Strix Halo Radeon 8060S benchmarked in games delivers butter-smooth 1080p performance
Nvidia's China-exclusive RTX 6000D reportedly gets lukewarm reception in China due to hobbled performance
The issue with the GB10 lies in its architecture based on the Arm platform and its operation on the Nvidia DGX OS, a customized Linux distribution derived from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Consequently, it requires an additional layer of emulation to run x86 games. Although Linux-based emulation software has advanced significantly, it has yet to unlock the hardware's performance fully. As of the most recent information, Box64 (utilized in the experiment by the Reddit user) and Box86 are capable of achieving approximately 80% of native performance.
The DGX Spark achieved a frame rate of 50 FPS while running Cyberpunk 2077 at a 1080p (1920×1080) resolution, with image fidelity adjusted to medium settings. It is possible that DLSS could have assisted the DGX Spark in attaining 60 FPS or higher; however, the Redditor noted that this option was unexpectedly unavailable. The author remarked that the stability was "actually pretty good," although occasional game crashes occurred. Nevertheless, the game remained playable.
It is unlikely that anyone would allocate $3,999 solely for a DGX Spark for gaming purposes. However, AI developers can also be gamers, making gaming not entirely uncommon. Although the DGX Spark could satisfy a casual gaming itch, it is not suitable for serious gaming endeavors. For those seeking a device capable of both artificial intelligence applications and gaming, one might consider AMD's Strix Halo , which competes directly with the DGX Spark within this compact form factor.
Update (November 6): Corrected Blackwell iGPU bandwidth.
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/as-expected-nvidias-usd3-999-mini-ai-supercomputer-is-terrible-for-gaming-dgx-spark-struggles-to-hit-50-fps-at-1080p-on-medium-settings-in-cyberpunk-2077#main
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