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DGX Spark 64GB vs Strix Halo 128GB: NVIDIA's $4,999 Spark Has Half the Memory — Should You Buy It?
On October 2 NVIDIA launched a 64GB DGX Spark at $4,999 and moved the 128GB Spark to $6,950. Every 128GB Strix Halo box in our catalog costs less than the new entry Spark. Here's the price-per-GB math, what actually fits in 64GB, and who should still pay for CUDA.
Mac Studio M5 Max vs Strix Halo: What Apple's September 2026 Refresh Changes for Local LLMs
Apple's M5 Max hits 614 GB/s — roughly 2.9× a Strix Halo box. But the $2,499 headline is a 36GB machine, and getting to 128GB runs a +$600 / +$400 / +$2,000 memory ladder. Here's the arithmetic, including the half that says buy the Mac.
RTX Spark vs Strix Halo: Buy a 128GB Box Now, or Wait for NVIDIA's October Launch?
NVIDIA's RTX Spark (N1X) ships in October with up to 128GB of unified memory — and NVIDIA's own porting guide puts it at 300 GB/s, not the 600 GB/s everyone is quoting. Here's what that actually changes about the box you buy this week.