Perplexity Launches Local AI-Agent Workflows on NVIDIA RTX PCs
Summary
Perplexity launches Portable Computer for compatible NVIDIA RTX PCs, bringing multistep AI-agent workflows locally to Windows machines with at least 24GB of VRAM while connecting to tools including Outlook, Gmail, Slack and GitHub.
Key Points
- Perplexity launches Portable Computer in its Windows app for compatible NVIDIA GeForce RTX PCs and RTX PRO workstations, enabling local multistep AI-agent workflows.
- Portable Computer requires an NVIDIA GPU with at least 24GB of VRAM and uses RTX-optimized local models such as Qwen 3.8 27B; DGX Station support is expected soon.
- The agent connects to Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Google Drive, Gmail, Slack and GitHub, while requesting permission before sending data to cloud models for advanced reasoning.