NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 18-Core vs NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 20-Core — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 20-Core is ahead of the NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 18-Core on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 8%, including 6% in Cinebench 2026 single (547 vs 518). On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 20-Core generates 56.4 tokens/s (per StorageReview) against 55.1 for the NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 18-Core (per StorageReview), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side APU comparison of the NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 18-Core and the NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 20-Core. Both released in 2026. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 20-Core
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Wccftech, StorageReview and Notebookcheck; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 18-Core | NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 20-Core |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 21,199 points |
| 3DMark Night Raid (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 56,326 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 8,601 points |
| 3DMark Solar Bay (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 50,087 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 2,898 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 2,999 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 11,992 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 11,790 points |
| 7-Zip all threads (total) (higher is better) Source: StorageReview |
138 GIPS | — |
| Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 1,704 points |
| Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 131 points |
| Cinebench 2026 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, StorageReview |
6,394 points | 6,612 points |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 18-Core
- phi4-mini (RAG answer stage): 96.6 tok/s (StorageReview)
- phi4-mini: 95.2 tok/s (StorageReview)
- llama3.1:8b: 55.1 tok/s (StorageReview)
NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 20-Core
- phi-4-mini: 102.7 tok/s (StorageReview)
- phi-4-mini: 97.5 tok/s (StorageReview)
- qwen3.6:35b-a3b: 89.2 tok/s (StorageReview)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 18-Core or the NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 20-Core?
The NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 20-Core is ahead of the NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 18-Core on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 8%, including 6% in Cinebench 2026 single (547 vs 518).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 20-Core generates 56.4 tokens/s (per StorageReview) against 55.1 for the NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) 18-Core (per StorageReview), best community run on file for each.
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