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At Microsoft Build 2026, CEO Satya Nadella put Windows front and center alongside Nvidia's new RTX Spark chips, positioning local AI compute on Windows PCs as a cost-effective alternative to cloud-based AI workloads. The partnership aims to enable powerful on-device AI agents, with RTX Spark capable of running 120-billion-parameter models locally.
Microsoft unveiled two new Surface devices at Build, the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box, both powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark chips. The Laptop Ultra features a bright mini LED display, a haptic trackpad, and strong performance including local AI model execution.
Microsoft announces the Surface Laptop Ultra, its first high-end Arm-based PC powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark chip, offering up to 128GB of unified memory for creators, developers, and AI builders, positioning it as a direct competitor to Apple's MacBook Pro.
A roundup of major announcements from Computex 2026, including Nvidia's RTX Spark laptop chips, Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra, Dell XPS 13, and other hardware launches.
Microsoft announces the Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia's RTX Spark Arm-based chip, promising the most powerful Surface ever with up to 128GB unified memory and 1 petaflop of AI compute.