ASUS just built the first creator laptop around NVIDIA's RTX Spark superchip, and it's thinner than a MacBook Pro.
Announced at Computex 2026 in Taipei, the ProArt P16 and P14 are the first ASUS machines powered by NVIDIA's new Arm-based RTX Spark platform. The same superchip inside Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra now targets creative professionals who need workstation-class graphics and local AI compute without the bulk. The ProArt P16 measures just 12.9 mm thick and weighs 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs). That undercuts the 2026 MacBook Pro 16, which comes in at 16.8 mm and 2.15 kg.
ASUS credits the RTX Spark's power efficiency for the size reduction, claiming the new ProArt laptops are up to 13% slimmer and 18% lighter than the previous generation.
Under the hood, the RTX Spark superchip pairs a 20-core NVIDIA Grace CPU with a Blackwell RTX GPU featuring 6,144 CUDA cores, connected via NVLink-C2C. The unified memory architecture supports up to 128GB of LPDDR5X RAM and delivers 1 petaflop of AI performance. That puts it in a class above Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chips, which currently power most Windows on Arm laptops but lack the GPU grunt for heavy 3D rendering or local AI model training.
Both laptops feature ASUS Lumina Pro OLED displays. The P16 gets a 16-inch 16:10 4K Tandem OLED touchscreen with 1,600 nits peak brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate. The P14 uses a 3K HDR 120Hz panel. Both cover 100% DCI-P3 with Delta E < 1 color accuracy and carry Pantone validation.
ASUS is shipping the machines with its own Zenni Claw AI agent platform, which orchestrates tasks between local hardware and cloud resources. With 128GB of unified memory, the laptops can run multi-gigabyte neural network models like Stable Diffusion locally via ComfyUI.
Adobe is re-architecting Photoshop and Premiere for RTX Spark, promising 2x faster AI and graphics performance.
Two thermal configurations are available. The standard H7607BA uses ASUS's Ambient Cooling system with a vapor chamber and stealth air outlet for silent operation. The performance-oriented H7607IA uses dual linear side intakes for maximum heat dissipation. Both use Thermal Grizzly liquid metal compound on the CPU. The ProArt P16 and P14 will be available in Nano Black and Neo White finishes starting Fall 2026 in select regions. Pricing has not been announced.
