The first RTX Spark computer goes on sale! It can run large models with 120 billion parameters.

What happened: Microsoft opened preorders for the Surface Laptop Ultra, its most powerful Surface PC, at a starting price of $2,599, with shipping the following Friday. It runs on Nvidia's RTX Spark N1X superchip. Key numbers: Starting price $2,599; top configuration $5,899.99; up to 128GB unified memory; local AI models over 120 billion Why it matters: Microsoft claims 2.1x first-token latency efficiency, 4.3x faster AI image generation, and 6.2x faster AI video generation versus a 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro. Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and MSI RTX Spark laptops also opened for preorder.

Microsoft opened preorders for the Surface Laptop Ultra, its most powerful Surface PC, at a starting price of $2,599, with shipping the following Friday. It runs on Nvidia's RTX Spark N1X superchip.

Microsoft claims 2.1x first-token latency efficiency, 4.3x faster AI image generation, and 6.2x faster AI video generation versus a 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro. Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and MSI RTX Spark laptops also opened for preorder.