Nvidia DGX Spark encrypted firmware slows inference speed to 35% on Linux
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Nvidia DGX Spark encrypted firmware slows inference speed to 35% on Linux was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 4, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 62 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #2 of 30, reached on Nov 4, 23:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 01:07 UTC.
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Please read the article. Comments here are wildly misinformed. This is a lack of linux driver support for firmware designed for windows laptops. This is a problem on the MSI Prestige laptop using the RTX Spark platform. Lets assume it also applies to the Asus and Dell machines using RTX spark. RTX Spark is a new…
Nvidia doing what Nvidia has always done; proprietary closed drivers. Weird choice to cryptographically protect the power settings. Key problem is that we've allowed a company that's always been this way to form a monopoly. Other brands exist, perhaps it is now worth the effort to migrate and rebuild elsewhere.
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Is Nvidia DGX Spark encrypted firmware slows inference speed to 35% on Linux trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 01:07 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Nvidia DGX Spark encrypted firmware slows inference speed to 35% on Linux reached?
#2 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 4, 23:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Nvidia DGX Spark encrypted firmware slows inference speed to 35% on Linux been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 4, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (62 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
560 points and 255 comments; submitted by novaRom on Nov 4, 2026.