By Jamie Wilde
Publication Date: 2026-10-08 04:01:00
Microsoft is catering to AI power users with a new laptop made in partnership with Nvidia. The Surface Laptop Ultra, unveiled yesterday at Microsoft’s hardware-focused event in San Francisco, uses Nvidia’s RTX Spark Chip to run AI locally rather than outsourcing it to data centers.
The Big Tech team-up helps Nvidia secure its place in the Windows hardware ecosystem. While Nvidia chips have been a staple in gaming rigs made by the likes of Alienware and Asus, rivals Intel and AMD have dominated the market for most Windows PCs. AI has created an opening for Nvidia to put its chips in machines made for more than playing “PowerWash Simulator 2.”
For Microsoft, the new laptop will compete directly with devices focused on running AI locally, including Apple’s latest MacBook Pro.
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