Asus ProArt P16 2025 vs. 2026 - RTX Spark or AMD with RTX 5090?

[Redaktion]

We have just reviewed the new Asus ProArt P16. However, with last year's 2025 model still on sale, the question is: Who is the RTX Spark version suited to, and who should opt for the combination of an AMD processor and a GeForce graphics card instead?

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ProArt-P16-2025-vs-2026-RTX-Spark-or-AMD-with-RTX-5090.1429443.0.html

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CPU performance than the AMD processor

but is the total joules consumed also fewer or it that the CPU e.g. 10% faster, while consuming 50% more energy vs AMD's one?

About AI build:
AI score (memory size times memory speed):
6700 bucks: 38528 = 128 GB unified memory * 301 GB/s.
4800 bucks: 29184 = 64 GB RAM * 120 GB/s + 24 GB VRAM * 896 GB/s.
(120 GB/s = 128-bit * 7500MT/s / 1000 / 8, AIDA64 confirms the theoretical value as being 65-85% below in practice)
(prices are quotes from the articles and may have changed since then)

More AI bang for buck:
A desktop PC AI build will give a much higher AI score for the same price or equal score for much less (AM5 mainboard with PCIe 5.0 x8x8 bifurcation support (400 bucks) + two 5070 Ti, run in tensor parallel (= VRAM and speed add up) (2*1250 bucks) + .. will still cost less than the 4800 bucks):
63488 = 64 GB RAM (AM5 B800 series supports up to 256 GB RAM) * 96 GB/s + 32 GB VRAM * 1792 GB/s.