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Perplexity Portable Computer hits Windows: local agents on 24GB+ NVIDIA RTX with MCP and scheduled tasks

Perplexity says Portable Computer is now available on Windows PCs with NVIDIA RTX GPUs: run the harness, agents, and models locally, work with local files and apps, and fall back to frontier cloud models when needed. On-device work does not consume Computer credits; follow-ups add local MCP and scheduled tasks, and NVIDIA confirms 24GB+ VRAM.

Key Takeaways

  • Portable Computer now runs on Windows with NVIDIA RTX for local harness/agents/models.
  • On-device work skips Computer credits; cloud frontier models remain optional.
  • Adds local MCP and scheduled tasks; NVIDIA lists GeForce/RTX PRO 24GB+ VRAM.
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NVIDIA RTX Spark: local-agent speedups—up to 1.9× llama.cpp on RTX 5090, 1.2× vLLM on Blackwell

NVIDIA RTX Spark announced local-agent inference optimizations: up to 1.9× higher llama.cpp throughput on GeForce RTX 5090, 1.2× vLLM on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, and up to 1.4× on a two-system DGX Spark cluster—another step for faster on-device and local agent serving.

Key Takeaways

  • llama.cpp: up to ~1.9× throughput on GeForce RTX 5090 for local agent inference.
  • vLLM: ~1.2× on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell; up to ~1.4× on a two-system DGX Spark cluster.
  • Focus: faster local/edge agent serving stacks, not only cloud inference.
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Perplexity Portable Computer lands on Linux for NVIDIA RTX GPUs with 24GB+ VRAM

Perplexity (@perplexity_ai) says Portable Computer is now available on Linux for NVIDIA RTX GPUs with 24GB of VRAM or higher. It is a local-first AI assistant stack: orchestrator and subagent models can run privately on-device, with optional cloud escalation. After the earlier DGX Spark launch, this extends local deployment to consumer/workstation RTX cards.

Key Takeaways

  • Linux build needs NVIDIA RTX with 24GB+ VRAM.
  • Local-first: orchestrator LLM, subagent LLM, and agent harness can run on-device.
  • Complements the DGX Spark edition and lowers the bar for high-VRAM RTX workstations.
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