Sipeed reveals Chinese-made DGX Spark and Ryzen AI Halo rival, expected to cost $3,999
Sipeed’s MaixStation pairs Axera’s AX8860P with 128GB of LPDDR5X at 273 GB/s to take on Nvidia’s DGX Spark and AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo.
Sipeed has introduced a Chinese-made MaixStation rival to the DGX Spark and Ryzen AI Halo systems, priced at approximately $3,999. This system utilizes Axera's AX8860P, a 16-core Arm Cortex-A55 chip with an in-house NPU capable of 256 TOPS at native FP4 without sparsity. The AX8860P is produced in a 6nm process, while the LPDDR5X memory and 273 GB/s bandwidth are similar to the competing systems.
With 128GB of memory and an expected launch discount, the MaixStation aims to match the 128GB Ryzen AI Halo and fall short of the DGX Spark's $6,950 price point. Sipeed's claims anticipate the system to surpass the DGX Spark by 25% in prefill and 30% in decode when running Qwen 27B. The MaixStation is currently available for pre-orders through a Kickstarter campaign, with units shipping within three months after the campaign concludes.
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