ASUS used IFA 2026 to showcase its vision for the future of its ProArt family. The new ProArt P16, ProArt P14, and ProArt GR1X mini PCs debut NVIDIA RTX Spark, a platform designed to run AI workloads directly on the device, including personal agents, content generation, and large language models. On paper, this might sound like another iteration of the AI PC concept, but the key difference here lies in the scale. ASUS boasts up to 128GB of unified memory and enough capacity to work locally with models of up to 120.000 billion parameters, as well as AI-powered 3D rendering and video generation.
At the heart of these machines is a combination of an NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU, an NVIDIA Grace CPU with up to 20 cores, and up to 1 petaflop of AI performance. The interesting thing isn't just the figure, but the ability to reduce reliance on cloud services. A creator can keep files and prompts on their computer, work offline, and experiment with models without constantly worrying about usage costs. ASUS is also aiming to ensure that this isn't limited to developers. Applications like MuseTree integrate models such as FLUX and WAN for local image generation, while StoryCube uses AI to organize photos and videos. In terms of hardware, the ProArt P16 is 12,9 millimeters thick and weighs 1,77 kilograms, while the P14 weighs in at 1,48 kilograms. Both feature ASUS Lumina Pro OLED displays and high-capacity batteries. The GR1X brings the same philosophy to the desktop in a 150 x 150 millimeter form factor, with 10 Gb Ethernet, WiFi 7, and the ability to handle up to four 4K monitors.
ASUS also used the trade show to expand the rest of its ecosystem with the ProArt Display 6K PA32QCV monitor, new Zenbook 14 configurations, and the business-oriented ExpertBook Ultra. But the ProArt PCs with RTX Spark are probably the most interesting part of the presentation. Until now, we've seen many computers marketed as AI PCs simply because they include a few automated functions or an integrated NPU. Here, we're talking about something else entirely: having enough memory and processing power to run much more demanding tools directly on the computer. It's still a proposition aimed at professionals and advanced creators, but it hints at a trend we'll likely see repeated in the coming years. On-premises AI is starting to move beyond being an add-on and becoming one of the main selling points when designing a PC.