ASUS will make its ProArt GR1X mini PC available in the US on November 18, 2026. Measuring just 1.1 liters, the compact desktop features NVIDIA’s RTX Spark Superchip and targets creators, developers and professionals who need powerful AI computing in a small workspace.
The ProArt GR1X combines a 20-core NVIDIA Grace CPU with a 6,144-core Blackwell RTX GPU in a single architecture. NVIDIA NVLink-C2C connects the processor and graphics chip through a shared memory architecture, allowing them to access the same unified memory pool.
ASUS lists up to 1 PFLOP of AI performance at FP4 precision. The mini PC will be available with 64GB or 128GB of LPDDR5X-9400 unified memory, with bandwidth reaching 300GB/s. This provides the memory capacity needed to run large AI models and demanding creative projects locally.
ASUS claims the ProArt GR1X can run large language models with up to 120 billion parameters and context windows of up to one million tokens. This capacity is aimed at developers and AI users who want to work with large models on a desktop rather than relying entirely on remote computing resources.
The mini PC comes with Windows 11 and supports NVIDIA CUDA, the NVIDIA AI Stack and leading local AI frameworks. ASUS positions it for AI development, model prototyping, local inference and agent-based workflows. Its AI agents can work with both local and cloud models, depending on the task.
ASUS describes three main areas for its AI agents like creative work, software development and gaming. Creative agents can coordinate multiple AI models and creative applications, while developer agents can assist with code generation, debugging and terminal tasks. Gaming agents are designed to provide performance tuning and context-aware in-game assistance.
The RTX Spark hardware is not limited to AI tasks. ASUS highlights support for creative applications and NVIDIA RTX acceleration for video editing, 3D work and other graphics-heavy projects. Adobe Premiere is among the applications optimised for the platform, helping creators with editing, effects and final exports.
For 3D work, ASUS lists support for rendering scenes of up to 90GB. The mini PC supports real-time path tracing in Blender with DLSS Ray Reconstruction. Its Blackwell GPU further supports FP4-accelerated AI image and video generation, along with interactive 3D rendering.
Storage comes from two M.2 NVMe SSD slots with PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 4.0 support. The configuration supports up to 4TB of storage, giving users room for large video files, creative projects, applications and locally stored AI models.
The ProArt GR1X has a 10GbE Ethernet port for high-speed wired networking, alongside Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. Display connections consist of one HDMI 2.1 port and three USB-C ports with DisplayPort Alt Mode. Users can connect up to four displays at once, while HDMI 2.1 supports video output at up to 8K resolution.
ASUS has designed the cooling arrangement to sustain performance at up to 140W TDP. The compact chassis measures 150 × 150 × 51mm, making it suitable for desks where space is limited.
The ProArt GR1X will be available in black and silver finishes. The black version has an anodized finish, while the silver model features a precision-sandblasted surface designed to resist fingerprints and smudges.
ASUS has not announced US pricing. Prices for the 64GB and 128GB configurations, as well as availability in other markets, remain unconfirmed.
Source: ASUS
