Microsoft has introduced the Surface Laptop Ultra, the latest iteration of its Surface line, featuring NVIDIA’s RTX Spark system-on-a-chip, aimed at power users and designed to compete with Apple’s MacBook Pro. Andrew Hill, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Surface, described the device as “the most powerful thing we’ve ever made.”
The Surface Laptop Ultra incorporates NVIDIA’s RTX Spark, which includes 6,144 Blackwell GPU cores and 20 Arm CPU cores. NVIDIA claims the chip provides 1 petaflop of AI performance and similar graphics performance to its RTX 5070 laptop GPU, with power consumption ranging from single digits to 80W.
Structurally, the Surface Laptop Ultra boasts a 15-inch MiniLED Ultra display, capable of achieving up to 2,000 nits of peak HDR brightness. It features the largest trackpad Microsoft has ever built and multiple connectivity options, including USB A, USB C, HDMI, and a full-sized card reader. The device weighs under 4.5 pounds and will be available in black and dark silver.
Brett Ostrum, Microsoft’s CVP, stated that the laptop is intended to “push” boundaries and enable users to achieve what was previously considered impossible. While aimed at users seeking enhanced performance, the new model streamlines design, moving away from the unconventional features of earlier Surface models.
Microsoft has announced that the Surface Laptop Ultra will be released in the fall, but specific pricing details have not yet been disclosed.
