By Devesh Beri
Publication Date: 2026-06-02 17:00:00
Over the weekend, Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop Ultra, a 15‑inch Windows-on-Arm notebook that could be the brand’s first true rival to Apple’s MacBook Pro in performance and design.
The new model targets creators, engineers, and AI developers seeking powerful local performance. It runs on an Nvidia RTX Spark SoC with Arm CPU cores and a Blackwell‑based RTX GPU, with support for up to 128GB of unified LPDDR5X memory with around 300GB/s bandwidth. Microsoft also mentions a redesigned thermal system with up to 2.5x higher thermal capacity than the previous 15‑inch Surface Laptop, and a compact high‑wattage charger.
Externally, the Surface Laptop Ultra features a 15‑inch 3:2 PixelSense Ultra mini‑LED touchscreen with a pixel density of 262ppi and HDR brightness up to 2,000 nits. In contrast, all modern MacBook Pro models feature a 16:10 screen aspect ratio. Here’s how these aspect ratios differ, in practice:
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