AI is advancing at an electrifying pace, and Asus is stepping up to the challenge with the Ascent GX10—a compact yet wildly powerful AI supercomputer built to fuel the ambitions of developers, researchers, and data scientists. This little powerhouse runs on Nvidia’s cutting-edge Grace Blackwell GB10 Superchip, bringing serious computing muscle straight to the desks of AI innovators.
Imagine working on colossal AI models without constantly relying on cloud services or remote data centers. That’s exactly what the GX10 is designed for. It’s Asus’s direct answer to Nvidia’s DGX Spark (formerly Project Digits), offering a local AI processing solution that simplifies prototyping, fine-tuning, and running massive models with ease.
Under the hood, the Ascent GX10 is a beast. It packs 128GB of unified memory and a Blackwell GPU with fifth-generation Tensor Cores, boasting FP4 precision support and delivering up to 1000 TOPS of AI crunching power. The inclusion of a 20-core Grace Arm CPU isn’t just a nice touch—it supercharges data processing and model tuning, ensuring smooth AI inferencing. Asus claims this setup can handle AI models up to a staggering 200 billion parameters without major slowdowns.
“AI is transforming every industry, and the Asus Ascent GX10 is designed to bring this transformative power to every developer’s fingertips,” says KuoWei Chao, General Manager of Asus IoT and NUC Business Group. That’s not just marketing fluff. With AI rapidly reshaping industries, having a robust, compact, and locally-powered computing unit is more crucial than ever.
What makes the GX10 stand out? For starters, it features NVLink-C2C, a high-bandwidth connection that trumps PCIe 5.0 by more than fivefold. This means seamless CPU-GPU memory sharing, ensuring fluid performance across demanding AI workloads.
Need even more power? The GX10 has an integrated ConnectX network interface, allowing two units to link up for tackling ultra-large-scale models. Think Llama 3.1 with 405 billion parameters—without breaking a sweat.
Asus has confirmed that the Ascent GX10 will be available for pre-order in Q2 2025. Pricing details? Asus is keeping quiet for now, but Nvidia has indicated a $2999 price tag, including 1TB of storage. By comparison, Nvidia’s own DGX Spark sits at a pricier $3999 but comes with 4TB of storage.
With AI evolving at a breakneck speed, having the right hardware is a game-changer. And for those who want cutting-edge performance in a desktop-friendly package, the Ascent GX10 looks like a serious contender.
