NVIDIA DGX Spark Criticized: 4090/5090 Offer Better Memory Bandwidth for the Price
NielsRogge · x · 2026-08-05
A researcher has pushed back on the hype surrounding the NVIDIA DGX Spark for local LLM deployment, noting that its memory bandwidth is underwhelming.
For the same price, purchasing an RTX 4090 or 5090 provides significantly better memory bandwidth while still being fully capable of running 27B parameter models smoothly, offering much better value.
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