Microsoft to sell $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra containing Nvidia AI chip
The new device shows Microsoft remains committed to making its own PCs even though it's not one of the top device makers.
TL;DR
- Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Ultra with an Nvidia AI chip starts at $2,599.
- The device features a magnetic USB-C port and two standard USB-C ports.
- It aims to allow users to run AI workloads locally on the device, reducing reliance on the cloud.
- Meta's Muse AI agent will be available for Windows, capitalizing on the personal agent's popularity.
- The laptop has a 15-inch display, weighs 4.4 pounds, and can contain up to 128GB of unified memory.
- It includes a Blackwell RTX Spark GPU with processing power comparable to a 2016 Nvidia DGX-1 data center server.
- Windows 11 setup will be updated to help users get started with open-source OpenClaw AI agent software.
- Microsoft introduced the Copilot+ PC standard in 2024, requiring neural processing units for AI performance.