Nvidia may have announced the RTX Spark, but the first true Nvidia CPU for the PC is coming in 2028
Nvidia has announced the RTX Spark, positioning it as its first CPU for PC gaming and content creation. However, the chip is largely a rebranding of the GB10 superchip from its DGX Spark workstation announced in October 2024, and utilizes licensed Arm CPU cores rather than Nvidia-designed processors.
During its Computex keynote, CEO Jensen Huang unveiled an extended roadmap for the RTX Spark lineup extending through 2030, with multiple planned generations. Crucially, Nvidia revealed that a true Nvidia-designed CPU will arrive in 2028 with the introduction of the Vera CPU architecture in the RTX Spark line. This marks a significant shift in Nvidia’s strategy, as the company moves toward developing proprietary processors for PC platforms rather than relying exclusively on licensed technologies.
The announcement signals Nvidia’s ambitions to compete more directly in the CPU market, moving beyond its current dominance in graphics processing and AI accelerators. The progression from Arm-based cores to proprietary Vera-based CPUs represents a major engineering and market expansion effort scheduled for completion within the next two years.