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RTX Spark tests show that the NVIDIA and MediaTek chip delivers graphics and local AI performance approaching that of discrete RTX cards, with unified memory of up to 128 GB. However, CPU performance does not compete with Apple and Qualcomm’s best chips, while the price and variable power consumption may limit its appeal outside the developer and content-creator segments.
NVIDIA is investing $3.5 billion in MediaTek as part of a partnership that enables the Taiwanese company to design custom AI chips for cloud customers and AI labs, integrating them into data centers based on NVIDIA technologies. The deal reveals NVIDIA’s attempt to maintain its central position as major technology companies move toward developing their own chips.