SFF.Network Microsoft Announces the Spark Dev Box – An Oddly Shaped Spark Machine

With NVIDIA’s RTX Spark ecosystem being launched recently, and Microsoft releasing Surface variants powered with said, Microsoft has announced the upcoming Spark Dev Box.
With up to 128GB of unified memory and a claimed petaflop of AI compute, the system is aimed at developers for both the RTX Spark and Microsoft Surface ecosystems. I just want to see how games run on it!

The unique design is built around a 3D printed aluminium chassis with 1,000 holes, supporting up to 100W of heat dissipation. The chassis itself is a passive heatsink, meaning that this little unit is a fanless system. This also explains the… odd… layout.
IO includes two USB-C ports, USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, and a headphone...

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[Revenant]

It looks neat, and could double as a cup or danish warmer.

As I recall, RTX SPARK puts out 140 watts. This rated for 100.

 

[confusis]

I'd wager they'll implement a hefty thermal throttling curve on this one if that's the case.

 

[Revenant]

I'd wager they'll implement a hefty thermal throttling curve on this one if that's the case.

I'm wondering if it's a cut-down version of the spark chip.