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Microsoft and Nvidia Unveil RTX Spark AI PCs
Microsoft and Nvidia showed new Windows computers designed to handle demanding tasks, including AI work.
Their main new laptop is called the Surface Laptop Ultra and uses Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip.
Microsoft says the laptop can run some AI models right on the computer instead of sending every task to the internet.
Copilot will use local models for some jobs and the cloud for harder ones.
Microsoft also showed the computer running a game and creative software.
The laptop starts at $2,599, while a developer-focused device starts at $5,999.
Microsoft says new Windows 11 tools will make it easier to change settings and arrange windows.
The article says the computers are expected to ship October 16.
Microsoft and Nvidia unveiled Windows laptops built around Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip at a San Francisco event.
The 15-inch Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,599 and offers up to 128 GB of unified memory.
The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box starts at $5,999; the article says partner PCs will ship October 16.
Microsoft demonstrated local AI workloads, gaming, and creative software, and compared the chip’s performance with Apple’s M5 Pro.
Windows 11 updates include new Search actions and Copilot features that can use local models and cloud services.
- Who
- Microsoft and Nvidia, with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Devices head Pavan Davuluri at the event.
- What
- They unveiled Windows computers featuring Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip and announced Windows 11 AI features.
- Where
- San Francisco.
- When
- Wednesday; the article says the computers will ship next Friday, October 16.
- Why
- The laptops target developers and creators who want powerful computers for AI and other demanding workloads, including running AI locally.
Microsoft’s performance claims
Apple comparison
RTX Spark versus M5 Pro
Microsoft’s performance claims
Microsoft presented RTX Spark as faster than the M5 Pro for certain AI tasks, citing up to 2.1 times faster time to first token, 4.3 times faster image generation, and 6.2 times faster video generation.
Apple comparison
The article identifies Apple’s MacBook Pro with M5 Pro as the comparison point, but gives no response or independent assessment from Apple.
Key facts
- Featured laptop
- Surface Laptop Ultra, a 15-inch premium laptop
- Laptop starting price
- $2,599
- Maximum unified memory
- 128 GB
- Developer device
- Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, starting at $5,999
- Announced chip
- Nvidia RTX Spark
- Stated shipping date
- Next Friday, October 16; no year is specified in the article
- Windows update
- Windows 11 adds Search quick actions and Copilot support for local and cloud AI models
- Performance comparison
- Microsoft claimed RTX Spark could deliver up to 2.1 times faster time to first token, 4.3 times faster image generation, and 6.2 times faster video generation than the M5 Pro in a MacBook Pro
Quotes
Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO who appeared on stage at the San Francisco event
“It took more than 4,000 engineering years. This is a massive project. We have reinvented the personal computer. For the first time, we took all the capabilities that used to be in a gaming laptop, a workstation, a supercomputer or the cloud, unified the architecture and made it run on one superchip.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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