Nvidia RTX Spark Arm chip surfaces in first Cinebench 2026 leak

While engineering sample benchmarks should always be interpreted with caution, the leaked score is respectable when compared against our Cinebench 2026 database. The N1X trades blows with AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and Intel’s Core Ultra X9 388H. However, Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite XE2-94-100 and Apple M5 Max are noticeably faster in single and multi-core performance.

The test system is also identified as a Surface Laptop Ultra, one of the many devices expected to ship with RTX Spark. Nvidia has already confirmed the chip will power laptops, mini PCs, and compact AI workstations, much like AMD's Strix and Gorgon Halo offerings. 

That said, the benchmark is unlikely to reflect the processor's final performance. Besides the clearly erroneous 1.01 GHz frequency readout, the generic CPU and GPU identifiers indicate that the platform is still using pre-release firmware. The final product has the potential to trade blows with Intel Panther Lake and maybe even AMD Medusa Point, but Qualcomm and Apple’s Arm-based offerings are difficult to surpass this generation.