ASUS Ascent GX10
The Ascent GX10 is ASUS's build of NVIDIA's GB10 desk-side reference design: the same GB10 Grace Blackwell SoC, LPDDR5X unified memory, ConnectX-7 NIC and NVIDIA DGX OS as the DGX Spark, in an ASUS chassis with its own cooling, a front power button and a wider storage menu (1, 2 or 4 TB, where the 1 and 2 TB tiers use PCIe 4.0 drives). ASUS also lists a 64 GB memory variant that was not orderable at the time of writing. Compute, memory bandwidth and the software stack are the platform's, so pick it over the NVIDIA-branded box on price, storage tier, channel availability or support terms, not on performance. Like any GB10 box it is a single-developer prototyping and fine-tuning machine, not a cluster node.
- Performance is the GB10 platform's, not ASUS's. The SoC, memory, NIC and OS are the same as DGX Spark, so throughput is decided by the 273 GB/s memory bandwidth, and decode-heavy inference will look slower than the 1 PFLOP sparse FP4 headline suggests.
- The differentiators are chassis-level: a front power button, a reworked chassis with extra bottom intakes, labelled 20 Gbps USB-C ports, and 1 TB and 2 TB storage tiers that NVIDIA's own box does not offer. ServeTheHome rated the cooling well, but ASUS's page describes both a three-fan and a dual-fan design, so do not quote a fan count without checking the unit.
- Measured draw sits far below the 240 W adapter rating (42-47 W idle, 120-130 W loaded, reported). Size a box's electrical and thermal budget on the measured figures plus margin for optics on the ConnectX-7 ports.
- The 64 GB variant halves the memory but not the platform cost structure; ASUS markets it for models up to about 100B parameters. Until it is orderable and priced, plan on the 128 GB unit.
- ASUS publishes no operating temperature range and no remote-management tooling. For any deployment outside an office desk, treat environmental limits and out-of-band management as open questions to put to ASUS.
How is the ASUS Ascent GX10 different from NVIDIA DGX Spark?
Same GB10 SoC, unified memory, ConnectX-7 NIC and NVIDIA DGX OS. ASUS differs on chassis and cooling, a front power button, storage tiers (1, 2 or 4 TB, with PCIe 4.0 drives on the two smaller tiers), a listed 64 GB memory variant, a 1-year limited warranty, and price, which has been both below and above NVIDIA's own box over the past year (reported).
How much does the ASUS Ascent GX10 cost?
ASUS does not publish a price on its product pages. Reported: about $3,000 for the 1 TB unit at launch, rising to $3,999 in June 2026 and to $5,999 / $6,999 / $7,999 for 1 / 2 / 4 TB in the ASUS US store from September 2026. Reseller prices vary widely; Scan UK listed the 128 GB / 1 TB unit at GBP 4,999 inc. VAT in October 2026.
Can I cluster ASUS Ascent GX10 units?
ASUS says two units link directly over ConnectX-7 to pool 256 GB of memory (two 128 GB units), and four units need an external switch. NVIDIA's GB10 page says ConnectX networking can link up to four systems. It is a small desk cluster, not a rack-scale architecture.
What software runs on the ASUS Ascent GX10?
NVIDIA DGX OS (Ubuntu-based) with the NVIDIA AI software stack preloaded, the same as other GB10 systems. ASUS adds no AI software of its own; the only ASUS utility it lists is Power Sync, for powering an ASUS NUC and monitor together.