Microsoft Launches $2,600 Surface Laptop Ultra With NVIDIA RTX Spark for AI PCs
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Updated · Computerworld · Oct 16
Microsoft Launches $2,600 Surface Laptop Ultra With NVIDIA RTX Spark for AI PCs
3 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Oct 16
Summary
$2,599.99 Surface Laptop Ultra is among the first Windows laptops built on NVIDIA’s RTX Spark, giving Microsoft a new premium Arm-based AI PC aimed at developers and creators.
RTX Spark combines up to 20 Grace CPU cores, a Blackwell GPU with 6,144 CUDA cores and as much as 128GB of unified memory, enabling larger local AI models and agent workflows without relying on cloud inference.
Early tests showed 33% faster AI text generation than Lenovo’s Core Ultra X9 IdeaPad Pro 5 and 2.7 times the image-generation throughput, while graphics and CPU results were also competitive with AMD-based rivals.
Microsoft paired the chip with a 15-inch 2,000-nit mini-LED display, broad I/O and a serviceable design, though the reviewed 128GB configuration reached $5,899.99 and Windows-on-Arm app compatibility still has limits.
The launch marks NVIDIA’s formal push into Windows PCs, intensifying competition with Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and Apple in high-end laptops built for on-device AI.