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Microsoft Unveils Surface Laptop Ultra With RTX Spark Chip
Microsoft and Nvidia showcased the RTX Spark chip and the Surface Laptop Ultra powered by it at an event in San Francisco. The model is designed for developers, creative professionals, and artificial intelligence researchers. Preorders opened on October 7, and the devices will go on sale on October 16. RTX Spark computers from Asus, Dell, Lenovo, HP, and MSI will also be showcased that day.
The Surface Laptop Ultra will start at $2,599 (approximately 4,420 manats). The entry-level version has an 18-core processor and 24 GB of RAM. It includes 512 GB of storage for files. The laptop's 15-inch MiniLED touchscreen, with a 3:2 aspect ratio, offers peak brightness of 2,000 nits. This means the screen should remain clearly visible even in bright light. The RTX Spark chip works with up to 128 GB of unified memory. Its AI computing performance in FP4 format is 1 petaflop. The device weighs approximately 2 kg. One of the laptop's main innovations is a power cable called Magnetic Connect. The cable plugs into the USB-C port on the right side and is held in place magnetically. Although it was developed specifically for Microsoft, the port can also be used for video output, data transfer, and other USB-C connections. The chassis also has USB-A, HDMI, a 3.5 mm audio jack, and a full-size SD card reader. The touch-sensitive trackpad is 30 percent larger than those on standard 15-inch Surface models. According to Microsoft, the new laptop generates video 6.2 times faster than a MacBook Pro with the M5 Pro chip. It is 4.3 times faster at generating images. The first part of an AI response is also generated 2.1 times faster.
The cooling system is 2.5 times more powerful than those in previous Microsoft laptops. The company says the device can retain 99 percent of its maximum performance even when it is not plugged in. Gears of War: E-Day was demonstrated at the event running at 60 frames per second. Hundreds of games will be available from the day sales begin. The Call of Duty series will gain RTX Spark support in 2027. The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box will be sold at prices starting at $5,999 (approximately 10,200 manats). A creative project featuring Blender, Photoshop, ComfyUI, and Unreal Engine working with models on the computer and in the cloud was demonstrated at the event. According to the company, the system completes in several hours work that would otherwise take days.
Windows support will also be added to the DGX Spark and DGX Station systems, which previously ran only on Linux. Desktop models from HP and Dell will go on sale by the end of 2026. Quick commands that understand everyday language will be added to the taskbar's search section in Windows 11. From there, users will be able to change settings, take screenshots, and arrange windows. More complex requests will be sent to the Copilot service. The updated Copilot will find files on the computer, rename them, and create archives. It will also be able to draft emails after receiving the user's approval. When privacy is required, data will not be sent to the cloud, and the system will switch to models running on the computer. These features will be released over the next several months. There are also plans to add the Hermes, OpenClaw, Perplexity, and Meta Muse models.
A protected environment called Microsoft Execution Containers is now being made available to everyone. The system will limit what data AI agents can see. Agents will have to record the work they perform under their own names. HydraFusion, which distributes work between AI agents on the computer and in the cloud, will come to Windows on October 15. The system will work with GitHub Copilot, CLI, and VS Code. Windows ML will run AI models on the GPU, NPU, and CPU, while Llama.cpp will also be integrated into this environment. It was also announced that the DeepSeek V4 Flash model can run directly on the computer in 1.6-bit format with 60 GB of memory.
The Surface Laptop Ultra will start at $2,599 (approximately 4,420 manats). The entry-level version has an 18-core processor and 24 GB of RAM. It includes 512 GB of storage for files. The laptop's 15-inch MiniLED touchscreen, with a 3:2 aspect ratio, offers peak brightness of 2,000 nits. This means the screen should remain clearly visible even in bright light. The RTX Spark chip works with up to 128 GB of unified memory. Its AI computing performance in FP4 format is 1 petaflop. The device weighs approximately 2 kg. One of the laptop's main innovations is a power cable called Magnetic Connect. The cable plugs into the USB-C port on the right side and is held in place magnetically. Although it was developed specifically for Microsoft, the port can also be used for video output, data transfer, and other USB-C connections. The chassis also has USB-A, HDMI, a 3.5 mm audio jack, and a full-size SD card reader. The touch-sensitive trackpad is 30 percent larger than those on standard 15-inch Surface models. According to Microsoft, the new laptop generates video 6.2 times faster than a MacBook Pro with the M5 Pro chip. It is 4.3 times faster at generating images. The first part of an AI response is also generated 2.1 times faster. The cooling system is 2.5 times more powerful than those in previous Microsoft laptops. The company says the device can retain 99 percent of its maximum performance even when it is not plugged in. Gears of War: E-Day was demonstrated at the event running at 60 frames per second. Hundreds of games will be available from the day sales begin. The Call of Duty series will gain RTX Spark support in 2027. The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box will be sold at prices starting at $5,999 (approximately 10,200 manats). A creative project featuring Blender, Photoshop, ComfyUI, and Unreal Engine working with models on the computer and in the cloud was demonstrated at the event. According to the company, the system completes in several hours work that would otherwise take days. Windows support will also be added to the DGX Spark and DGX Station systems, which previously ran only on Linux. Desktop models from HP and Dell will go on sale by the end of 2026. Quick commands that understand everyday language will be added to the taskbar's search section in Windows 11. From there, users will be able to change settings, take screenshots, and arrange windows. More complex requests will be sent to the Copilot service. The updated Copilot will find files on the computer, rename them, and create archives. It will also be able to draft emails after receiving the user's approval. When privacy is required, data will not be sent to the cloud, and the system will switch to models running on the computer. These features will be released over the next several months. There are also plans to add the Hermes, OpenClaw, Perplexity, and Meta Muse models. A protected environment called Microsoft Execution Containers is now being made available to everyone. The system will limit what data AI agents can see. Agents will have to record the work they perform under their own names. HydraFusion, which distributes work between AI agents on the computer and in the cloud, will come to Windows on October 15. The system will work with GitHub Copilot, CLI, and VS Code. Windows ML will run AI models on the GPU, NPU, and CPU, while Llama.cpp will also be integrated into this environment. It was also announced that the DeepSeek V4 Flash model can run directly on the computer in 1.6-bit format with 60 GB of memory.