Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra Looks Like Its First True MacBook Pro Competitor Microsoft is releasing the Surface Laptop Ultra, a high-end Windows PC powered by Nvidia’s Arm-based RTX Spark chip, targeting creators, developers, and AI builders with up to 128GB of unified memory. This new device abandons previous convertible designs, opting for a more traditional laptop form factor similar to the MacBook Pro. It features a robust port selection, a high-brightness display, and internal specifications comparable to a desktop RTX 5070, with a significant advantage in unified memory access for AI tasks.

• Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra will use Nvidia’s Arm-based RTX Spark chip.
• It is designed for creators, developers, and AI builders and will offer up to 128GB of unified memory.
• The device abandons previous convertible designs for a more traditional laptop form factor.
• It includes USB-A, USB-C, HDMI ports, an SD card slot, and a headphone jack.
• The RTX Spark chip has up to 20 Arm CPU cores and 6,144 GPU cores, offering performance similar to a desktop RTX 5070.
• Unified memory allows the GPU to access a larger portion of system memory, beneficial for AI workloads.
• Nvidia and Microsoft are working to improve gaming compatibility on Arm-based Windows PCs.
• The Laptop Ultra will be available later this year, with pricing and configurations yet to be announced. Continue reading https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra-will-be-among-the-first-nvidia-rtx-spark-arm-pcs/