Perplexity's local agent comes to Windows RTX PCs
The agent now plans and runs multistep tasks on RTX cards with 24 GB of VRAM or more, and work finished locally costs no Perplexity credits.
In short
Perplexity Portable Computer is now available on Windows, where it runs the agent entirely on the local machine using GeForce RTX or RTX PRO GPUs with at least 24 GB of VRAM.
At a glance
- Runs on GeForce RTX or RTX PRO GPUs with 24 GB of VRAM or more; NVIDIA says DGX Station support is coming.
- Local model named in the post: Qwen 3.8 27B, post-trained for Perplexity Computer and tuned for RTX GPUs.
- Work finished locally does not draw down Perplexity Computer credits, according to NVIDIA.
- Connectors cover Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Google Drive, Gmail, Slack and GitHub; the post lists no pricing.
Perplexity's agent no longer needs a data center behind it. Portable Computer, the on-device version of Perplexity Computer, is now available for Windows machines carrying a GeForce RTX or RTX PRO GPU with at least 24 GB of VRAM. NVIDIA announced the release in a company blog post dated September 14, 2026.
What the agent actually does
Portable Computer breaks a request into steps and executes them with a model running on the PC itself. The post names Qwen 3.8 27B as one such model, post-trained for Perplexity Computer and tuned for RTX hardware. NVIDIA's examples are workaday rather than flashy: sorting open GitHub pull requests by status and flagging stale documentation, reading brokerage statements and tax paperwork for recurring fees, and tracing where users drop out of a signup funnel before posting the finding to Slack. The connectors listed are Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Google Drive, Gmail, Slack and GitHub.
Privacy and the credit meter
Two arguments carry the pitch. Files that matter stay on the machine, and if the agent decides a step needs cloud help, it asks the user before anything leaves the device. The second argument is commercial: NVIDIA says work completed locally does not burn Perplexity Computer credits.
The 24 GB question
That memory floor is the real gate, and it puts the feature out of reach for most mainstream gaming cards. Windows support extends a rollout that already covered DGX Spark systems and RTX PCs on Linux, with DGX Station named as a later addition and no date attached.
What the post does not supply is performance. There are no tokens-per-second figures, no comparison against the hosted version, and no pricing. Because NVIDIA's blog is the only source available for this story, the privacy and credit claims stand as the vendor's own account rather than an independently checked one.
FAQ
Which GPU do I need to run Perplexity Portable Computer?
A GeForce RTX or RTX PRO card with 24 GB of VRAM or more. NVIDIA lists no supported option below that threshold.
Does Portable Computer still send data to the cloud?
Not by default. When a step needs cloud support, NVIDIA says the agent asks for permission before sending anything off the device.
How much does Perplexity Portable Computer cost?
The post gives no price. It states only that tasks finished locally do not consume Perplexity Computer credits.
