Sorry, that headline is a bit clickbaity – because, yes, this thing is a compact computer, but it’s so far beyond the Mac Mini that it might as well be a whole other species.
In fact, I’m not even smart enough to really understand what it’s for, apart from being aimed at AI developers.
Project Digits is ludicrously powerful for its size, though, with 128gb of memory on board – a match for my overly muscular M3 Max MacBook Pro – and offers up to 4TB of storage.
Digits, by the way, stands for ‘deep learning GPU intelligence training system’ – really taking some liberties there with how acronyms work, but we’ll move on. (And who doesn’t love a nested initialism within an acronym?)
The heart of it all is a “superchip” called GB10 Grace Blackwell, but tbh I have no idea just how super it is.
What little I can understand of it is that it’s intended for developers to build powerful AI models without needing a room full of GPUs and whatever else is normally needed – like a nuclear power plant, I guess?
It runs on Linux-based NVidia’s DGS OS, with an ARM-based architecture. I dunno if you could install Windows On ARM on it, but I know there’d be plenty of Linux adherents screaming at the very idea.
ANYWAY, the point of this post was to say that the thing is visually gorgeous.
I don’t know how many AI devs are looking for a computer that would be at home on the living room mantle, but this thing certainly fits the part. And I guess you could travel with it, too.
There isn’t much info about its materials, but it looks like we’ve got a textured metal front, and what I assume is an anodized golden aluminium frame.
It’s beautiful, and I have no need for it, but obviously I want it and only my far more sensible wife will rightly stop me acquiring it.
The Digits (is that the final name?) goes on sale in May 2025, priced from $3000 USD ($4800 AUD).
Get more on this at The Verge, and NVidia’s video below.
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