Asus reveals pro-grade Mac Studio rival mini PC: Nvidia RTX Spark, 140W cooling, 128GB RAM

At the same time as announcing the new ProArt P16 and P14 MacBook Pro rivals, Asus has unveiled the new ProArt Mini PC, a direct competitor to the just-announced HP OmniDesk mini PC. Designed to bring workstation-class generative AI and large-scale rendering capabilities for those who don’t have a large desk, Asus’ Mac Studio rival is built entirely around the new Nvidia RTX Spark superchip platform.

Despite measuring only 150x150x51mm, the ProArt Mini PC is engineered to handle intensive AI workloads that typically require much larger hardware. The tiny PC is powered by the Nvidia RTX Spark superchip, which integrates an Nvidia Blackwell-based RTX GPU with 6,144 CUDA cores and a 20-core Nvidia Grace CPU.

The system utilizes a unified memory architecture supporting up to 128GB of RAM. By allowing dynamic memory allocation between system and graphics resources, the device is optimized to handle massive datasets, such as 90GB+ 3D scenes or 120B-parameter Large Language Models (LLMs) with up to 1 million tokens of context. Asus rates the system at 1 petaflop of AI performance.

ProArt Mini PC key specs and features: Asus’ Mac Studio rival has M.2 PCIe Gen 5 x4 expansion slots, up to 128GB RAM, up to 140W of thermal headroom

Maintaining performance stability in a chassis this small requires sophisticated thermal management. The ProArt Mini PC features a dedicated thermal architecture designed to provide up to 140W of thermal headroom, ensuring the hardware can sustain long-duration rendering and AI training tasks without performance throttling.

To meet the requirements of professional studios and edge AI deployment, the unit includes high-bandwidth connectivity and storage options:

• Networking: Integrated 10GbE wired networking for fast data transfers.
• Storage: M.2 PCIe Gen 5 x4 expansion slots for high-speed, scalable storage.

Asus and Nvidia want to remind you this is an AI agent-ready mini PC

The ProArt Mini PC is positioned as a foundational device for the broader Asus creative ecosystem. It is fully compatible with the suite of AI-optimized software Asus is rolling out for the ProArt series, including the ProArt Creator Hub for resource management and specialized tools like MuseTree and StoryCube for generative workflows.

The system is designed for professional developers and content creators who need to deploy AI agent-ready infrastructure in small-footprint environments. Asus has confirmed that the ProArt Mini PC will be available starting in the fall of 2026, with further configuration and pricing details to be released closer to the launch date.