames per second.HP's strategy extends beyond the OmniBook series laptops. The company plans to introduce a compact desktop powered by RTX Spark, broadening options for creators, AI enthusiasts, and developers who prefer desktop form factors
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. Samuel Chang, HP's Senior Vice President, emphasized that the expanded portfolio pairs compact, powerful hardware with pre-configured environments and open-source toolchains to eliminate setup friction and accelerate the path from idea to execution. HP is also introducing the HP OmniDesk Mini Desktop PC, the world's first Mini AI PC with Thunderbolt Share, powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors. Expected in August 2026, this device offers full-sized PC performance in a compact design with support for up to four 4K displays.Related Stories
For enterprise teams, HP announced deskside and rackable high-performance compute systems powered by the NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip, coming to Windows later this year. These systems will enable enterprise teams to build, run, and connect always-on frontier AI agents to Windows applications and workflows
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. HP is also introducing the ZGX Nano configuration for regulated and classified environments, built on Zero Trust principles with tightly integrated hardware and software that physically restricts wireless access and external interfaces to minimize attack surfaces. Additionally, the HP Z2 Mini G1a will feature the latest AMD Ryzen AI PRO 400 series processors with the validated AMD Ryzen AI Halo developer software stack, including the Ryzen AI Developer Center, AMD ROCm, and pre-installed AI frameworks. This workstation will be available in select retail channels later this year, providing everyday developers with powerful, accessible tools.The move signals HP's commitment to supporting practical AI development across Windows and Linux environments. By offering systems designed not just to use AI but to help developers build it, HP addresses a growing market of professionals who need local compute power for AI personal agents and hybrid AI workflows. The inclusion of pre-packaged developer environments, command-line workflows, OpenClaw-based starter kits, and support for agent frameworks such as Hermes aims to reduce the complexity of setting up development environments
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. This approach positions HP PCs as viable alternatives to cloud-based AI development, particularly for developers concerned about data privacy, latency, or working in environments with limited connectivity. The ability to run 120 billion-parameter models locally represents a significant capability for testing and deploying AI applications without relying on external infrastructure. Pricing details for all announced devices will be shared closer to their respective availability dates.Summarized by
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