ASUS ProArt GR1X RTX Spark Mini PCs Promise Powerful, Efficient Gaming
Mini PCs have historically traded graphical horsepower for a smaller and more efficient footprint, but who says you can't have the best of both worlds? Not ASUS, which is looking to upend that compromise with its ProArt GR1X, a compact desktop system driven by NVIDIA's new RTX Spark platform. While local AI is obviously a major focus, ASUS claims its newest mini PC can achieve over 100 frames per second at 1440p in triple-A titles. More on that claim in a moment.
Measuring just 150×150×51mm (roughly a 1.1-liter footprint), the ProArt GR1X is powered by an RTX Spark chip with an ultra-efficient Grace CPU and a Blackwell-based RTX GPU linked via NVIDIA's NVLink-C2C interconnect technology. According to the spec sheet, the ProArt GR1X pulls a modest 140W TDP.
While ASUS is primarily positioning the ProArt GR1X as a localized workstation for AI developers and content creators running large language...
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