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ASUS Showcases AI-Powered ProArt Creator Solutions at IBC 2026

ASUS unveiled its latest ProArt ecosystem at IBC 2026, integrating AI across every production stage—from portable laptops running trillion-parameter models to desktop workstations handling real-time generative video. The lineup spans slim AI laptops, compact mini PCs, professional SDI monitors, and agent-ready systems.
Black ASUS ProArt motherboard with gold accents, CPU socket, RAM slots, and M.2 slots, featuring geometric design elements.
Black ASUS ProArt motherboard with gold accents, CPU socket, RAM slots, and M.2 slots, featuring geometric design elements.

The lineup spans professional SDI monitors, advanced OLED display technology, and AI-accelerated creation powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark, demonstrating how AI now touches every stage of production: from on-device generation and inference on ultra-portable hardware to remote access to full workstation-class GPU power to real-time AI video generation on multi-GPU workstations.

AI Creator Laptops and Portable Platforms

At the center of ASUS's AI creator story are the ProArt P16 and ProArt P14, slim Windows creator laptops built for personal AI-agent workflows and powered by RTX Spark. They combine up to 128GB of unified memory with 1 petaflop of AI performance, enabling advanced workloads such as world-building and cinematic IP LoRA training for consistent characters, scenes, and visual styles, as well as running LLMs with up to 120B parameters. Paired ASUS Lumina Pro OLED displays feature 120Hz refresh rates and up to 1,600 nits peak brightness, designed for demanding workflows including rapid AI concept ideation, automated rotoscoping, agentic AI workflow mastering, 90GB+ 3D project rendering, 4K generative video, and 12K 4:2:2 video editing. Official ComfyUI workflow verification and a bundled Google AI Pro subscription extend capabilities into a hybrid AI creative ecosystem bridging on-device AI with cloud-based tools.

For specialized performance, the ProArt P16 with GeForce RTX 5090 delivers maximum graphics power and fastest AI generative speed. The ProArt PX13, powered by an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, combines efficient integrated CPU/GPU/AI computing with a flexible 360° design for high-resolution video workflows and mobile creation. The ProArt PZ14 introduces the most powerful ASUS creator tablet with Snapdragon X2 Elite AI performance. ASUS also advances AI creativity with MuseTree, now integrated with the FLUX.2 model and Idea Craft for natural-language visual and video generation.

ProArt GR1X Mini PC

The ProArt GR1X is a compact agentic AI desktop powered by RTX Spark, designed for creators, developers, and AI professionals. It delivers up to 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance and 128GB of unified memory, enabling large AI models, AI agents, and professional creative workloads to run entirely on device. Built for 24/7 sustained operation, its 150 × 150 × 51 mm palm-sized design combines workstation-class capability with advanced thermal engineering. A precision-engineered dual-fan cooling system with 218 fan blades, up to 1.6X greater thermal coverage, and seven-level fan control sustains performance under demanding workloads while maintaining quiet acoustics. It supports up to four 4K displays for a powerful multi-screen workspace for AI development, 3D creation, video production, and agentic AI workflows.

Specification ProArt GR1X
AI Performance Up to 1 petaflop FP4
Memory 128GB unified memory
Dimensions 150 × 150 × 51 mm
Display Support Up to four 4K displays
Fan Blades 218
Thermal Coverage Up to 1.6X greater
Fan Control Seven-level

ASUS XG Core: External GPU for Ultra-Thin Laptops

ProArt RTX Spark Laptop

ASUS demonstrated how the ASUS XG Core, paired with a Zenbook 14, instantly grants an ultrathin laptop desktop-class graphics performance through a single USB4-compliant USB Type-C cable. The demo showed how a portable device can transition smoothly to demanding creation and entertainment workflows at a desk without teardown, a docking station, or sacrificing portability when traveling.

Powered by the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP with 16GB GDDR6 VRAM, the ASUS XG Core runs AI image generation and LLM inference locally through native support for ComfyUI, LM Studio, Ollama, and more. Its ultra-compact 144 x 117 x 39 mm chassis and plug-and-play setup make it a flexible external GPU solution for ultra-thin laptops, mini PCs, and handheld devices, with support for host devices featuring USB4 or Thunderbolt 3 (or above) via USB-C.

Specification ASUS XG Core
GPU AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Dimensions 144 x 117 x 39 mm
Connectivity USB4 or Thunderbolt 3 (or above) via USB-C

ProArt Displays

ProArt Display OLED PA27UCDV

ASUS expanded its ProArt OLED monitor lineup with the ProArt Display OLED PA27UCDV, a 26.5-inch 4K HDR QD-OLED monitor featuring LuxPixel technology to reduce glare and reflections, up to 1,000 nits peak brightness, 99% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage, Delta E < 1 color accuracy, and a 120Hz refresh rate. The PA27UCDV offers dual Thunderbolt 4 ports with up to 140W power delivery and daisy-chain support, along with HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC, a built-in USB hub, and Auto KVM.

