ASUS Opens Pre-Orders for ProArt RTX Spark PCs Built for Local AI Agents

Hardware built around NVIDIA RTX Spark

The three new systems are the ProArt P16 and P14 laptops and the compact ProArt GR1X mini PC. ASUS says they are designed for creators, AI developers and workflow builders, and that they combine high-capacity unified memory, an NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU and an NVIDIA Grace CPU.

According to ASUS, RTX Spark pairs the GPU and CPU with fifth-generation Tensor Cores with FP4 support and NVIDIA NVLink-C2C interconnect technology. The platform offers up to 1 petaflop of AI performance and up to 128GB of high-bandwidth unified memory. ASUS says this allows workloads that can exceed the memory capacity of conventional PCs.

Depending on model architecture, quantization, context length and available system memory, users can work with large local language and vision-language models, advanced image and video generation pipelines, LoRA customization, agentic workflows and complex 3D scenes directly on the machine, ASUS states. The company says a range of memory configurations will be offered for different AI requirements.

Local AI, agents and the software ecosystem

ASUS argues that owning local AI capacity brings three advantages. It turns variable pay-per-use cloud spending into predictable computing capacity, so users can iterate and regenerate without per-token or per-generation charges. It helps protect privacy and creative intellectual property by keeping prompts, source files and project data on the device. And it gives creators more control over models and tools. ASUS adds that cloud services remain valuable for frontier-scale models and burst capacity, and that the PCs support local, cloud or hybrid execution.

On the software side, ASUS preloads exclusive ProArt applications:

• MuseTree integrates the FLUX and WAN image models for token-free local generative creation.
• StoryCube offers AI-powered scene recognition, media organization and asset management on Windows.
• Zenni Claw is described as an ASUS agent for everyday AI and productivity, with deeper integration with ASUS applications and devices.

ASUS also partners with two outside projects. Hermes, built by Nous Research, is described as an open-source autonomous AI partner that executes complex goals across desktop apps, terminal and local files, with persistent memory, isolated sandboxes and self-improving skills. Through a dedicated Hermes Skill it connects with MuseTree. ComfyUI, an open-source platform for visual AI workflows, supplies validated workflows and resource packs, and its agent-ready design lets assistants such as Hermes build and run workflows for users.

Dillon Rolnick, CEO of Nous Research, said: "We built Hermes to provide intelligence you can truly own, rather than simply rent." Yoland Yan, CEO and co-founder of Comfy, said the PCs "have the memory to run big image and video workflows locally."

For hybrid work, ASUS says ProArt combines local AI with cloud creative services, including Adobe Creative Cloud bundles. On eligible ASUS laptops, an exclusive Google AI bundle is also included.

ProArt P16 and P14 laptop details

Both laptops use thin, lightweight CNC-machined designs. ASUS says the ProArt P16 is 12.9mm thick and weighs 1.77kg, making it the thinnest 16-inch ProArt laptop to date. The ProArt P14 measures 13.9mm and weighs 1.48kg, which ASUS calls the lightest ProArt laptop currently available. Batteries are rated at up to 99Wh for the P16 and 90Wh for the P14.

Both models have ASUS Lumina Pro OLED displays with Delta E<1 color accuracy, up to 1,600-nit peak brightness, 120Hz variable refresh rate and anti-reflection technology. The P16 supports up to a 4K display with NVIDIA G-SYNC, while the P14 offers up to 3K resolution. They come in Nano Black and Neo White finishes.

What it means for buyers

The launch targets users who want to run large models and agent workflows on their own hardware rather than rely on metered cloud services. ASUS positions the RTX Spark PCs as one part of a wider local AI range that also includes GeForce RTX 5090 systems, the Ascent GX10 powered by NVIDIA DGX Spark, and the ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 powered by NVIDIA DGX Station for professionals and enterprises. The source does not state pricing, so buyers will need to check regional listings for configurations and costs.