Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA RTX Spark Superchip for Local AI

Microsoft has unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, its most powerful Surface laptop to date, designed as a local AI workstation. Starting at $2,599 for preorders and shipping October 16, 2026, the device is powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark Superchip and is capable of running AI models with up to 120 billion parameters without relying on cloud services.