Specification ProArt Display OLED PA27UCDV
Screen Size 26.5-inch
Resolution 4K HDR QD-OLED
Peak Brightness Up to 1,000 nits
Color Gamut 99% DCI-P3
Color Accuracy Delta E < 1
Refresh Rate 120Hz
Connectivity Dual Thunderbolt 4 (up to 140W power delivery), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC

For professional video production, the ProArt Display OLED PA27USD and ProArt Display PA32USD feature 4K HDR QD-OLED panels, 1,000-nit brightness, 99% DCI-P3 coverage, built-in motorized calibration, and a 240 Hz refresh rate. The PA27USD provides 12G-SDI connectivity for uncompressed 4K video signals, while the PA32USD offers dual 12G-SDI ports for greater production flexibility. Visitors explored post-production workflows using Blackmagic UltraStudio via 12G-SDI connectivity.

Specification ProArt Display OLED PA27USD ProArt Display PA32USD
Panel 4K HDR QD-OLED 4K HDR QD-OLED
Brightness 1,000 nits 1,000 nits
Color Gamut 99% DCI-P3 99% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
SDI Connectivity 12G-SDI Dual 12G-SDI

Agent-Ready Workstations

Pro-ET900A-X9

The ProArt RTX 5090 PC Build with MuseCore demonstrates how the ProArt ecosystem—including motherboard, graphics card, AIO cooler, and chassis—works together as a stable, high-performance platform for remote creative computing. MuseCore turns the ProArt RTX 5090 PC into a remote compute engine accessible from a lightweight laptop or tablet through a preset URL, supporting a “work like it's local, create anywhere” workflow. It helps creators discover and launch AI models from Hugging Face and CivitAI directly in-platform, then run them through ComfyUI or Stable Diffusion to turn experiments into stable, repeatable pipelines. MuseCore Gallery automatically catalogs every AI-generated asset for centralized review, selection, and delivery.

The ExpertCenter Pro ET900A X9 is a high-performance workstation engineered for next-generation content creation. A live demonstration showed real-time AI video generation capabilities. Powered by an AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX 96-core processor and a multi-GPU configuration featuring one NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q GPU and two NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 72GB GPUs, it delivers the parallel computing performance required for generative AI, high-resolution video editing, visual effects, 3D rendering, and virtual production.

Specification ExpertCenter Pro ET900A X9
Processor AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX 96-core
GPU Configuration One NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q, Two NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 72GB

The ExpertCenter Pro ET500I W8 paired with the ASUS UGen Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB accelerator delivers a powerful on-premises AI inference solution for enterprise and professional users. With 32GB of dedicated VRAM optimized for generative AI workloads, the platform enables local deployment of large language models, AI agents, and content creation applications while maintaining data privacy and control.

Specification ASUS UGen Intel Arc Pro B70
VRAM 32GB

ProArt Graphics Cards and Motherboards

01_ProArt-B850-CREATOR-WIFI-NEO

The ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 is a graphics card engineered to deliver top-tier AI and creative performance within a remarkably compact 2.5-slot form factor. The first-ever 2.5-slot RTX 5090 features a double flow-through design, liquid metal thermal compound, and a vapor chamber for 11% better cooling efficiency in a 27% smaller footprint. Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and 32GB of GDDR7 memory, it delivers 3352 AI TOPs. An integrated USB Type-C port offers streamlined display connectivity for multi-monitor setups and creative peripherals.

Specification ProArt GeForce RTX 5090
Form Factor 2.5-slot
Architecture NVIDIA Blackwell
Memory 32GB GDDR7
AI Performance 3352 AI TOPs
Cooling Efficiency 11% better
Footprint 27% smaller

ASUS showcased the ProArt motherboard series designed for creators and AI developers, including the ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi, ProArt Z890-Creator WiFi, and new ProArt B850-Creator WiFi Neo, each built to support demanding creative and AI workloads such as video production, 3D design, visual effects, and AI development. With high-bandwidth connectivity, multi-GPU capabilities, ultra-fast storage support, and advanced networking, these motherboards accelerate data-intensive workflows and efficiently manage large assets and datasets.

For professionals requiring exceptional performance, expandability, and reliability, the Pro WS motherboard series includes the Pro WS W890E-SAGE SE, Pro WS W890-SAGE, and Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE.

Felipe Santos

“Artificial intelligence can process the world in milliseconds, but only the human heart can give meaning to every second lived” – Mr. Santos