Nvidia describes the DGX Spark as “the world’s smallest supercomputer” – which is now also capable of running Cyberpunk 2077.
Last October, the mini-computer called “Nvidia DGX Spark” went on sale for around $4,000. According to the manufacturer, the computer, which was announced in March 2025, is intended to serve as the “world’s smallest AI supercomputer” and, among other things, provide support to developers.
Instead, one enthusiast has set himself the task of getting Cyberpunk 2077 to run on it – after all, CD Projekt Red’s role-playing game is an RTX showcase and seems tailor-made for such an experiment. The result was quite impressive and even caught the attention of an Nvidia employee, who gave the tinkerer tips for improvement.
DGX Spark can’t compete with high-end gaming PCs
In the Nvidia subreddit, user “Retrotom” presented his entertaining experiment in which Cyberpunk 2077 was to be made functional on the DGX Spark.
As an ARM processor designed for AI workloads, this was no trivial task; nevertheless, with the help of the Box64 emulator, the Reddit user managed to get the role-playing game up and running. And after all, with native 50 FPS at classic Full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) and medium details, the DGX Spark was able to deliver at least adequate performance.
- For context: The 6,144 shader units of the Blackwell GPU chiplet in the Spark correspond, at least nominally, to a Geforce RTX 5070. However, the “real” Nvidia GPU achieves about twice the frame rate at the same resolution and maximum detail.
- Techniques such as DLSS and multi-frame generation are not taken into account in this comparison. In the case of the DGX Spark, this is not even possible: according to Retrotom, the corresponding options were hidden from the outset.
A roundabout route to DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation
Nevertheless, the experiment made the rounds on the Nvidia subreddit and even reached an employee of the company. The employee, known as “NV_Tim,” emphasized once again that DGX Spark is intended for AI developers, researchers, and data scientists – but with the right know-how, Linux games can also be played on it.
According to NV_Tim, what was initially intended as a curiosity can be refined a little further. To this end, the Nvidia employee provided instructions on how to unlock DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation and ray tracing effects on the DGX Spark after all.
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This should also result in a measurable improvement in frame rate, at least in terms of numbers, as NV_Tim goes on to explain. With a consistent 1080p resolution, high settings, and ray tracing at maximum detail, this should result in more than 175 FPS. It is not yet known whether Retrotom has been able to confirm these values – first, “the PyTorch compiler still has to burn a hole in the desk.”
