Benchmark Performance Outperforms X86 Flagships, WoA Fixes All Previous Shortcomings
NVIDIA's first ARM-based CPU, the RTX Spark, has shown strong benchmark performance in early testing, outperforming some x86 flagship chips. The move signals a strategic shift for Microsoft and NVIDIA to expand the Windows on ARM ecosystem.
Why it matters
This development represents a significant challenge to the dominance of Intel and AMD in the PC processor market and highlights the growing importance of ARM architecture.
NVIDIA's first-ever CPU, RTX Spark, has finally lifted the veil of mystery.
On August 9, the benchmark score of NVIDIA RTX Spark engineering sample appeared in the Geekbench 7 database, with a single-core score of 2570 and a multi-core score of 23126. Its multi-core performance outperforms the two flagship chips, AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and Intel Core Ultra X9 388H, but still lags behind Apple M5 Max. It is worth mentioning that this chip, with the internal code name N1X, is NVIDIA's first ARM architecture processor designed for Windows PCs.
Source: Screenshot of Geekbench 7 Database
Of course, this is only an engineering sample with immature drivers, so we can just take the data with a grain of salt for now.
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