Surface Laptop Ultra launches with RTX Spark

Surface Laptop Ultra makes local AI compute the centerpiece of a premium Windows laptop, but its price means developers will expect workstation-class sustained performance and excellent software compatibility.

• –RTX Spark combines up to 6,144 Blackwell GPU cores with a 20-core Grace CPU and up to 128GB unified memory.
• –Local inference, GitHub Copilot workflows, model evaluation, and agentic coding could reduce reliance on cloud GPUs for experimentation.
• –Full CUDA support gives Windows developers access to NVIDIA’s mature AI software ecosystem.
• –The $2,599 starting price positions it against high-end MacBook Pro and mobile workstations, not mainstream laptops.
• –Microsoft’s strongest pitch is hybrid intelligence: run smaller or privacy-sensitive workloads locally, while reserving cloud models for heavier jobs, as Axios reports.