Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11

Image: The newly announced Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra featuring the NVIDIA RTX Spark superchip. Image credit: Microsoft. Article by Julie Bort. TechCrunch – October 7, 2026.

Back in June, Nvidia announced that it had secured agreements with Microsoft and a host of other PC makers to develop AI- and agent-ready PCs for Windows based on its RTX Spark chip, but details on the machines were scant at the time. On Wednesday, at an event held in San Francisco during the city’s Tech Week, Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its new Surface Laptop Ultra. The PC comes in two base models, one that starts at $2,600 and one with a more powerful chip that starts at $3,700. Prices rise from there with options for more memory and storage, up to $5,900. (Microsoft says the highest-end device is already out of stock.) […]

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