Nvidia shows PC roadmap until 2030

Nvidia's first own notebook processor for DGX Spark and upcoming RTX Spark systems is not a one-off. Although there are hardly any devices with it yet, one thing is already certain: two more processor generations with an end-user focus will be released by 2030. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang now presented an updated roadmap at the Computex 2026 hardware trade fair.

For the period 2027–2028, Nvidia is planning a PC processor under the code name Vera Rubin Spark, and for 2029–2030, Rosa Feynman Spark. So far, Nvidia has focused on notebooks and mini-PCs; however, an expansion to desktop PCs cannot be ruled out.

The choice of architecture is remarkable, as Rubin has so far been considered exclusive development for data centers. This would imply that there must also be a 3D-capable variant suitable for end-users. Consequently, contrary to earlier expectations, GeForce graphics cards with the Rubin architecture could also appear. With Vera Rubin Spark, Nvidia also plans to switch from LPDDR5X memory to faster LPDDR6.

Nvidia's custom cores are coming to PCs

With the naming, it is already clear that Nvidia is also switching to its self-designed ARM processor cores for PCs. The current generation still uses standard Cortex cores from ARM.

Nvidia is optimizing its cores for high single-threaded performance, which also benefits PCs. High single-threaded performance remains the most important factor for making Windows and Linux run smoothly. Games also benefit enormously.

New Windows Workstations

Parallel to the notebooks and mini-PCs under the Spark name, more DGX Stations with Windows are likely to appear. However, Nvidia does not use PC processors for this, but expensive workstation hardware. In the upcoming version, for example, there is a GB300 Blackwell accelerator with a Grace CPU and a separate RTX Pro graphics card.

The CPU and GPU still belong to the previous generation. Therefore, a quick upgrade to Vera and Rubin could be possible as early as 2027.

(mma)