Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hand-delivers ‘smallest supercomputer’ to Elon Musk; but he isn’t the first to receive it

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang personally delivered the company’s newly launched DGX Spark AI supercomputer to Elon Musk at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas. According to a blog post shared by the chipmaker, the meeting took place as SpaceX prepared for the 11th test of its Starship rocket, with Huang describing the moment as “delivering the smallest supercomputer next to the biggest rocket.

” During the conversation with SpaceX CEO, Huang recounted the story of delivering the first DGX system to OpenAI and explaining how Spark takes that mission further.

What happened at Starbase before 11th Starship rocket test

Jensen Huang arrived at the SpaceX site surrounded by engineers and staff before meeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the cafeteria. As per the blog, the two shared a brief exchange about Nvidia's early collaboration with OpenAI and how the new DGX Spark continues that mission.

The system represents a major leap in portable AI computing power, capable of running models with up to 200 billion parameters locally.

What is Nvidia DGX Spark

The DGX Spark is a compact AI supercomputer that delivers up to 1 petaflop of performance. It is designed for developers, researchers, and creators who need powerful computing beyond traditional data centers. Weighing about 1.2 kilograms, it combines portability with advanced hardware, featuring:

It comes preloaded with Nvidia’s full AI software stack, including frameworks, libraries, pretrained models, and NIM microservices, enabling users to build chatbots, vision agents, and creative AI tools locally.

Nvidia has partnered with — including Acer, ASUS, Dell Technologies, HP, Lenovo, GIGABYTE, and MSI — to bring DGX Spark systems to market, turning desktops into AI-ready workstations. Early adopters include Ollama in Palo Alto, NYU Global Frontier Lab, Zipline, Arizona State University, and artist Refik Anadol’s studio.As announced by the company, DGX Spark systems will be available globally starting October 15 through Nvidia.com and partner channels.