Nvidia debuts $4,999 DGX Spark with half the RAM and storage, amid memory crunch

In an effort to provide a more affordable AI system, Nvidia is introducing a cut down version of the DGX Spark with half the memory and storage. The GB10-based systems will be offered exclusively through hardware partners including Acer, Asus, Dell, Gigabyte, HP, and MSI, and are expected to retail for around $4,999. The less-powerful SKUs are necessary after Nvidia jacked the price of its 128 GB DGX Spark on Friday to $6,950 — an increase of nearly 75 percent from this time last year. As you might have already guessed, skyrocketing memory prices are to blame for the massive price adjustment. That makes the 64 GB model considerably less than Nvidia’s top-spec DGX Spark and GB10 systems given the ongoing memory shortage, but that’s still 25 percent more than the 128 GB version retailed for at launch. Nvidia’s GB10 platform has been plagued by pricing creep since the Projects Digits concept was unveiled at CES last year. …