The World’s Smallest Supercomputer Meets the Biggest Rocket
In a remarkable moment for tech and space innovation, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang personally delivered one of the first NVIDIA DGX Spark units to Elon Musk at SpaceX’s Starbase in Texas.
As Huang entered the bustling facility, engineers were preparing the next Starship launch. He handed Musk the compact device, jokingly calling it “the smallest supercomputer next to the biggest rocket.” The meeting marked both a symbolic and historic exchange between two of the most influential figures in technology.
Big Power, Tiny Package
Despite its small size, the NVIDIA DGX Spark packs serious power. It includes 128 GB of unified memory, NVMe storage, and delivers up to 1 petaflop of AI performance. Weighing just 1.2 kilograms, it can handle models with as many as 200 billion parameters.
Therefore, developers and researchers can now access data center–level computing in a device that fits in one hand. This makes the DGX Spark ideal for on-site AI experiments, rapid prototyping, and next-gen robotics.
A Symbol of Partnership
Huang described the delivery as more than just a handover — it was a nod to the long-running collaboration between NVIDIA and Musk. He recalled gifting an early NVIDIA system to Musk at OpenAI, a move that helped power some of the earliest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.
The DGX Spark represents how far AI hardware has come. From room-sized systems to handheld powerhouses, it shows the future of AI is not just smarter — it’s smaller, faster, and within reach.
