Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark chip

Microsoft revealed specifications and pricing for its new Surface Laptop Ultra AI personal computers at a Tech Week event in San Francisco, TechCrunch AI and The Indian Express reported. According to TechCrunch AI and TechRepublic, the laptops are built using Nvidia RTX Spark hardware designed to run artificial intelligence models and agents locally on Windows. TechCrunch AI noted that base models start at 2,600 dollars, or 2,599 dollars according to TechRepublic, while a higher specification chip version begins at 3,700 dollars. [1][4][5]

Nvidia RTX Spark is an Arm-based system on chip that combines a 20-core Nvidia Grace central processing unit with a Blackwell RTX graphics processing unit and unified memory for local workloads on Windows on Arm devices. Prices for higher memory and storage configurations on the new Surface Laptop Ultra reach up to 5,900 dollars, TechCrunch AI reported. Nvidia previously announced agreements with Microsoft and other computer manufacturers in June to build agent-ready personal computers. [1][6]

At the same event, Microsoft demonstrated an updated version of its Copilot artificial intelligence system, according to The Verge AI. The Verge AI reported that the software upgrade gives Copilot access to local files on the computer and allows it to perform actions across the operating system. Microsoft describes this architecture as Hybrid Intelligence, combining local and cloud artificial intelligence models to complete tasks. [2]

The Verge AI reported that these Hybrid Intelligence capabilities will roll out to Copilot over the next couple of months. Microsoft, which is based in Redmond, Washington, develops the Windows operating system for personal computers, servers, and embedded systems. [2][7][8]