Nvidia unveiled NemoClaw for easier OpenClaw AI agent creation, DLSS 5 for advanced gaming graphics, and a new Vera CPU during its GTC 2026 keynote in San Jose. CEO Jensen Huang highlighted agentic AI advancements, comparing OpenClaw to HTML and Linux, while teasing partnerships like Disney robotics and space computing.
Nvidia's GTC conference keynote took place on Monday, March 16, 2026, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, with CEO Jensen Huang delivering a nearly three-hour presentation focused on the company's data center platform, Vera Rubin (previously showcased at CES), and the rise of agentic AI requiring heavy inference computing for tasks like thinking, acting, and processing new information. Huang described inference as the new workload, with tokens as the commodity, positioning Nvidia as the 'token king' with the lowest cost per token worldwide, and announced updates to the Vera Rubin system for agentic AI.
The keynote featured three major announcements:
NemoClaw, a reference stack for the OpenClaw AI agent platform, enables single-command installation of components like OpenShell for open models, an isolated sandbox with policy-based guardrails, and a privacy router for secure data handling. It optimizes always-on agents for 24/7 operation on Nvidia RTX PCs, laptops, and workstations. Dell introduced the Pro Max supercomputer using GB10 and GB300. Huang called OpenClaw 'an operating system for personal AI' and emphasized, 'The OpenClaw event cannot be understated. This is as big of a deal as HTML. This is as big of a deal as Linux.'
DLSS 5, arriving this fall, introduces real-time neural rendering that infuses pixels with photo-real lighting and materials by analyzing a single frame for features like characters and fabrics. It uses a game's color and motion vectors to generate upscaled visuals anchored to 3D content and consistent frame-to-frame, running in real time up to 4K. Demos showcased Resident Evil: Requiem, Hogwarts Legacy, Starfield, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on two RTX 5090 GPUs (with single-card support planned). Publishers including Bethesda, Capcom, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. Games pledged support. Nvidia claims it as the biggest graphics breakthrough since real-time ray tracing in 2018.
Vera CPU, delivering twice the efficiency and 50% faster performance than traditional CPUs, offers the highest single-thread performance and bandwidth per core, tailored for agentic AI and reinforcement learning to enable scalable AI factories. Huang stated, 'Vera is arriving at a turning point for artificial intelligence.'
Other highlights included a Disney partnership for an Olaf robot powered by Nvidia GPUs and the Newton Physics Engine, plus Vera Rubin Space-1, a space computer addressing radiation and cooling challenges.
