Dell’s new Nvidia RTX Spark mini PC has distinct Mac Studio vibes — and I think it could tempt buyers away from Apple given its current stock woes
Publish Date: 2026-06-08 11:05:00
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- Dell’s new XPS RTX Spark Desktop has been glimpsed
- We don’t have tech specs yet, but this mini PC could be a threat to the Mac Studio
- Apple is struggling to produce this Mac, and compact PCs like the XPS model could lure buyers away – depending on exact pricing
Nvidia’s RTX Spark processor was one of the major highlights of Computex 2026, with Team Green (in conjunction with Microsoft) promising to ‘reinvent’ the PC no less — and we’ve just seen Dell’s effort at a mini PC packing this CPU.
Wccftech caught a glimpse of the Dell XPS RTX Spark Desktop at Computex (via Notebookcheck.net), and as you can see from the image below, the mini PC takes a fair bit of inspiration from the Mac Studio.
It’s a compact box with the power button on the front, accompanied by a selection of ports including four USB Type-C, and an HDMI plus Ethernet port. Around the rear of the XPS mini PC there are two further USB-C ports alongside a microSD card slot.
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Whereas Wccftech divulges thermal info on a rival RTX Spark device, the Asus ProArt Mini PC, which targets 140W, we don’t know how much power Dell will be supplying to this XPS box.
We’re told the XPS mini PC will run with the N1X chip (the more powerful RTX Spark CPU, as you might expect) and up to 128GB of RAM on board. That copious amount of memory makes it clear that this is a device targeted at professional usage, and specifically running AI locally.
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(Image credit: Wccftech / Dell)
Reaction to the Dell XPS RTX Spark Desktop has been somewhat mixed, I think it’s fair to say. As noted, we don’t have the full story on the spec yet, and we’re also missing some critical information in terms of the pricing. Dell hasn’t indicated what this PC might retail for — we don’t yet have an official press release for the device — and the same is true for pricing with other RTX Spark desktops (there are a bunch of…
