Nvidia is introducing a $4,999 DGX Spark configuration with half the memory and storage of its original system, while the 128GB model has climbed to $6,950 as a memory shortage raises AI hardware costs.
The new version has 64GB of unified memory and is scheduled to become available October 23 through Acer, ASUS, Dell, Gigabyte, HP and MSI. It retains Nvidia’s GB10 Grace Blackwell superchip, DGX operating system and software stack, but is designed to run models with up to 100 billion parameters, compared with as many as 200 billion on the 128GB machine. Nvidia also says two 64GB systems can be connected to pool 128GB of memory and support larger workloads.
The $4,999 starting price is $1,000 above the original 128GB model’s launch price, according to PCMag. Meanwhile, The Register reported that the 128GB version now costs $6,950, nearly 75% above its launch price, with rapidly rising memory costs blamed for the increase. The move gives developers a lower-priced entry point, but it also underscores how scarce high-capacity memory has made local AI computing increasingly expensive.